XML:File types

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Following is an overview of each of the 65 significant data types (45 basic, 16 OBJC, and 4 BINA) and 43 sub-types that they rely on.

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Documentation status: Available Incomplete Unavailable, see OBD docs if you wish to mod the file type

Location: vanilla: An un-modded retail copy of Oni AE: The AE reorganizes some data global: File(s) found in level0_Final local: File(s) may be in level[1-19]_Final both: File(s) may be in either place

Jump Table
A-B • ABNA, AGQC, AGQG, AGQR, AISA, AKAA, AKBA, AKBP, AKEV, AKOT, AKVA, BINA	C-E • CBPI, CBPM, CHAR, CMBT, CONS, CONS (OBJC), CRSA, DOOR, DOOR (OBJC), DPge, ENVP	F-K • FILM, FLAG, FURN, HPge, IDXA, IGHH, IGPA, IGPG, IGSA, IGSt, Impt, IPge, KeyI	M-N • M3GA, M3GM, MELE, Mtrl, NEUT
O • OBAN, OBJC, OBOA, OFGA, ONCC, ONCP, ONCV, ONGS, ONIA, ONIE, ONLD, ONLV, ONOA, ONSK, ONVL, ONWC, OPge, OSBD, OTIT, OTLF	P-S • PAR3, PART, PATR, PLEA, PNTA, PSpc, PSpL, PSUI, PWRU, QTNA, SABD, SNDD, SNDG, StNA, SUBT	T • TMBD, TRAC, TRAM, TRAS, TRBS, TRCM, TRGA, TRGE, TRGV, TRIA, TRIG, TRIG (OBJC), TRMA, TRSC, TRTA, TSFF, TSFL, TSFT, TSGA, TURR, TURR (OBJC), TXAN, TXCA, TXMA, TXMB, TXMP, TxtC	V-W • VCRA, WEAP, WMCL, WMDD, WMM_, WMMB, WPge

