#how to read code

You have seven sets of hex data (28 bytes) that looks like this:   XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Except these are actual numbers, so Connor's infiltration model looks like this:   00 00 00 1D 00 00 00 01 00 00 1C 80 6A 22 78 00 00 B8 5A 9E 00 A8 79 9C 00 00 00 13

The first block is the data type for models and props.   00 00 00 1D

The second block is undefined. If anyone has any information about its role, please contact DBHMA. For now, consider it a spacer.   00 00 00 01

The third block is where the code starts to vary. That's the ID of whatever you're looking at. For CONNOR_DISGUISE01, it's:   00 00 1C 80

The fourth block is the offset of the data itself. For connor_disguise01 it's:   6A 22 78 00 You can get rid of whole models by replacing the offset block with 99 99 99 99, which tells the game to "look into the void" for the object, instead of a correct location in the files.

The two blocks that come next are the file sizes. They tell the game how much data to expect so it knows where to start (the offset) and where to end (after the two file sizes).

The last block, in this case 00 00 00 13, is which file the game looks in to draw the data. It would be BigFile_PC.d13. > 00 would be BigFile_PC.dat > 01 is BigFile_PC.d01

Sources:

Tutorial replicated with permission from Trinity.

Original instructions by Ami.

One digit = a bit.

Two digits = a crumb.

Four digits = a nibble.

Eight digits = a byte.

Sixteen digits = a word.

Binary code is a base-2 system. It has digits that range from 0-1. (0, 1.) Decimal code is a base-10 system. It has digits that range from 0-9. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.) Hexadecimal code is a base-16 system. It has characters that range from 0-F. (Since digits can only range from 0-9 before they repeat, the alphabet is used. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F.)

Detroit: Become Human utilises hex code, which means that it uses fewer digits to store more data. A hex character represents 4 bits. A byte is 8 bits and is always represented by 2 hex characters.

6A <- 1 byte

Sources:

Tutorial replicated with permission from Trinity.

Image and information: Bit, Bytes and Pixels information website.

Information: How Bits and Bytes Work.

Information: Understanding Different Base Systems.