[Français] NEWS INTRODUCTION TERMINOLOGY THE SOURCE CODE THE BUGS TUTORIALS DOWNLOADS THE AUTHOR		STUDY BY FILES: THE FILES & THEIR ROLE Now that we've surrounded the main directories of the source code, we can take a deeper look at the files. This section will try to list all the AvP files and their role. Again, take it as an interpretation: for sure, there may be mistakes, so be careful ! 1) Why such a section ? I know that this work's already been done in the AvP Bible, but I've put it here just for that: by doing this, you can now have 2 points of view on the source code (mine is almost the same as the Bible, which re-inforces our interpretations on it...). oh and yes, it's easier for you to have all the docs on the same site: I've got nothing against the Bible ! 2) The files Here are the C/C++ files, alpha-sorted in the first column and what is handled in it in the second one: A         Afont.c   fonts   ahudgadg.cpp   the player specific HUD gadget   AI_Sight.c   the NPC's view   alt_tab.cpp   saving & loading of surfaces & textures when player uses ALT+TAB keys   Animchnk.cpp   animated textures chunks   animobs.cpp   animated objects   AvP_EnvInfo.c   basic information for each specie level   AvP_Intro.cpp   introduction animations   AvP_MenuData.c   menus data   AvP_MenuGfx.cpp   the menu display   AvP_Menus.c   the menu navigation   AvP_MP_Config.cpp   multiplayer games file configurations   AvP_UserProfile.cpp   players profiles   Avpchunk.cpp   generator chunks   AvpReg.cpp   the AvP configuration in the Windows registry   Avpview.c   the player's head position (i.e. the camera) & the displayed lights depending on it   awBmpLd.cpp   loading of bitmap files   awIffLd.cpp   loading of IFF files   awPnmLd.cpp   loading of PNM files   awTexLd.cpp   loading of textures B         bh_agun.c   sentry guns behavior   bh_ais.c   common species behaviors   Bh_alien.c   NPC aliens behavior   Bh_binsw.c   binary switches behavior   bh_cable.c   predators grappling hook behavior   bh_corpse.c   corpses behavior   bh_deathvol.c   death volumes behavior   Bh_debri.c   fragments / debris behavior   bh_dummy.c   dummy (static) NPC behavior   bh_fan.c   fans behavior   bh_far.c   NPC behavior in the "far" ai mode   Bh_fhug.c   NPC facehuggers behavior   Bh_gener.c   NPC generators behavior   bh_ldoor.c   lift doors behavior   bh_lift.c   lifts behavior   bh_light.c   lights behavior   Bh_lnksw.c   linked switches behavior   bh_ltfx.c   light effects behavior   Bh_marin.c   NPC marines behavior   bh_mission.c   mission objectives behavior   Bh_near.c   NPC behavior in the "near" ai mode   bh_pargen.c   particle generators behavior   bh_plachier.c   placed hierarchies behavior   bh_plift.c   platform lifts behavior   Bh_pred.c   NPC predators behavior   bh_queen.c   NPC alien queens behavior   bh_RubberDuck.c   foating in water objects behavior   bh_selfdest.c   NPC predator's self destruction   bh_snds.c   placed sounds behavior   bh_spcl.c   xenomorph rooms behavior   Bh_swdor.c   binary switch-activated doors behavior   bh_track.c   marine's motion tracker behavior   Bh_types.c   general behaviors for various behavior blocks   bh_videoscreen.c   video screens behavior   bh_waypt.c   routes & waypoints behaviors   bh_weap.c   weapons behavior   Bh_xeno.c   NPC xenoborgs behavior   bink.c   strange background menu animation (an egg ?)   Bmpnames.cpp   bitmap names   BonusAbilities.c   predator's grappling hook functions C         cconvars.cpp   gameplay specific console commands & variables   CD_player.c   audio CD functions   CDTrackSelection.cpp   audio CD tracks selection depending levels   Cheat.c   cheat commands processing & "giveallweapons" cheat command   CheatModes.c   cheat modes informations   chnkload.cpp   loading of chunks   Chnktexi.cpp   loading of images to become textures   Chnktype.cpp   typed chunks (ex.: "float chunk", "shape chunk", ...)   