This is incomplete documentation regarding BYOND data.
There's a document which is supposed to contain protocol information but research hasn't gone far enough for it to be really worth anything.
byond-data-docs - documentation on BYOND formats
Written starting in 2020 by 20kdc (see README.md for additional credits)
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20kdc: This documentation, general structure research
extools (SpaceManiac, MCHSL, 1fbff5f83b23d39d38b1dfcb4cac8d9b et al.): DM bytecode information
Notes on this regard: This doesn't contain extools code. That said, if extools wants me to add their license here, ask via an issue or something.
Tomeno: important parts of string decryption and protocol decryption
BobOfDoom, NGGJamie, Crispy: Documented the BYOND Topic protocol at https://github.com/NGGJamie/byond-topics This was useful to understand BYOND packet framing, not covering encryption
Willox: Documented some of the previously unknown properties at https://github.com/willox/dmasm/blob/dmb/src/dmb/loader.rs
Stephen001: Partial documentation of some format version (right now unknown but >= 307 < 494) at https://github.com/Stephen001/Lego
The Red Book (Super Saiyan X, LordAndrew, Kaiochao, DarkCampainger et al.): Informed me of the existence of modified types.
ZeWaka: Informed me of the existence of Lummox JR's information on the DMI format (at http://www.byond.com/forum/post/189170#comment1077677 )