XML:File types

Following is an overview of each data type's function, and whether it has XML-based documentation available.

Documentation status:

 : available

 : incomplete

 : not available, but that doesn't mean you cannot mod the file type

BINA

BINA/ONIE ONIE is a list of all impacts effects which can happen in the game. That includes weapon particle, hand-to-hand combat and movements. The impact effects depends on source type and the material which is hit.

BINA/PAR3 3D particle, also known as 3RAP and PART files. Particle are used as weapon's damage doer, decals and light effects.

BINA/SABD Sound Animations Binary Data.

BINA/TMBD TMBD is a list of all materials in the game which groups texture map under them. That way environment gets materials which are used by ONIE.

OBJC

BINA/OBCJ/CHAR List of characters in a specific level. There you can setup their position, script name, weapon, ammunition, items, team, combat, melee id, etc..

BINA/OBCJ/CONS List of consoles in a specific level. There you can setup their position, script name (Id), screen images, and script functions. Basically they are used to open doors.

BINA/OBCJ/CMBT List of combat profiles for global use. There you can set AI's conditions for hand-to-hand, weapon combat, and retreat - in dependence of distances and enemy's counterattack.

BINA/OBCJ/DOOR List of doors in a specific level. There you write conditions when a door opens (or not), and what events are triggered by a character who passes/comes near the door.

BINA/OBCJ/FLAG List of flags in a specific level. There you can setup their position. They are used by script commands and patrol paths.

BINA/OBCJ/FURN List of furniture in a specific level. This file type can be useful to import level objects.

BINA/OBCJ/MELE List of melee profiles for global use. It means how the AI use it's combat moves.

BINA/OBCJ/NEUT List of neutral behaviors in a specific level. Every character has melee, combat and netral behavior Id. It determines whether a non-player character (NPC) talks to you or not, this includes also rewards you could get from such characters.

BINA/OBCJ/PART List of particle in a specific level. There you can setup their position, script name and scaling.

BINA/OBCJ/PATR List of patrol paths in a specific level. A patrol path has an Id which is used by CHAR and script command "ai2_dopath".

BINA/OBCJ/PWRU List of powerups (items, e.g. hyposprays) in a specific level which are spawned at level load. There you can setup their position.

BINA/OBCJ/SNDG List of sound "groups" (spheres) in a specific level. It used to create sound spheres. Come near a machine and you might hear a sound, that's because of SNDG.

BINA/OBCJ/TRGV List of trigger volumes in a specific level. They are invisible areas which trigger script functions, this depends on character's team Id.

BINA/OBCJ/TRIG List of laser triggers in a specific level. There exist several forms and can trigger not only script functions.

BINA/OBCJ/TURR List of turrets in a specific level. Not that their pods are part of the level geometry. Spawn one additional and it might be located somewhere in the air. Basicly you can setup their head's position, the weapon inside the turrent head, and the team Id which is the target.

BINA/OBCJ/WEAP List of weapons in a specific level which are spawned at level load. Actually only the position of them is set there.

Others

AISA AI spawn array. AISA is still used for a few cutscene characters, even though BINA/CJBO/CHAR has made it redundant.

AKEV Akira Environment. It's the 3D level model. You can take a look into it but it's not recommended to tweak this by hand. Instead edit the AKEV as dae file in a 3D editor like Mod Tool.

CONS Console class.

DPge Diary page. You what to write a page for a new level or alternative story then there you go.

DOOR Door class.

FILM Movement record. Usually used for cutscenes. During that time of animation, AIs have no AI. ^_^

HPge Help page.

IGHH In-game HUD. That's your health bar, compass, etc..

IPge Item page. If you have created a new item then there you can describe it, give warnings, whatever.

Impt Impact. This file is used to build up the hierarchy of impacts. See BINA/ONIE for more information.

M3GM Geometry. Some of these 3D objects are used by OBANs and PAR3 files.

Mtrl Material. This file is used to build up the hierarchy of materials. See BINA/ONIE for more information.

OBAN Object Animation. Yes, used by objects but also for moving characters and cutsceen cams.

OFGA Object Furniture Geometry Array. Used to import objects with no functions. (Door, consoles, etc. becomes imported by their object collections. See ONLV for more information.)

ONCC Character class. It contains weapon skills, behavior Ids, view radius, jump power, 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).

ONCV Character variant. 1) It's used to build up the hierarchy of randomness pools. Some characters with different appearance can form a pool for randomness. A flag in CHAR determinze if a character use one of these pools. 2) It can be also used to upgrade characters on difficult level hard - enabled by a flag in CHAR.

ONGS Game settings. There you can modify the values of the health bar, hypospray strength, game difficult setting, at what distance item glow is displayed, and autoprompts (text message when picking up a new kind of item).

ONLD Level descriptor. In other words it is the level name in the save game menu.

ONLV Oni Game Level. Holds among other things: BSL folder name (<Name>), AKEV (Akira Environment) link, ONSK (Oni sky) link, and a link to AISA (AI Character Setup Array which is a bit obsolent because of CHAR).

ONSK Sky. It's designed as a box so you will need five images: for top, north, east, south and west. The bottom has no image.

ONVL Variant list of characters. It's used for randomize characters' appearance.

ONWC Weapon class. Contains primary and secondary fire mode, more flags, particle, 3D model, and textures.

OPge Objective page. That's the place where you can write the objective for a new or modified level.

OSBD Oni Sound Binary Data. They determine how (SNDD) sound files get played.

StNA StNA files are obsolete. However, on its name page are collections of flags used by TRAM.

PSpc Part specification. Oni can decorate a page (OPge, TxtC, maybe other too) with images from one source. You write coordinates there which means these parts.

PSpL Part specification list.

PSUI Part Specifications UI (User Interface).

SUBT Subtitle Array. Those SUBT files can't be extracted as xml but txt. SUBT has a link so you are simply aware of it.

TRAC Animation collection. Every character can move and fight thanks to a collection.

TRAM Animation. You can create new animations with Mod Tool. But for setting Oni-specific flags, links to particle and so on you need to edit the xml file afterwards or you create precursor xml before.

TRAS Totoro Aiming Screen. Used for make characters aim with weapons.

TRBS Totoro Body Set, in other words the 3d model of a character. ONCC (character class) files links to TRBS. The 3d data itself will be exported/imported as dae files.

TRGE Laser trigger emitter class. This file type holds the 3D model and it's coordinates. Used by TRIG.

TRIG Laser trigger class.

TRMA Character's texture map array. Every body part is covered by textures. This file type holds links to those textures.

TRSC Totoro Aiming Screen Collection. Used for make characters aim with weapons.

TXMB Big texture map. Only used for spalsh screens, you know .. these big Intro, WinLevel and LoseLevel images.

TXMP Texture map. Well, this type covers all images in Oni. (TXMB use multiple TXMPs to create a big texture.)

TxtC Console text. Each time you access a console you get a text page. That's TxtC.

WMCL Window menu cursor list. Mouse pointer(s).

WMDD Window Menu Dialog Data. It shapes pages like TxtC and WPge. However, new button functions would require engine modding.

WMM Window menu menu.

WPge Weapon page. That's the place where you can write descriptions page about a specific weapon.