DBPF files are files used by Electronic Arts to store data for several computer games. These games include SimCity 4, The Sims 2, and The Sims Online. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... SimCity 4 (SC4) is a real-time strategy/simulation city building computer game; the fourth installment in the SimCity series of games. ... The Sims 2 is a computer strategic life simulation and god game from Maxis and is the sequel to the popular game The Sims. ... The Sims Online (TSO) is a massively multiplayer online variation of Maxiss highly popular computer game The Sims. ...

Like many game data formats, the file is actually an archive of several files that store the various pieces of data used by the game. These may include graphics, 3d models, animations, sound files, and scripts. Many resources are made up by a number of files — for example a program may be accompanied by a few necessary libraries, a license, documentation, etc. ... File has several meanings: Computer file File (tool) file (Unix), a program used to determine file types. ... In Computer Science, data is often distinguished from code, though both are represented in modern computers as binary strings. ... Graphics are visual presentations on some surface such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper or stone to inform, illustrate or entertain. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... Look up script in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

This particular file format uses more than one filename extension. These include: A filename extension is an extra set of (usually) alphanumeric characters that is appended to the end of a filename to allow computer users (as well as various pieces of software on the computer system) to quickly determine the type of data stored in the file. ...

• .dat (Data provided with the SimCity 4, user downloadable plugins/mods for SimCity 4)
• .SC4Model (User created building models for SimCity 4)
• .SC4Lot (User created lots for SimCity 4)
• .SC4 (Savegame file provided with SimCity 4, User created savegame files for SimCity 4)
• .Package (Data provided with The Sims 2, user downloadable plugins/mods for The Sims 2)

The format is titled DBPF not because of the extension (as in most cases) but because the first four bytes all DBPF files is DBPF. Uploading and downloading are related terms used to describe the transfer of electronic data between two computers or similar devices. ... A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that can, or must, interact with another program to provide a certain, usually very specific, function. ... 2004 Banshee car modification for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - replacement of original Banshee Mod or modification is a term generally applied to computer games, especially first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. ... A byte is commonly used as a unit of storage measurement in computers, regardless of the type of data being stored. ...

See also

• list of file formats
• Modd Squad
• Simtropolis