This section contains a list of files, not all of which are documented here, with brief information on who uses them. This is useful from time to time when digging through game directories sent with bug reports. Files marked [*] have descriptions here. Obvious names have usually been omitted (i.e. `echoview.ini'). This list is expected to grow.
"Standard" means that every nontrivial program handles this file. "PCC1" means PCC 1.x only, "PCC2" means PCC2 only, "PCC" means both versions. Likewise, "PHost4" means PHost 4.x only.
This list, like the rest of this documentation, shows file names in all-uppercase. See the introduction for a few words about file name case.
.CCB PCC, CCBSim, PlayVCR: Battle simulations [*]
.CCP PCC1: printer driver (plain text)
.CCR PCC1: report definition
.KFB TKF: Saved battle setup [*]
.Q PCC: script (plain text)
.QC PCC2: compiled script [*]
.PHL PHost4: single language (see PLANGxx.HST [*])
.SEL PCC: Saved Selection (plain text) [*]
.VPM VPMC: Movie [*]
1BANCO.HST 1Banco (1st Corsarian Satellite Bank): ?
AFSIM.SAV AFSim: Saved simulation setup [*]
AFSREPL.EXE AFSim: helper program
ALIENS!.HST Aliens!: Hosting Information [*]
AUTOEXEC.Q PCC: user initialisation script
AUTOx.DAT Winplan: Auto tasks [*]
AUXBATT.INI THost: combat replacement (batch file)
AUXBC.INI Standard host: before-combat hook (batch file)
AUXCMDS.TXT PHost: injecting commands into host run (plain text)
AUXDATA.HST PHost: Miscellaneous [*]
AUXHOST1.INI Standard host: first hook (batch file)
AUXHOST2.INI Standard host: last hook (batch file)
AUXHULL.DAT VPHost: additional hull info
BDATA.HST Standard host: Starbase data [*]
BDATAx.DAT Standard client: New Base Data [*]
BDATAx.DIS Standard client: Old Base Data [*]
BEAMSPEC.DAT Standard static: Beam weapons [*]
BRAIN.HST CPlayer: ?
BUFF.TMP THost: Temporary File [*]
BUFFPNT.TMP THost: Temporary File [*]
C2NU.INI c2nu: State (plain text)
C2RST.TXT c2nu: Downloaded RST file (plain text)
C2TRN.TXT c2nu: Prepared turn file (plain text)
CC.RES PCC: Resources [*]
CHARTx.CC PCC: Starchart database [*]
CHECK.LOG PHost: turn check result (plain text)
CHECK2.LOG PHost: detailed turn check result (plain text)
CLOAKC.HST Standard host: Cloak & Shield State [*]
CMDx.TXT PCC: command processor commands (plain text) [*]
CMRDATA.HST FHost: ?
COLORx.DAT Winplan: ?
COMBAT.LOG PHost: combat parameter log (simulator hook) (plain text)
CONFIG.CC PCC1: Configuration (up to 1.0.16)
CONFIG.TXT THost: configuration written by hconfig.exe (plain text)
CONFIG2.CC PCC1: Configuration (1.0.17+) (plain text)
CONTRLx.DAT Winplan: Checksums [*]
CONTROL.DAT DOS Planets: Checksums [*]
CORE.Q PCC: system initialisation script (plain text)
COREx PCC1: core dump
CPERROR.LOG CPlayer: error log (plain text)
CPx.CC PCC1: Command Processor Commands [*]; no longer used
DEVSPEC.DAT VPHost: device specifications
DISTTABL.DAT Static: distance computation table [*]
DOMERR.LOG Dominate: error log (plain text)
DOMOLD.LOG Dominate: previous error log (plain text)
EBANGx.DAT EchoView: explosions
EBASEx.DAT EchoView: starbases
EGRAPHx.DAT EchoView: drawings
EHOLEx.DAT EchoView: wormholes
EMINEx.DAT EchoView: minefields
ENGSPEC.DAT Standard static: Engines [*]
EPLANx.DAT EchoView: planets
ERROR.LOG THost: current error log (plain text)
ERROROLD.LOG THost: complete error log (plain text)
ESCOREx.DAT EchoView: scores
ESHIPSx.DAT EchoView: ships
ESTORMx.DAT EchoView: storms
ETEMPx.TMP THost: Temporary File [*]
EUFOx.DAT EchoView: Ufos
EVxxxRx.DAT EchoView: ?
