Topics

Every page of the Cosmodoc project is listed here. Feel free to skip around and read the topics in any order; there is no right or wrong way to do it. The topic pages link to one another where appropriate.

• Dedication
• The World of Cosmo
• The IBM PC
• EXE File Format
• LZEXE
• Configuration File Format
• Save File Format
• Group File Format
• Map Format
• Tile Attributes Format
• Full-Screen Image Format
• Tile Image Format
• Tile Info Format
• B800 Text Format
• PC Speaker Sound Format
• AdLib Music Format
• Demo Format
• main() and Outer Loop
• Processor Detection
• Startup and Exit
• Group File Functions
• Demo File Functions
• Configuration File Functions
• Save File Functions
• PC Speaker and Timing Functions
• Keyboard Functions
• Joystick Functions
• AdLib Functions
• EGA Functions
• Assembly Drawing Functions
• C Drawing Functions
• Composite Drawing Functions
• User Interface Functions
• Menu Functions
• Dialog Functions
• Status Bar Functions
• Level and Map Functions
• Game Loop Functions
• Backdrop Initialization Functions
• Map Drawing Functions
• View Centering
• Player Movement Functions
• Game Logic Functions
• Actors
  • Initialization Functions
  • Movement Functions
  • Implementations
    • Barrels/Baskets
    • Foot Switches
    • Passive Hazards and Prizes
• Entities
  • Platform Functions
  • Explosion Functions
  • Spawner Functions
  • Decoration Functions
  • Shard Functions
• Global Variables and Constants
• Function Index
• Bugs and Oversights
• The apogee Parameter
• Unused Actors
• Hint Sheet
• The Borland C Nonstandard Library
• Databases
  • Maps
  • Backdrops
  • Palette Animations
  • Sounds
  • Music
  • Actors
  • Actors/Maps
  • Actor Sprites
  • Player Sprites
  • Cartoon Sprites
  • Font
  • Full-Screen Images
• Acknowledgments