Tag		Name	File name(s)	Location (vanilla)	Location (AE)
AISA		AI Character Setup Array	AISAlevel##_scripts	local	local
This file type was probably in the process of being replaced by CHAR when Oni shipped, but it is still used for a few cutscene characters.
AKEV		Akira Environment	AKEV...	local	local
It's the 3D level model. Many subtypes are used for the actual 3D data -- ABNA, AGDB, AGQG, AGQC, AGQR, AKAA, AKBA, AKBP, AKDA, AKOT (which in turn uses OTIT, OTLF, and QTNA), AKVA, IDXA, PLEA, PNTA, TXCA, and TXMA; these types do not have separate XML documentation because they export as a part of AKEV. Some of these types are also used by M3GM. AKEV exports as a Collada (.dae) file, meant to be edited in a 3D modeler like Blender.
CONS		Console	CONSconsole...	global	global
There are only three of these models for the consoles used in all of Oni, as documented in Data console, though the picture (TXMP) displayed on a specific console varies.
DOOR		Door	DOOR...	global	global
There are 48 types of doors, defined globally for use in the levels.
DPge		Diary Page	DPgelev_##_pg_##	global	global
As seen in the Diary tab of the Data Comlink. The actual text is in a linked IGPG (see OPge for more info; also used by HPge, IPge, and WPge). The diary page is used for both diary-style entries and move pages, which are both unlocked when reaching the level number contained in this data. When being used as a move page, the sequence of actions that produce the move can be conveyed with the use of icons (TXMPs provided by KeyI), however this functionality is unused in Oni's existing data.
FILM		Film	FILM...	local	local
A record of a character's movements, created by a developer recording his gameplay, and played back in cutscenes to make an AI perform complex actions. During playback, AIs have no AI. ^_^
HPge		Help Page	HPgehelp_pg_01	global	global
The Help tab of the Data Comlink labels the in-game UI and reminds the player of the controls (but only the default bindings, regardless of what the player is actually using...). The actual text is in a linked IGPG (also used by DPge, OPge, IPge, and WPge).
IDXA		Index Array	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use IDXA (AKEV, ONLV, M3GM), because IDXAs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
IGHH		IGUI HUD Help	IGHHhud_help_info	global	global
The Help tab of the Data Comlink labels the in-game UI using the text found here and the overlay textures it links to. (IGUI is "In-Game User Interface".)
IGPA		IGUI Page Array	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use IGPA (DPge, HPge, IPge, OPge, WPge, TxtC), because IGPAs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
IGPG		IGUI Page	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use IGPG (DPge, HPge, IPge, OPge, WPge, TxtC), because IGPGs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
IGSA		IGUI String Array	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use IGSA (DPge, HPge, IPge, OPge, WPge, TxtC), because IGSAs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
IGSt		IGUI String	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use IGSt (DPge, HPge, IPge, OPge, WPge, TxtC), because IGSts do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
Impt		Impact	Impt...	global	global
This file is used to build up a hierarchy of impacts. See BINA/ONIE for more information.
IPge		Item Page	IPge...	local	local
As items are picked up, their Item Pages are displayed on the Items tab of the Data Comlink. The actual text and image is found in a linked IGPG (see OPge for more info; also used by DPge, HPge, and WPge).
M3GM		Geometry	M3GM...	both	both (more are global)
A basic unit of 3D geometry used by anything that can have a physical shape, such as character models (TRBS), consoles (CONS), animated objects (OBAN) and particles (PAR3). The building blocks of the geometry are the types IDXA, PNTA, TXCA and VCRA (these are all exported under M3GM so do not have separate XML documentation), and the texture is provided by TXMP.
Mtrl		Material	Mtrl...	global	global
These files are used to build up a hierarchy of materials. See BINA/ONIE for more information.
OBAN		Object Animation	OBAN...	both	both
Yes, this is used to animate objects, but also characters and cutscene cameras. Uses OBOA (also used by ONLV) to store the physics settings, and the OBOA in turn uses an M3GA, which is an array of M3GMs, to store the actual geometry.
OFGA		Object Furniture Geometry Array	OFGA...	N/A	N/A
Used to import objects with no functions. (Doors, consoles, etc. get imported as object lists. See XML:ONLV for more information.)
ONCC		Oni Character Class	ONCC...	local	global
This is where a class of character (Konoko, Striker, etc.) is assigned its weapon skill, behavior ID, vision radius, jumping height, sounds, 3D model (TRBS), animation collection (TRAC), textures (TRMA), and much more. The XML file contains also the character's body part material (CBPM), body part impacts (CBPI), and particles for animations (ONCP and ONIA), so these types are also documented on this page.
ONCV		Oni Character Variant	ONCV...	global	global
Used to create a pool of characters from which an AI can be randomly spawned, in order to create a natural variation in appearance. A flag in a CHAR determines which variant the character falls under. It can be also used to upgrade characters on the Hard difficulty level, also determined by a flag in the CHAR.
ONGS		Oni Game Settings	ONGSgame_settings	global	global
Here you can modify the game's health bar, hypo spray strength, game difficulty, autoprompts (text messages when picking up a new kind of item), etc.
ONLD		Oni Game Level Descriptor	ONLDlevel_##	global	global
Contains a level's number, the number of the next level, and the level's name as it appears on the Load Game screen.
ONLV		Oni Game Level	ONLV...	local	local
The top of the hierarchy when it comes to level data. Holds the name of the BSL folder with the scripts for this level, links to the environmental model (AKEV), animated objects (OBOA), skybox (ONSK) and AIs to spawn (well, the ones in AISA; the ones in CHAR need no link from here), and more. These type links as well as the corpse array (CRSA), environmental particles (ENVP), and gunk data (ONOA, which uses IDXA) will be exported together in XML. ONLV also links to six obsolete types which will not be exported: AITR, OBDC, ONFA, ONMA, ONSA and ONTA.