EXP.LOG PHost4: Experience upgrade log (plain text)
EXPLMAP.HST Explore Map: Seen Planets [*]
EXTMINES.HST PHost: Minefields [*]
FATx.TRN Winplan: temporary file
FCODES.CC PCC: Friendly code list (plain text)
FHCONFIG.HST FHost: configuration file
FIXPLN.EXE SRace: race picture patch
FIZZ.BIN Standard client: Checksums [*]
FLAK.HST FLAK: All combat [*]
FLAKx.DAT FLAK: Player's combat [*]
FLEETx.CC PCC: Fleet Information [*]
FRIDAY.DAT SRace: Race Assignments [*]
GAMEBASE PDV: ?
GAMESTAT.DAT Winplan: Game list [*]
GEN.HST Standard host: Passwords and other [*]
GENx.DAT Standard client: General Information [*]
GREY.HST THost: Miscellaneous [*]
HCONFIG.HST THost: Configuration [*]
HCONFIG.INI VPA: configuration file (hconfig) (plain text)
HOST.LOG Standard host: log file (plain text)
HOSTMESS.TXT Standard host: messages to host (plain text)
HULLFUNC.DAT PHost static: Hull functions [*]
HULLFUNC.TXT PHost static: Hull functions (plain text)
HULLSPEC.CC PCC1: Extended Hull Specification [*]
HULLSPEC.DAT Standard static: Starship Hulls [*]
INCMES PDV: saved incoming messages (plain text)
INF.Gx Informer: Game Definition [*]
INFNOTES.Gx Informer: Notes [*]
INIT.TMP Standard client: Player List [*]
KFROBO.HST TKF: Battle summary [*]
KFTONS.HST TKF: Tons sunk [*]
KFVCRx.DAT TKF: Combat recordings [*]
KOREx.DAT Winplan: Starcharts [*]
LANG.PLN THost: Host Language [*]
LASTTURN.HST Standard host: Timestamp [*]
LEECHx.DAT THost: file sent with RST (used by Taccom)
MAP.INI VPA: configuration file (starchart) (plain text)
MDATAx.DAT Standard client: Received Messages [*]
MESS.EXT Standard host: External Messages (sent by Hostmaster) [*]
MESS.OLD Standard host: Old Messages (=sent last turn) [*]
MESS.TMP Standard host: Current Message Traffic [*]
MESS35x.DAT Winplan: Sent Messages [*]
MESSPNT.EXT Standard host: Pointers to External messages [*]
MESSPNT.OLD Standard host: Pointers to Old messages [*]
MESSPNT.TMP Standard host: Pointers to Current messages [*]
MESSx.CC PCC: Message-related Stuff [*]
MESSx.DAT DOS Planets: Sent Messages [*]
MINES.HST Standard host: Mine fields [*]
MISPLAN.EXE SRace: planets.exe mission name patch
MISSION.CC PCC: Mission list (plain text)
MISSION.INI Winplan: Missions (plain text) [*]
MSGx.INI VPA/PCC: message-related configuration (plain text) [*]
MTx.TXT Winplan: MAKETURN log (plain text)
MYCONFIG.SPL Spacelord: ?
MYPLANx.SPL Spacelord: ?
MYSHIPx.SPL Spacelord: ?
NAMES.CC PCC: short name definitions (plain text)
NAMES.DAT PTScore: player names (plain text)
NEXTTURN.HST Standard host: Timestamp [*]
NOTESx.DAT Winplan: Notes [*]
NAUTOx.DAT Hacked Winplan: auto tasks (see AUTOx.DAT) [*]
OBJx.CC PCC1: Objects in the starcharts [*]; no longer used
OLDFIG.HST THost: Host Configuration [*]
PATCH.PLN SRace: data file for FIXPLAN.EXE
PATH.DAT Wisseman programs: Game Directory [*]
PCONFIG.HST PHost: configuration file (compiled); no longer used
PCONFIG.SRC PHost: configuration file (plain text)
PDATA.HST Standard host: Planet data [*]
PDATAx.DAT Standard client: New Planet Data [*]
PDATAx.DIS Standard client: Old Planet Data [*]
PLANETS.NM Standard static: Planet names [*]
PLANG.HST PHost: Language database
PLANGENG.HST PHost: English-only language database
PLAYERx.RST Standard: Host-to-player communication [*]
PLAYERx.TRN Standard: Player-to-host communication [*]
PLNHELP.DAT DOS Planets: Help texts [*]
PHONEY.HST Standard host: hull-remapping hook (used by RacePlus)
PREFx.DAT Winplan: ?
