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Game Files

NMS mostly uses the .MBIN file format to store data but it's far from being the only file format used by the game. Here's what you can find in each game folder :

• GLOBAL Files - Main game settings stored in .MBIN files

• 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    • Reference Tables listing game items and properties extracted from game tables.^Outdated
  • SIMULATION
    • ENVIRONMENT
      • HAZARDTABLE.MBIN - handles behaviors of environmental hazards: Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Radiation, Toxic Gas
  • TROPHIES : Handled game achievements

• 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
      • Allowed Game Components in ENTITY Files
      • Properties allowed within the ENTITY file
      • Actions and Triggers
      • SimpleInteraction and Interaction Types
      • Reward trigger types and Reward item IDs
    • 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
  • XML files : text files controlling music samples

• 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