ONSK		Oni Sky Class	ONSK...	local	global
It's essentially a box of textures that surrounds the level, so you will need five images for the top, north, east, south and west. The bottom has no image.
ONVL		Oni Variant List	ONVLvariant_list	global	global
It's used to randomize characters' appearances in conjunction with ONCV.
ONWC		Oni Weapon Class	ONWCw...	global	global
Describes a weapon's primary and secondary firing mode and more, and links to its particles (PAR3), its 3D model (M3GM) and textures (TXMP).
OPge		Objective Page	OPgelevel_##	local	local
This is the wrapping type for the text that appears in the Objective tab of the Data Comlink. The actual text is found by following the objective page's link to an IGPA (also used by TxtC), which is an array of IGPGs (also used by DPge, HPge, IPge, and WPge) which contain links to arrays of text strings (IGSA, which point to the individual strings, IGSt, which link to the font family, TSFF) and links to TXMPs for illustrations.
PNTA		3D Point Array	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use PNTA (AKEV, M3GM), because PNTAs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
PSpc		Part Specification	PSpc...	both	both
Specifies coordinates in a certain TXMP which contains a collection of UI elements. The coordinates are used to cut out specific elements for use in drawing the windows in the game.
PSpL		Part Specification List	PSpLpartspec_list	global	global
Links to the PSpc used for the plain-color background of a particular UI (the in-game UI uses black and the out-game UI uses transparency).
PSUI		Part Specification UI	PSUIpsui_...	global	global
Specifies the PSpcs used to paint a certain style of UI. There are only two of these files in Oni, and only PSUIpsui_oniUI is actually used.
SNDD		Sound Data	SNDD...	local	global
These are all the sounds and music tracks that Oni can play.
StNA		String Array	StNA...	global	global
StNA files are obsolete. However, on this XML page you'll find collections of flags used by TRAMs.
SUBT		Subtitle Array	SUBT...	global	global
This is just here for informational purposes, because subtitle files are extracted to TXT files, not XML.
TRAC		Totoro Animation Collection	TRAC...	both	global
Used to build a hierarchy of moves (TRAMs) which form a weighted moveset in combination with any parent TRACs a character's TRAC inherits from.
TRAM		Totoro Animation Sequence	TRAM...	both	global
The core 3D animation data for character moves. Exports to Collada (.dae) + XML. The XML file contains the animation's Oni-specific flags, links to particles, and so on.
TRAS		Totoro Aiming Screen	TRAS...	both	global
The pose keyframes defined here are interpolated and overlaid on characters when they aim with weapons.
TRBS		Totoro Body Set	TRBS...	local	global
The metadata for the 3D model of a character. Character classes (ONCCs) link to these. The 3D data can be imported/exported as Collada (.dae) files, but using the ONCC for this might be preferable so that you get all related character data in XML on the side. The structure of the body at each individual detail level is found in the linked TRCM, which links to TRGA for the geometry of each body part, to TRTA for the relative location of each body part, and to TRIA for the hierarchical relationship of the body parts.
TRGE		Trigger Emitter	TRGEtrigger_emitter_0	global	global
This file links to the one 3D model (M3GM) used for all laser triggers. Used by TRIG.
TRIG		Trigger	TRIG...	global	global
A laser trigger class.
TRMA		Texture Map Array	TRMA...	local	global
The list of textures used for each body part of a certain character.
TRSC		Screen (aiming) Collection	TRSC...	both	global
Essentially just links to the TRAS (aiming screen) of a character.
TSFF		Font Family	TSFFTahoma	global	global
Oni's single font family, Tahoma, which in turn links to font language settings (TSFL) and the font data itself (TSFT, which links to TSGA for the coordinates of each letter in the TSFT data).
TURR		Turret	TURR...	global	global
A class of turret. The actual 3D geometry is in a linked M3GM.
TXCA		Texture Coordinate Array	--	both	both
This is just a disambiguation page which points to the higher-level types that use TXCA (AKEV, M3GM), because TXCAs do not get exported as standalone files by OniSplit.
TXMB		Texture Map Big	TXMB...	both	both
A series of TXMPs to join in order to display a splashscreen, like the Main Menu background and the level intro/win/loss screens.
TXMP		Texture Map	TXMP...	both	global except for textures used by specific levels
This type covers all images in Oni (except the ones larger than 256x256, which are built with TXMB). When a texture is animated, it will have a link to TXAN, which simply contains metadata about the animation; the actual image data is still in the TXMP.
TxtC		Text Console	TxtClevel_...	local	local
The source of the text for a given console. The actual text is found by following the link to an IGPA (also used by OPge), which is an array of IGPG (also used by DPge, HPge, IPge, and WPge) that contains the actual text.
WMCL		Window Manager Cursor List	WMCLcursor_list	global	global
Simply links to the PSpc which links to the image used for the mouse pointer that appears in Oni.
WMDD		Window Manager Dialog Data	WMDD...	global	global
Describes the layout of UI screens like the Main Menu. Uses WMM_ for pop-up menus, and links to the desired font family (TSFF, also used by IGPG). Because Oni's UI is partially hardcoded, adding new buttons would require engine modding.
WMM_		Window Manager Menu	WMM...	global	global
Dropdown menus used in WMDDs. Most of the WMM_s and the sole WMMB in Oni (a menu bar that uses WMM_ for its menus) are development relics.
WPge		Weapon Page	WPgew...	global	global
This is the source for the text and images that appear in the Weapons tab of the Data Comlink. The actual text and image is found in a linked IGPG (see OPge for more info; also used by DPge, HPge, and WPge).

