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XenonSurf · 04-23-19, 10:46 AM

To open and read dat files, you need any program that shows the content in Hex format, I think the free Notepad++ can do it, as well as showing XML format. It should also have the advantage to work with several text documents at the same time.

I use the text editor UltraEdit, this one is not free but very handy.

There are a lot of free 'Hex Editors' as open source programs, just find one.
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I'm currently analyzing what the 2 files SIMIN.DAT and SIMOUT.DAT do for ship targets you find in the 3D world or if they are interchangeable between the 2 programs. I still hope to finally get a perfect CAOD by exchanging or modding all possible files...but this is likely hopeless...

04-23-19, 10:46 AM	#6
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,703 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	To open and read dat files, you need any program that shows the content in Hex format, I think the free Notepad++ can do it, as well as showing XML format. It should also have the advantage to work with several text documents at the same time. I use the text editor UltraEdit, this one is not free but very handy. There are a lot of free 'Hex Editors' as open source programs, just find one. ------------ I'm currently analyzing what the 2 files SIMIN.DAT and SIMOUT.DAT do for ship targets you find in the 3D world or if they are interchangeable between the 2 programs. I still hope to finally get a perfect CAOD by exchanging or modding all possible files...but this is likely hopeless...