NOTE: This page is a WIP and is in constant update. This note will be removed when everything is sorted out.

This is the file format dedicated to SMSG save games. from a cursory look there does not appear to be any sort of compression applied to these files.

Blocks

The save format is split into various parts which I refer to as "blocks".

Title Block (0x00..0x64)

This block is the home of the basic information about the course in text. It has a length of 100 bits and there are two parts to this which are outlined below.

Note: There is a hard cutoff at 100 bits (0x64) for this space. As a result the 'Generic Save Text` is often cut off at the end of the block.

Course Save File Name

The format for this is [course name] + [save date]. This does not appear to be the name you entered when saving the course but the system generated default name of the course. The file name can be different from this without affecting the save. Any text after this appears to be padding which .

Course Information Block (0x65..0x2A8)

This Block contains information similar to that found in the SRF File Format. This is the first block found in .SVE files and is seen when loading the course from the loading screen.

Data Name	Location (h)	Data Type
Total Yards	0x6C..0x6D	Int32
Total Par	0x70..0x73	Int32
Total Holes	0x74..0x78	Int32
Fun Rating	0x75..0x76	Int
Length Skill	0x7D	1
Accuracy Skill	0x81	1
Imagination	0x85	1
Cash	0x99..0x9C	Int32
Course type
Theme used
Designer name
Record holder
Skill rating

##Hole Data (0x2A9..0x?) This clock contains a few pieces of info regarding each hole on the course. It seems that you cant just copy a "hole info block" of data and erroneously append fake holes to the save.

Parameter	Offset (Hex)	Size (Bytes)	Min Value (Dec/Hex)	Max Value (Dec/Hex)
Hole Par	0x0	1	0 (0x0)	127 (0x7F)
Hole Length	0x4..0x5	2	0 (0x0)	32768 (0x7FFF)

Course Tiles Block (0x2941..0x?)

Texture Name	Hex	Dec
Tee Box	0x00	0
Hole/Green	0x01	1
Fairway	0x02	2
Firm Fairway	0x03	3
Rough	0x04	4
Deep Rough	0x05	5
???	0x06	6
Bunker	0x07	7
Waste Bunker	0x08	8
Pot Bunker	0x09	9
Stream	0x0A	10
Brush	0x0B	11
Rocks	0x0C	12
Tree #1	0x0D	13
Tree #2	0x0E	14
Tree #3	0x0F	15
Scenic Tree	0x10	16
Water	0x11	17
Wetlands[1]	0x12	18
Alt. Stream?	0x13	19
Blank*	0x14	20
???	0x15	21
Building Base	0x16	22

Course Data Name	Location
Tiles	0x2941..0x3304
Unknown	0x5051..??????
Unknown	0x44445..0x44E08
Unknown	0x46BC1..0x47584

Tiles Block (0x2941..0x3304)

The ordering for the course data in this block starts on the west most tile and then lists each of the 32 tiles south-west of that until you reach the southern most tile in that row. Each consecutive row is to the north-east of the prior row and starts at the north-west most tile and goes 32 tiles south-west of that. Each row is listed one after See the image below for a far better visual representation of this.

Clubhouse Players

These are the players which are currently in the clubhouse or

Players Block

This block seems to hold all players That will play on the course initially. Included in this is the player's:

• Profession
• Name

Misc. Block

The theme used in the course and the

Data Name	Location	Notes
Theme	0x45923	The length of this segment is as long as the string is.
Top 10 Golfers	0x4598b	The Length of this is the top 10 names with an empty bit between each.