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References

The following are references for the various files and types of files used for No Man's Sky:

• Reference Tables listing game items and properties.^Outdated
• NMSDK Model Importer First Steps Introduction to NMSDK and object types.
• Input/Actions Reference file Gathers some basic information about NMS input system.
• GcPlanetData-RE

Game File Types

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

• GLOBAL Files - Main game settings

• AUDIO
  • WEM format
  • 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 each char settings
  • DDS files : Textures storing fonts as bipmaps

• INPUT
  • JSON files : text files storing devices input mappings

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

• MATERIALS
  • MATERIAL.MBIN files : generic game materials, similar to those used for each game object.

• METADATA
  • All the game tables and databases

• 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 - the MBIN that defines interactions and behaviors of objects.
      • 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 - the format in which 3D models are stored in
    • MATERIAL MBIN Files - defines the texture maps and shader flags to be used
    • DESCRIPTOR MBIN Files - handles the nested hierarchies of procedural generation in-game
    • ANIM files - Animation files
      • Animation Curves
    • LSYSTEM - a facet of procedural generation that introduces more control with custom rule sets on procedural objects in-game, such as how outposts with enterable interiors are generated (needs more research)

• MUSIC

• PIPELINES
  • BIN files : text files controlling shaders branching

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

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

• 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

XML File References

• GcCameraAerialViewData.xml
• GcCameraFollowSettings.xml
• GcCameraShakeData.xml
• GcCameraWarpSettings.xml
• TkModelRendererData.xml
• TkRotationComponentData