PSTATE.TMP PHost: temporary file; no longer used
PVIEW.NTP PView: Notepad [*]
RACE.NM Standard static: Race names [*]
RACES.INI VPA: configuration file (SRace/PlayerRace) (plain text)
REFDATA.HST THost/Ref: Victory Conditions [*]
REG.KEY Winplan: Registration Key [*]
REG.LOG Standard host: registration log (plain text)
RESOURCE.PLN DOS Planets: Pictures [*]
RN.DAT Winplan: RACE.NM Treatment [*]
SCANMESS.DAT EchoView: message templates
SCORE.CC PCC2: Statistics (scores) [*]
SCORE.LOG Standard host: score log (plain text)
SCRAM21.OLE Winplan: Registration Protection [*]
SCRIPTx.CC PCC2: Virtual Machine State (scripts) [*]
SGATE.HST FHost: ?
SHIP.HST Standard host: Ship Data [*]
SHIPSCAN.EXT PHost: Ship Scan Information (plain text) [*]
SHIPXY.HST Standard host: Ship Coordinates [*]
SHIPXYx.DAT Standard client: Ship coordinates [*]
SHIPx.DAT Standard client: New Ship data [*]
SHIPx.DIS Standard client: Old Ship data [*]
SHPNAMES.HST Dominate: ship names
SKOREx.DAT Winplan: Extended Ufo Database [*]
SNOOKER.DAT Winplan: TempLock Deluxe [*]
SUNBST.HST FHost: ?
SUNDATA.HST FHost: ?
STAT.CC PCC1: Statistics (scores) [*]
STORM.NM Standard host: Names for Ion storms [*]
TARGETx.DAT Standard client: Visible enemy ships ("Contacts") [*]
TARGETx.EXT VPUnpack/VPUtil: More enemy ships [*]
TASKx.DAT Winplan: Auto tasks [*]
TBRAINx.HST Dominate: ?
TEAMS.DAT PTScore: Teams [*]
TEAMx.CC PCC: Team Settings [*]
TECH.MOF DOS Planets: Font [*]
TEMP.BMP Wisseman programs: Temporary file [*]
TEMP.PLN Wisseman programs: Temporary file [*]
TEMPLOCK.DAT DOS Planets: Checksums [*]
TONS.HST Standard host: Ship tons "sunk" this turn [*]
TONS2.HST THost: weighed tonnage sunk this turn [*]
TORPSPEC.DAT Standard static: Torpedoes [*]
TRACE.LOG PHost: event trace requested by user (plain text)
TRAFFIC.HST Dominate: ?
TRUEHOST.DAT SRace: Original TRUEHULL.DAT [*]
TRUEHULL.DAT Standard static: Assignment Player <-> Starship Hulls [*]
TRUEHULL.NEW SRace: modified TRUEHULL.DAT
TURNBASE PDV: ?
TURNSTAT.LOG PHost: turn status log (green/red, ...) (plain text)
UFO.HST Standard host: Ufos, 3rd party additions [*]
UTIL.TMP PHost: Temporary UTILx.DAT Files [*]
UTILDATA.CC PCC: UTILx.DAT parser definition (plain text)
UTILx.DAT PHost: Information for Client Programs [*]
UTILx.EXT PHost: Add-on Information [*]
VCR.CFG PlayVCR: configuration of Winplan integrator (plain text)
VCR.HST Standard host: VCRs [*]
VCRINIT.TMP DOS Planets: Temporary file [*]
VCRx.DAT Standard client: Visual Combat Recordings [*]
VMx.CC PCC1: Virtual Machine State [*]
VPA.INI VPA: configuration file (plain text)
VPA.MSG VPA: message templates (plain text)
VPACLRx.INI VPA: configuration file (colors) (plain text)
VPADATx.INI VPA: configuration file (data transfer) (plain text)
VPAMSG.DAT VPA: Message Information [*]
VPAMSGx.DAT VPA: Message Information [*]
VPASNMx.DAT VPA: ship name scrambling
VPAVCR.INI VPA: ?
VPAx.DB VPA: Database [*]
VPH35.DLL THost: Version 3.5 Signatures [*]
VPMIDI.INI Winplan: music configuration (plain text)
VPMOVIE.TMP VPMC: State of the world [*]
VPSOUND.INI Winplan: sound f/x configuration (plain text)
WORMHOLE.TXT PHost: wormholes (plain text)
WPVCR.DLL Winplan: Images for the Winplan VCR [*]
WRAPPER.LOG PlayVCR: log file of the Winplan integrator (plain text)
XTERNCMD.EXT PHost: External Commands (plain text) [*]
XTRFCODE.TXT PHost: Special Friendly Codes (plain text) [*]
XYPLAN.DAT Standard static: Planet coordinates [*]
XYPLAN.HST Standard host: Planet coordinates [*]
XYPLANx.DAT Explore Map: per-player starchart (see XYPLAN.DAT)
