File Formats

You can click on a format's description to learn more about the file format and its uses.

Huge shoutout to RatcheT2497 and NoahStolk on Github for their documentation!

.adp	audio Individual tracks. Used for voicelines, cutscenes, and individual level music
.ai	entity information Entity name and coordinates for a given level
.ani	Object animations No additional information available
.anm	Particle system Uncertain
.ats	animation texture scripts Handles how textures are animated across game objects. See a full documentation of the scripting language used here.
.blk	-- Uncertain
.bmp	bitmap images Standard bitmap image format used for textures or UI.
.bnr	-- Uncertain
.bsa	Object animations Uncertain
.cpt	Particle system Uncertain
.crt	crate information Information for crates in a given lvevel. Includes coordinates, crate count, and crate type. More information can be found here (external site).
.dbg	-- Uncertain
.elf	executable linkable format Used for compiled executables on various platforms.
.gra	Particle system Grass?
.hgo	-- Uncertain
.lgt	Lights Uncertain
.nus	level information Level model, textures, splines, etc
.obj	Particle system Uncertain
.pad	NTSC Demo file Uncertain
.ppd	PAL Demo File Uncertain
.ptl	Particle system Particles
.raw	-- Uncertain
.s3	-- Uncertain
.shd	Shadow or shader? Uncertain; only present in GCN
.spd	audio playlist Audio playlists. Used for global sounds (crates breaking, collecting a crystal, Crash getting hurt, etc) and ambient sounds to play in a level.
.spt	-- Uncertain
.ter	Terrain Collision mesh?
.tpl	memory card images Used for memory card icon display (banner, icon, etc)
.vis	-- Uncertain
.wmp	wumpa fruit information Holds coordinates of every developer-placed wumpa fruit in a given level.