File Types – Arma Reforger

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* event ("SOUND_SHOT", "SOUND_RELOAD" etc)
* event ("SOUND_SHOT", "SOUND_RELOAD" etc)
* sound file + parameters (signals, playback rules etc)
* sound file + parameters (signals, playback rules etc)
| BaseSoundComponent children reference these
Referenced by BaseSoundComponent children
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Contains:
Contains:
* 16b - File version defined in AnimDebuggerSerializationVersion
* 16b - File version defined in AnimDebuggerSerializationVersion
* List of all debugged descriptors
* List of all debugged descriptors
* For each frame list of all debug instances
* For each frame list of all debug instances
| There is no backward version compatibility as binary format is hard to maintain.
File can be loaded in animation editor using Live debug tab
File can be loaded in animation editor using Live debug tab
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StepEvent, SoundEvent, SynchronizationEvent, etc
StepEvent, SoundEvent, SynchronizationEvent, etc
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Takes all the sound inputs and produces the final sound output
Takes all the sound inputs and produces the final sound output
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| Contains sheets (that contain <nowiki>[[Arma Reforger:Animation Nodes]]</nowiki>) of an animation graph.
| Contains sheets (that contain <nowiki>[[Arma Reforger:Animation Nodes]]</nowiki>) of an animation graph.
<!--[[File:armar_file-types-agf-illustration.png|frameless|232px]]-->
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Depends on '''.ast'''
Depends on '''.ast'''
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+ various plugins
+ various plugins
| Binary animation file
| Binary animation file
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| World editor
| World editor
| Height map file which can be exported or imported in Workbench (Terrain tools in the World Editor)
| Height map file which can be exported or imported in Workbench (Terrain tools in the World Editor)
| Not used in runtime neither directly by the editor - only for import/export.
{{Feature|informative|Not used in runtime neither directly by the editor - only for import/export.}}
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Depends on '''.ast'''
Depends on '''.ast'''
 
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See Animation Template and Instances
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Provides a list of entries to be filled
Provides a list of entries to be filled
 
