Posted by El B on April 28, 1998 at 12:47:46:

Here is what I have so far. More to come on unknowns soon.
This may end up in FAQ, so don't forget that
section!
Core Attributes:
00 : .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
16 : .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
32 : 11 11 11 11 CC CC CC CC .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
48 : .. .. .. 40 .. .. 01 80 SS SS SS SS 22 22 22 22
64 : SS SS SS SS .. NS .. .. P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 .. ..
80 : S1 S1 S1 S1 S1 S1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
96 : .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
112: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
128: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 .. ..
144: S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
160: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
176: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
192: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 .. ..
208: S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
224: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
240: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
256: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 .. ..
272: S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
288: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
304: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
320: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 .. ..
336: S5 S5 S5 S5 S5 S5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
352: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
368: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
384: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
400: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
416: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
432: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
11 - "core"
CC - Core Call (four char reference)
bytes 52 - 40 (start of data - same for any plug in)
bytes 55 - 56 (length of data - 180 for any core plug)
SS - Sprite selection (calls on the .256 data for a unit)repeats...
22 - "myth"
NS - Number of color Sets (primary and secondary color groups)
P1 - Primary Color 1 (2,3,4,5) set in hexadecimal value where 0A 48
89 would be expressed as 0A 0A 48 48 89 89 (Allows for excellent
fine tuning ability)
S1 - Secondary Color 1 (2,3,4,5) set as above.
Other info. The two bytes following the Primary color info somehow
establish transparency (if any) as well as other info when utilized
as a core coloring for proj, and some units.

--El B