BINA

Tag		Name	File name(s)	Location (vanilla)	Location (AE)
BINA/ONIE		ImpactEffects	BINAEINOimpact_effects	global	global
A list of all impact effects which can happen in the game; this includes weapon particles, hand-to-hand combat, and footsteps. The impact effect is selected according the type of impact (Impt) and the material (Mtrl) which is hit.
BINA/PAR3		Particles	BINA3RAP...	global	global
A type of particle which can be spawned in the game, used by weapons to deal damage, used for lens flares, etc. The list of the specific particles spawned in a certain level is a PART.
BINA/SABD		SoundAnims	BINADBAS...	global	global
A list of the sounds to be played for an animation type. There is one of these for each character variant (ONCV).
BINA/TMBD		TextureMaterials	BINADBMTTextureMaterials	global	global
A list of the materials (Mtrl) assigned to each texture map (TXMP). Used by ONIE.

BINA/OBJC

Tag		Name	File name(s)	Location (vanilla)	Location (AE)
BINA/OBJC/CHAR		Character	BINACJBOCharacter	local	local
List of characters in a specific level, containing their position, script function names, weapon, ammunition, items, team, melee ID, etc.
BINA/OBJC/CMBT		Combat	BINACJBOCombat	global	global
List of combat profiles for global use, containing conditions that govern the AI's melee, weapon combat, and retreat behavior, based on factors like distance and the enemy's reactions.
BINA/OBJC/CONS		Console	BINACJBOConsole	local	local
List of consoles in a specific level, containing their position, script name (ID), screen images, and script function names. Consoles are used to open doors, trigger alarms, or provide information.
BINA/OBJC/DOOR		Door	BINACJBODoor	local	local
List of doors in a specific level, containing their conditions for when a door opens (e.g., is the action key required?), and what events are triggered when the door is opened.
BINA/OBJC/FLAG		Flag	BINACJBOFlag	local	local
List of flags in a specific level, containing their position. Flags are used by level scripts and patrol paths.
BINA/OBJC/FURN		Furniture	BINACJBOFurniture	local	local
List of pieces of furniture in a specific level. This file type can be used to import level objects.
BINA/OBJC/MELE		Melee Profile	BINACJBOMelee Profile	global	global
List of melee profiles for global use. A melee profile contains a simple program that determines how the AI uses its combat moves.
BINA/OBJC/NEUT		Neutral	BINACJBONeutral	local	local
List of neutral character behaviors in a specific level. Every character has a melee, combat and neutral behavior ID. It determines whether a non-player character (NPC) talks to you and whether they give you a power-up.
BINA/OBJC/PART		Particle	BINACJBOParticle	local	local
List of particles in a specific level, containing their position, script name and scaling.
BINA/OBJC/PATR		Patrol Path	BINACJBOPatrol Path	local	local
List of patrol paths in a specific level, containing an ID which is used by CHAR and the scripting command "ai2_dopath".
BINA/OBJC/PWRU		PowerUp	BINACJBOPowerUp	local	local
List of power-ups (such as hypo sprays) in a specific level which are spawned at level load, containing their position.
BINA/OBJC/SNDG		Sound	BINACJBOSound	local	local
List of sound groups in a specific level. Sound groups are the invisible spheres which contain ambient sounds. If you get close to a machine and you hear a sound, that's because of a sound group.
BINA/OBJC/TRGV		Trigger Volume	BINACJBOTrigger Volume	local	local
List of trigger volumes in a specific level. They are invisible areas which trigger functions in a script when entered.
BINA/OBJC/TRIG		Trigger	BINAJCBOTrigger	local	local
List of laser triggers in a specific level. There are several forms of triggers, and they can trigger not only turrets (TURR), but also script functions in the level.
BINA/OBJC/TURR		Turret	BINACJBOTurret	local	local
List of turrets in a specific level. Note that their pods are part of the level geometry. Spawn one manually and it might be located somewhere in the air. Determines their head's position, the weapon inside the turret head, and the team ID to target.
BINA/OBJC/WEAP		Weapon	BINACJBOWeapon	local	local
List of weapons in a specific level, determining their spawn location at level load.