Format and Limit Reference

Format And Limit Reference

This is the short practical limit sheet for the binary formats and INI conventions ChangeEdit handles.

2DA

• Supported format: binary 2DA v2.b
• Unsupported input: text 2DA v2.0
• Hard row-count guard: 9999 rows
• Cell sentinel: **** means "do not modify this cell"
• Handler uses a 4096-byte read buffer when loading cell data

GFF

• Supported format: GFF v3.2
• Supports field types 0 through 17, including Orientation and Position
• ResRef length cap: 16 characters
• Practical path syntax: backslash-separated labels and list indexes
• Unsupported write paths called out in the repo docs: DWORD64 and VOID/Binary field modification

TLK

• Supported format: TLK v3.0
• Handler stores entries in a linked list
• Read buffer: 4096 characters per string
• Raw deletion and reordering caveats matter because TLK entries are position-sensitive

INI Escaping

• Line feed is stored as <#LF#>
• Carriage return is stored as <#CR#>
• TST_IniFile converts those tokens back to real control characters when loading values

Token Families You Will See

• StrRefN for TLK references
• 2DAMEMORY# for reusable memory tokens
• RowIndex, RowLabel, and LabelIndex for row identification in 2DA modifiers

Related Pages

• Changes INI Structure Map
• 2DA Authoring
• GFF and SSF Authoring
• Known Limitations and Repo Caveats