NoMansSky:Game Structure

Game Files

NMS mostly uses the .mbin file format to store data. See the MBIN hex-editing tutorial for an introduction to the game files. Most MBIN game files have a template name prefixed a 2-character template class (eg. Tk or Gc), and each template has a lookup file in the MbinCompiler library.

Users can find the game's different file types with descriptions below:

GLOBAL Files - Main game settings

AUDIO
- WEM format : encoded audio files
- Voice Reference Table - A list of all the exosuit voice files with their WEM IDs.

BANKS_INTERMEDIATE - No real use

FONTS
- FNT files : text files storing char maps to extract them from the .DDS canvas
- DDS files : Textures storing fonts as images

INPUT
- JSON files : text files storing devices input mappings
- ACTIONS.JSON Reference file

LANGUAGE
- MBIN files : store all the strings, texts and dialogs of the game

MATERIALS
- MATERIAL.MBIN files : generic game materials.

METADATA - All the game tables and databases
- EFFECTS : defines properties like light, particles, shakes and duration of game effects
- ENTITLEMENTS : Handled game pre-order bonuses
- REALITY : game major tables
  - Reference Tables listing game items and properties extracted from game tables.^Outdated
- TROPHIES : Handled game achievments

MODELS
- SCENE Files - similar to a prefab and holds information about in-game objects all the way from models, behaviors to audio, particle effects and more.
  - ENTITY.MBIN Files - the MBIN that defines interactions and behaviors of objects.
  - DESCRIPTOR.MBIN Files - handle the nested hierarchies of procedural generation in-game
  - GEOMETRY.MBIN Files - store the 3D models
  - MATERIAL.MBIN Files - define the texture maps and shader flags to be used
  - ANIM.MBIN files - Animation files
    - Animation Curves
  - LSYSTEM - Rules controling NPC buildings procedural generation

MUSIC

PIPELINES
- BIN files : text files controlling shaders branching

PLAYTOGETHER - unknown
PROMO - old game promotional files
SCENES - Trailer and demonstration static files

SHADERS
- BIN files : shaders initialization text files
- SPV files : Vulkan fragmented shader files

TEXTURES
- CACHE.SQS : Texture caching file for quick texture adressing. Stores header and footer of most used textures
- TEXTURE MBIN Files
- NMS texture formats

TPFSDICT - Encrypted profanity words you can't use in NMS

UI
- MBIN files : describes all the components and parts of the game GUI
- TTF files : Standard TrueType Fonts used in game menus and interfaces

XML File References

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