Oregon Trail high scores format
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Oregon Trail high scores format
| Format type | Saved game |
|---|---|
| Save locations | Unknown |
| Elements saved | Score |
| Games |
High scores in The Oregon Trail are stored in the HISCORES.REC file. It is simply 10 names, fixed width, prefixed with a length byte.
| Data Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UINT8 | Name Length | The number of characters to read for the Name. |
| char[17] | Name | The name of this high score record. |
| 10 records |
Source Code
Printer
This FreeBASIC program will print all 10 of the high score names.
Dim As UByte StringLength
Dim As Integer Record
Dim As String ScoreName
Open "HISCORES.REC" For Binary As #1
For Record = 1 To 10
Get #1, , StringLength
ScoreName = Space(17)
Get #1, , ScoreName
Print Str(Record) + ".) " + Left(ScoreName, StringLength)
Next Record
Sleep
Credits
This format was reverse engineered by TheAlmightyGuru. If you find this information helpful in a project you're working on, please give credit where credit is due. (A link back to this wiki would be nice too!)