LOMAC Mission File Format?

[LivingSacrifice]

Hello all,

 

I'm looking into the idea of building a (likely web-based) drag and drop mission builder for LOMAC. The first step for me is to figure what format the files are when they're created by the game. In other words, what should I use to read them? I opened up notepad for starters and was greeted by a bunch of crazy characters at the top. I know there are other tools floating around, so I assumed it can't be anything too crazy to work with. (Feel free to set me straight on that.)

 

Beyond that, is there anything else I should know before trying to tackle this? Can anyone point me in the right direction as to who the mapping gurus are around here? The idea seemed like it'd be cool to look into, so this is really my first stop.

 

Thanks,

 

Living Sacrifice