This file can be edited with VPEdit. VPHost 3.16 claims to use it to define auxiliary hull information, but this seems not be true. This file defines special devices. So far, this mechanism was never implemented completely. Just for curiosity, here it is.
The file consists of a sequence of records, each of which is 255 bytes long and has the following format:
+0 30 BYTEs Name of device
+30 4 BYTEs Short name of device
+34 WORD Engine tech required
+36 WORD Hull tech required
+38 WORD Beam tech required
+40 WORD Torp tech required
+42 WORD Tritanium required
+44 WORD Duranium required
+46 WORD Molybdenum required
+48 WORD Money required
+50 WORD Device kind
1 Alchemy device
2 Refinery device
3 Torpedo building device
4 Fighter building device
5 Gambling device
6 Ram-scoop device
7 Terraform: heating device
8 Terraform: cooling device
9 Ship repair device
10 Refit device
11 Bioscanner device
12 Industry scanner device
13 Scanner device
14 Dark sense
15 Minefield scanner
16 Deep space scanner
17 Cloaking device
18 Anti-cloak device
21 Gravitonic accelerator
22 Hyperdrive
23 Chunnel device
31 Super-spy device
32 Rob-ship device
33 Pillage device
34 RGA device
35 Combat device
36 Imperial assault device
37 Hiss device
38 Factory feed
41 Mine scoop device
42 Mine lay device
43 Web mine lay device
44 Mine sweep device
45 Fighter mine sweep device
46 Glory device
51 Terraform: optimum device (heat or cool?)
52 Native lifeform assimulator
53 Robot clan construction device
54 Colonist cloning device
55 Ground attack air supply
56 Terraform: ore condenser
57 Position jammer device
58 Chameleon device
59 Entertainment device
64 Camouflage scanner
+52 WORD ?
+54 10 WORDs Fuel usage, for each warp factor
+74 10 WORDs "Fuel move", times 10 (i.e. 15 means 1.5)
+94 10 WORDs Fuel usage, mass related, for each warp factor
+114 10 WORDs Supply usage, for each warp factor
+134 10 WORDs Maximum range, for each warp factor
+154 10 WORDs ?
+174 WORD Number of engines (required?)
+176 WORD Cargo space (occupied by device?)
+178 2 WORDs ?
+182 WORD Maximum damage
+184 WORD Minimum engine tech
+186 WORD ?
+188 WORD Standard (all applicable ships have it), 0 or 1
+190 WORD Device is automatic, 0 or 1
+192 WORD Shareware, 0 or 1
+194 2 WORDs ?
+198 WORD Racial orders: bitfield. Bit 1 = race 1, bit 2 = race 2, ...
Value 0 means 'all'.
+200 WORD Racial usage: bitfield.
+202 3 BYTEs 'Trigger' FCode
+205 3 BYTEs 'Enable' FCode
+208 3 BYTEs 'Disable' FCode
+211 WORD Minimum warp
+213 WORD Maximum warp
+215 3 WORDs ?
+221 WORD Mass (of device?)
+223 16 WORDs ?
