This is the specifications for the archive file which is handled by the Game Extractor plugin Archive_CPR_ASCARON.

Endian Order:Little Endian
Compression:None
Encryption:None


This format is used by the following Games:
Patrician 2 *.cpr
Patrician 3 *.cpr
Port Royale *.cpr
The Great Art Race *.cpr


This is the format specification information:
 
16 - Header (ASCARON_ARCHIVE )
4 - Version (V0.9)
12 - null
4 - Directory Length [-16] (including all these archive header fields and the 9 null padding)
4 - Directory Length [-15] (not including all these archive header fields or the padding)
4 - Number Of Files
4 - Unknown

// for each file
  4 - Data Offset
  4 - Raw File Length
  4 - Unknown (1)
  X - Filename (null)

9 - null
X - File Data


Game Extractor is able to read files of this type, as well as files from thousands of other games. To give it a try, download Game Extractor (Basic Version) for free, and see what it can do.

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For further information on this format, refer to the source code on our GitHub repository.