chtcodes.cpp   cheat codes structure & immortality system   Chunk.cpp   common chunks   Chunkpal.cpp   environment palette chunks   comp_map.c   precompiled level maps   Comp_shp.c   precompiled shapes   consbind.cpp   key binding with console commands   consbtch.cpp   console batch file processing   conscmnd.cpp   console commands processing   ConsoleLog.cpp   console logs to text file   conssym.cpp   console symbols   consvar.cpp   console variables processing   Coordstr.cpp   coordinates with strategies daemons   Cube.c   precompiled cubes D         d3_func.cpp   DirectX immediate mode system   d3d_hud.cpp   HUD rendering with Direct3D   d3d_render.cpp   main Direct3D rendering   Daemon.cpp   root daemon code   davehook.cpp   last AvP patches (new vars & commands, gadgets, daemons & system functions handling)   db.c   basic debugging system   Dd_func.cpp   DirectDraw routines   Ddplat.cpp   HUD & menu screens rendering with DirectDraw   deaths.c   deaths descriptions   Debuglog.cpp   debug logs on files   decal.c   decals system (blood, scorchmarks, ...)   DetailLevels.c   graphical detail levels system   Di_func.cpp   DirectInput routines   DirectPlay.c   connections & sessions handling with DirectPlay   Dp_func.c   DirectPlay routines   DummyObjectChunk.cpp   dummy (static) object chunks   dx_proj.cpp   video driver handling with DirectX   Dxlog.c   DirectX logs on files   Dynamics.c   dynamic routines for physics   Dynblock.c   dynamic blocks system E         endianio.c   little endian writing / loading routines on files   Enumchnk.cpp   enum chunks   Enumsch.cpp   surfaces enum chunks   Envchunk.cpp   environment data chunks   Equipmnt.c   weapons & ammo descriptions   equiputl.cpp   weapon magazines & rounds identifiers handling functions   extents.c   collisions extents for game characters F         fail.c   error handling functions   Ffread.cpp   fastfile reading / writing functions   Ffstdio.cpp   fastfile handling   fragchnk.cpp   debris / fragments chunks   frustrum.c   clipping & viewing frustum functions G         gadget.cpp   root gadget interface   Game.c   main game routines   game_statistics.c   in-game statistics routines   gamecmds.cpp   gameplay specific console commands   gameflow.c   game data flow system   gamevars.cpp   gameplay specific console variables   GammaControl.cpp   controls gamma   gflwplat.c   mission objectives handling system with game data flow   Gsprchnk.cpp   sprite chunks H         hierchnk.cpp   hierachy chunks   hierplace.cpp   placed hierachy chunks   HModel.c   3D game models handling   Hud.c   main HUD handling system   hudgadg.cpp   gadgets linked to HUD   huffman.cpp   Huffman system I         iff.cpp   iff textures handling   iff_ILBM.cpp   iff chunks   ILBM_ext.cpp   transparent iff chunks   indexfnt.cpp   indexing of fonts   intro.cpp   game introduction sequences   Inventry.c   player's inventory & pickups   io.c   system functions (originally inputs / outputs on devices)   iofocus.cpp   manages whether the console is visible or not for writing J         jsndsup.cpp   game sounds routines K         Kshape.c   shapes & lightings rendering   Kzsort.c   z buffer sorting on modules L         Langplat.c   languages handling   Language.c   text strings loading depending on current language   Lighting.c   lighting interface for simple effects   list_tem.cpp   debugging messages related to linked lists   load_shp.c   shapes loading   los.c   line of sight routines   Ltchunk.cpp   light chunks M         Map.c   maps handling   Maps.c   maps processing   Maths.c   mathematic routines   md5.c   MD5 system   media.cpp   routines for basic data types reading / writing on files   mem3dc.c   memory allocation recordings   Mem3dcpp.cpp   memory allocations