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Basic information

RWBS stands for RenderWare Binary Stream, this format is used for saving models (.dff) and worlds (.bsp) in ZanZarah. It is comprised by a hierachical structure of sections which either store binary data or other sections, so a common structure is:

Thanks to the GTA Modding Community the format of many sections are known, some other are also more or less understood and described by kabbi. Unfortunately not all sections used in ZanZarah are decrypted yet.

Header format

Size Type Description
4b uint section identifier
4b uint section size, including child sections or data
4b uint RenderWare version ID

Section types used in ZanZarah

List sections

Data sections