How do I read .mbm (Multi BitMap) files?
 

Here's the deal. Back in 1997 a game came out called Chain of Command dealing with squad combat around Normandy. It is a multiplayer type game that was designed by a development group from Israel. The company went belly up in 2 years and allowed anyone that wanted to, to keep hosting the game. There are guys in the group of those who play that have been able to change the maps around ... mostly hit and miss for them. However, none of us has been able to change the files that contain the soldiers as they are contained in .mbm (Multi BitMap) files.

I have found out from some of the guys at the All About Symbian forums that these are NOT Symbian .mbm files so I need help finding out WHAT they are and WHAT PROGRAM I can use to open them. Finding this out would also make things easier on the map guys, so it's not just for me.

Now, it makes sense that these are .mbm (Multi Bitmap) files as there are NO files in the folders or on the server that are any other type of well known graphic. From what I've been able to gather, these files are compressed files. When I installed a couple of the programs recommended by the guys at All About Symbian the "icons" for the .mbm files changed to "unknown" to "winrar" looking. However WinRar doesn't open them. Winzip doesn't open them either.

dog

Thanks for posting this question on multiple forums. It illustrates the depth of your quandry while making us wonder what your ultimate goal is.

What I/we would ideally like to do is change the images contained in the Multi BitMap files. They currently look okay, but we've been playing with these same graphics since 1997. We'd sort of like to change the German uniforms from the standard Gray to SS Camouflage or maybe change the US troops to British or Russian .... we would like to give this game a few more options to maybe get more guys to play it. It's not a money making game. It is hosted and run completely by donations. You can check it out at Chain of Command

I hope this helps explain it. If not, feel free to ask me anything. I really have nothing to hide.

dog

Have you tried this?

http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html

Hi Andro, Yes, I tried this program and it cannot open any of the files I need to look at. Thanks

dog

I see no one has stepped up to help answer this question in a while .... does this one have people stumped or should I be asking this in a different forum altogether?

Suggestions Please!

It's got be stumped - sorry... I've never come across these strange files before. Could you try getting the source of the company who made the game? If their out of business then they might give it to you or have they already?

Sometimes people aren't stumped, they just don't give a rat's ass. That would be me, for example.

He's gotten a number of suggestions on the other forums he's posted this on, and no response I've seen. Perhaps someone finally figured it out for him and we can let this thread die.

Oh right. I won't post any more then!

DaWei, you used to be really nice to noobs like me - what changed?