NoMansSky:Reference Guides/Global Files

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GLOBAL Files

Globals File List

These files are the "spinal column" of No Man's Sky. They include each and every setting for the game that is not related to meshes, textures, or game databases. With them users can modify things like wind speed, movement, ship controls, asteroid loot probability, and so much more.

This is the list of the GLOBAL files present directly at the root of the unpacked game files:

GCAISPACESHIPGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Settings for NPC ships, either pirates, traders for combat or landing operations
GCATLASGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Some Network Settings (is this still in use ?)
GCAUDIOGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Audio settings, including Bytebeat ones
GCBUILDINGGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Base building global settings
GCCAMERAGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Settings and behaviors of the different game cameras.
GCCHARACTERGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Player character and NPC movements settings
GCCREATUREGLOBALS - Creatures related settings
GCDEBUGOPTIONS.GLOBAL - Very global game settings with a lot of impact on every game aspect
GCENVIRONMENTGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Planet atmosphere settings, Sun, wind and terrain LODs
GCFLEETGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Everything about frigates and expeditions
GCGALAXYGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Every settings related to the Galactic Map
GCGAMEPLAYGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Settings related to player and NPC interactions with everything
GCGRAPHICSGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Display settings like light, shadows, DOF blur, vignette effects...
GCMULTIPLAYERGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Multiplayer and connection settings
GCPLACEMENTGLOBALS - To be determined
GCPLAYERGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Lots and lots of settings, more or less related to the player or player objects
GCRICHPRESENCEGLOBALS - To be determined
GCROBOTGLOBALS - Everything related to sentinels, drones, quads and walker behaviors
GCSCENEOPTIONS.GLOBAL - Settings related to old E3 / trailers demo scenes ?
GCSCRATCHPADGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Some terrain and textures settings
GCSIMULATIONGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Calls to some files and textures
GCSKYGLOBALS.GLOBALS - Clouds, Storm and Skies settings, as seen from planets
GCSMOKETESTOPTIONS.GLOBAL - Planet probes settings used by Hello Games for development ?
GCSOLARGENERATIONGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Space settings, mostly asteroids ones
GCSPACESHIPGLOBALS.GLOBAL - All the player ship and some NPC ship settings
GCTERRAINGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Terrain generation settings
GCUIGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Everything related to HUD and inventory pages
GCVEHICLEGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Settings for all the ground vehicles
GCWATERGLOBALS.GLOBAL - Water specific settings

Descriptions in this color aren't confirmed to be accurate, but are best guesses.