# wotb-dvp: mapping WOTB DVPM and DVPD file structures

> wotb-dvp reconstructs the layout of WOTB DVPM files and the DVPD footer. Its specification maps DVPM metadata, file entries, LZ4 and RFC1951 compression identifiers, CRC32 fields and both footer structures.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Pyogenics/WOTBDVPFormat>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Pyogenics/WOTBDVPFormat/blob/ac63a9567e09a24f68c6923a6566ec2d596b7a58/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wotb-dvp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wotb-dvp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wotb-dvp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Limits:** The DVPD body is marked TODO; only its footer is specified.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Pyogenics/WOTBDVPFormat/blob/ac63a9567e09a24f68c6923a6566ec2d596b7a58/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Pyogenics/WOTBDVPFormat/blob/ac63a9567e09a24f68c6923a6566ec2d596b7a58/LICENSE>

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