tracking   mempool.c   main game memory allocation routines   MessageHistory.c   messages history handling   Mishchnk.cpp   miscellaneous chunks   missions.cpp   missions objectives routines   modcmds.cpp   module console commands   Module.c   modules routines   Morph.c   objects morphing routines   MouseCentreing.cpp   mouse pointer position handling to avoid off-screen clicks   movement.c   movement statistics for NPCs   mp_launch.c   MPlayer interface   Mslhand.c   main shape list handling N         Npcsetup.cpp   NPCs initializing routines O         Obchunk.cpp   object chunks   Object.c   objects handling   Objsetup.cpp   objects initializing routines   OEChunk.cpp   environment object chunks   Our_mem.c   basic memory allocation routines P         Paintball.c   "paintball" mode routines   particle.c   particle system   PathChnk.cpp   path chunks   Pcmenus.cpp   video modes & game menus on PC   Pfarlocs.c   alien module locations in the "far" ai mode   Pheromon.c   pheromone system   plat_shp.c   shapes management   Platsup.c   platform specific C functions   Player.c   player management   Pldghost.c   ghosts management   Pldnet.c   multiplayer networking routines   plspecfn.c   platform specific functions   Pmove.c   player's movements management   progress_bar.cpp   level loading progress bar management   Projload.cpp   various loading / initializing functions   Psnd.c   sound management   Psndplat.c   platform specific sound management   Psndproj.c   gameplay specific sound management   Pvisible.c   objects visibility management system R         r2base.cpp   2D rendering management   r2pos666.cpp   2D rendering positions daemon   reflist.cpp   debugging message related to object reference lists   refobj.cpp   object reference management   rentrntq.cpp   messages queue analogous to those of Windows   rootgadg.cpp   root gadget code S         savegame.c   game saving & loading management   scream.cpp   screaming & taunting for different species   Scrshot.cpp   screenshots management   scstring.cpp   graphical text strings management   SecStats.c   statistics for 3D model sections   sfx.c   special effects management   shpanim.c   animated shapes processing   Shpchunk.cpp   shape chunks   smacker.c   smk file handling   Sndchunk.cpp   sound chunks   sphere.c   precompiled spheres   Sprchunk.cpp   other sprite chunks   Strachnk.cpp   strategy chunks   Stratdef.c   strategy blocks managament   String.cpp   basic character strings management   strtab.cpp   main character strings management   strutil.c   character strings utils   system.c   Windows system functions T         t_ingadg.cpp   text input gadget   Tables.c   mathematic tables   tallfont.cpp   fonts rendering   targeting.c   weapon targeting code   teletype.cpp   graphical cursor gadget   Texio.c   inputs / outputs on textures   textexp.cpp   text expansion system   textin.cpp   text input state system   Toolchnk.cpp   camera chunks   track.c   marine's motion tracker management   trepgadg.cpp   text report gadget   trig666.cpp   trigger daemon   Triggers.c   gameplay triggers   Txioctrl.cpp   image manipulations U         Usr_io.c   user controls management V         Vdb.c   view descriptor blocks routines   version.c   processes "version" command output   VideoModes.cpp   video modes handling with DirectX   Vision.c   vision modes system   Vramtime.c   video RAM waiting routine W         Weapons.c   weapons system   win_func.cpp   AvP independant Windows functions   win_proj.cpp   AvP dependant Windows functions   winmain.c   game's entry point   wpchunk.cpp   waypoint chunks   wrapstr.cpp   character string word-wrapping management Z         Zsp.cpp   Z space partition chunks Wow ! damn big list huh ?! To see now how I classified these files, I suggest you to see the next section: "The files by topics"