GlobalLib

GlobalLib is a fast, open-source and powerful for processing BIN data Global files of Black Box Need for Speed games.

Features

• Very high performance in both loading and saving
• Full Global files support:
  • GlobalA.bun
  • GlobalB.lzc
  • English(Global).bin
  • Labels(Global).bin
• Loading, editing and saving of most of the blocks:
  • Materials
  • CarTypeInfos
  • Preset Rides
  • Preset Skins
  • FEng Groups (FNG)
  • Texture Packs (TPK)
  • String Arrays (STR)
  • CarParts
  • CarSkins
  • Sun Infos
  • Tracks
  • Slot Types
  • GCareer
• Easy to integrate into software, access any roots, collections, properties
• Built-in extensibility: abstract primitive classes Collectable and SubPart can be overriden with custom implementations and used in collection-oriented and generic Root class.
• Ability to use existing class templates to load other files (FrontB1, InGame, TrackMaps, etc)
• Supports following Legacy Need for Speed games:
  • Need for Speed: Carbon
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
  • Need for Speed: Underground 2
  • Need for Speed: Underground 1 (in progress)

Motivation

A number of factors played their role in decision to make this library:

• The lack of support of the Global files, which are almost, if not the most, important files of the games.
• The existence of solely closed source tools as opposed to open source ones
• Need for a framework similar to VaultLib that is focused on BIN data.
• Great desire to learn and explore.