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Add animation.ksy documenting the binary format for LEGO Island's animation files, including keyframe data, actor references, and optional camera animation. Includes sample file pns065rd.ani. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# LEGO Island File Format Documentation
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This folder contains documentation for LEGO Island's custom binary file formats using [Kaitai Struct](https://kaitai.io/), a declarative language for describing binary data structures.
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## What is Kaitai Struct?
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Kaitai Struct allows you to define binary formats in a YAML-based `.ksy` file, which can then be:
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- Compiled into parser libraries for [many programming languages](https://kaitai.io/#quick-start) (C++, Python, JavaScript, etc.)
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- Visualized interactively using the [Kaitai Struct Visualizer](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_visualizer)
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- Dumped to human-readable formats using `ksdump`
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<img width="1877" height="706" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0d124219-1208-48ce-83bb-f433d9bb84b1" />
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## Documented Formats
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| File | Extension | Description |
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|------|-----------|-------------|
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| [`savegame.ksy`](/docs/savegame.ksy) | `.GS` | Main game save data (game state, progress, customizations) |
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| [`players.ksy`](/docs/players.ksy) | `.gsi` | Player profile save data (usernames) |
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| [`history.ksy`](/docs/history.ksy) | `.gsi` | Score history and high scores |
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| [`animation.ksy`](/docs/animation.ksy) | `.ani` | Animation data (keyframes, actor references, camera animation) |
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## Using the Tools
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### Installation
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See the [Kaitai Struct Visualizer installation instructions](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_visualizer?tab=readme-ov-file#downloading-and-installing) for setup details.
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### Kaitai Struct Visualizer (ksv)
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The [Kaitai Struct Visualizer](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_visualizer) (`ksv`) provides an interactive terminal UI for exploring binary files.
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```bash
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# View a save game file
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ksv samples/G0.GS savegame.ksy
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# View a Players.gsi file
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ksv samples/Players.gsi players.ksy
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# View a History.gsi file
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ksv samples/History.gsi history.ksy
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# View an animation file
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ksv samples/pns065rd.ani animation.ksy
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```
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### Kaitai Struct Dump (ksdump)
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`ksdump` outputs the parsed structure as JSON or YAML for scripting and inspection.
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```bash
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# Dump a save game to JSON
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ksdump --format json samples/G0.GS savegame.ksy
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# Dump Players.gsi to JSON
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ksdump --format json samples/Players.gsi players.ksy
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# Dump History.gsi to YAML
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ksdump --format yaml samples/History.gsi history.ksy
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# Dump an animation file to JSON
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ksdump --format json samples/pns065rd.ani animation.ksy
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```
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## Sample Files
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The [`samples/`](/docs/samples/) directory contains example files for testing:
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- `G0.GS`, `G1.GS`, `G2.GS` - Sample main game save files (slots 0, 1, 2)
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- `Players.gsi` - Sample player profile data
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- `History.gsi` - Sample score history data
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- `pns065rd.ani` - Sample animation file
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