arkFormat5

.ark format 5

This fileformat contains the following sections in exactly this order

• Header
• References to Datafiles
• Embedded Data
• Unknown
• Object list
• Additional Data (properties + other data)

Header

Fields

• Int16 version - always 5 for this version
• Float gameTime - how long this save has run on the server, in seconds

References to Datafiles

The names of all Datafiles used for this savegame. These are the same as the ones which you see upon joining a server.

Fields

• Int32 count
• For 1..count
  • String name

Embedded Data

Fields

• Int32 count
• For 1..count
  • EmbeddedData data

Unknown

Fields

• Int32 zero - 0

Object list

Fields

• Int32 count
• For 1..count
  • Object object

Additional Data

Contains multiple chunks of data, propertiesOffset is an offset from the beginning of this file into this section.

Content of each chunk

• List of properties, terminated by a "None" property
• Int32 zero - 0
• Possibly additional data, depending on structGuid