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See Animation Template and Instances
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| Animation editor
| Animation editor
| ''see Syncing Animation''
| ''see Syncing Animation''
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| Animation editor
| Animation editor
| Workbench's Animation Editor "project" - saves/opens current workspace
| Workbench's Animation Editor "project" - saves/opens current workspace
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| Behavior editor
| Behavior editor
| AI behaviour tree
| AI behaviour tree
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| Terrain data
| Terrain data
| World editor
| World editor
| Terrain data, for editor
| Terrain data - general terrain height map editor information
| general terrain height map editor info
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| Terrain data
| Terrain data
| World editor
| World editor
| Terrain data, height-map for tile for editor
| Terrain data, height-map data for terrain tile used by the editor
| height map data for terrain tile used by editor
(original imported height map without modifications by roads etc)
(original imported height map without modifications by roads etc)
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| Script Editor
| Script Editor
| Enforce Script Source file
| Enforce Script Source file
| different extension should/could be considered
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| Generic config
| Generic config
| Config editor
| Config editor
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| Component Template
| Component Template
| World Editor
| World Editor
| Defines a Entity Component
| Defines an Entity Component
| a different extension should/could be considered (.prefab)
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| Texture
| Texture
| Art tools
| Art tools
| Source image format
| Source image format - other formats are also supported like png, jpeg, tiff, tga, hdr
| also other formats are supported like png, jpegs, tiffs, tga, hdr
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| World editor
| World editor
| Configuration of terrain texture import/generating dialogs (height map, satellite texture, normal map)
| Configuration of terrain texture import/generating dialogs (height map, satellite texture, normal map)
| not used in runtime
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Enfusion proprietary (extended) compressed DDS texture
| Enfusion proprietary (extended) compressed DDS texture
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| Resource Manager
| Resource Manager
| Defines material for 3D objects, terrain, post processes, water, sky objects etc.
| Defines material for 3D objects, terrain, post processes, water, sky objects etc.
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| World Editor
| World Editor
| World contains terrain and all other objects that make up the your game world
| World contains terrain and all other objects that make up the your game world
| a different extension should/could be considered
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| Entity Template
| Entity Template
| World Editor
| World Editor
| Defines an Entity content
| Defines an Entity content (prefab)
| a different extension should/could be considered (.prefab)
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| 3D software
| 3D software
| Source format for the TXO and XOB
| Source format for the TXO and XOB
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| Font Editor
| Font Editor
| Font for UI widget system, binary format.
| Font for UI widget system, binary format.
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| Config Editor
| Config Editor
| Definition of in-game material (properties, sound, etc)
| Definition of in-game material (properties, sound, etc)
| Currently only in {{armaR}} (this is a game specific resource)
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| World Editor
| World Editor
| Every Project has its own settings stored here
| Every Project has its own settings stored here
| different extension should/could be considered
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| Defines a set of images by cuts from a texture
| Defines a set of images by cuts from a texture
[[File:armar_file-types-imageset-illustration.png|frameless|300px]]
[[File:armar_file-types-imageset-illustration.png|frameless|300px]]
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| World Layer
| World Layer
| World Editor
| World Editor
| World file (.ent) can have mutliple layers stored in separate .layer files
| World file (.ent) can have mutliple layers stored in separate .layer files - can only be opened through the .ent file.
| Cannot be opened as is, only thru the ent file.
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| UI layout definition
| UI layout definition
[[File:armar_file-types-layout-illustration.png|frameless|289px]]
[[File:armar_file-types-layout-illustration.png|frameless|289px]]
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Every registered asset has its meta file containing asset-specific settings and asset GUID
| Every registered asset has its meta file containing asset-specific settings and asset GUID
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| Navmesh generator tool
| Navmesh generator tool
| Binary file with single navmesh instance
| Binary file with single navmesh instance
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| Procedural Animation Editor
| Procedural Animation Editor
| See Procedural animation editor
| See Procedural animation editor
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| Config Editor
| Config Editor
| Physical material (bounciness, adherence etc)
| Physical material (bounciness, adherence etc)
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| ResourceViewer Preset
| ResourceViewer Preset
| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| A preset with several options to allow customization of Workbench's preview windows
| A preset with several options to allow customization of Workbench's preview windows (ususually saved in user profile /profile/)
| Presets are usually saved in user profile /profile/.
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| Particle Editor
| Particle Editor
| Particle effects definition
| Particle effects definition
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Character ragdoll file
| Character ragdoll file
| No preview at the moment
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| Resource Database
| Resource Database
| Workbench
| Workbench
| Cache file of all resources in the project
| Cache file of all resources in the project, created automatically
| This file is being created automatically.
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| Signal
| Signal
| Audio Editor
| Audio Editor
| Describes the logic of playing an audio component or encapsulate manipulation parameters
| Describes the logic of playing an audio component or encapsulate manipulation parameters - this audio resource is shared among audio components
| Audio resource shared among audio components
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| PA signal
| PA signal
| Procedural Animation Editor
| Procedural Animation Editor
| Describes the control logic for parts of a PA project
| Describes the control logic for parts of a PA project - this resource is shared among PA projects
| A resource shared among PA projects
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| World Editor
| World Editor
| Information for music and audio effects.
| Information for music and audio effects.
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| String Editor
| String Editor
| Strings used for localization.
| Strings used for localization.
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| Database
| Database
| Proprietary format
| Proprietary format
| Runtime database of stars. Contains up to 100.000 stars describing their real positions and colors
| Runtime database of stars. Contains up to 100.000 stars describing their real positions and colors<br>
| Legacy resource type from Carrier Command. It does not use BaseSource (loaded using IFF methods).
Array of Hunks (ID = "ITEM") each Hunk describes a Star object with following data:
 
* Ra - Right ascension (float)
* Dec - Declination (float)
* ProMoRa - Proper motion in right ascension (float)
* Parallax - (float)
* Magnitude - Star brightness (float)
* Color - Star color (uint32 RGBA)
* HIP Catalog - Dummy (not used uint32)
* Name - Star name, with max. 256 characters length
[https://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/311 Source data]
[https://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/311 Source data]
Array of Hunks (ID = "ITEM") each Hunk describes a Star object with following data:
Ra - Right ascension (float)
Dec - Declination (float)
ProMoRa - Proper motion in right ascension (float)
Parallax - (float)
Magnitude - Star brightness (float)
Color - Star color (uint32 RGBA)
HIP Catalog - Dummy (not used uint32)
Name - Star name, with max. 256 characters length
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Defines UI style
| Defines UI style
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| Terrain data
| Terrain data
| World editor
| World editor
| Terrain data
| Terrain height map information
| general terrain height map info
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| World editor
| World editor
| Information for 2D map
| Information for 2D map
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Source font file format supported by Enfusion.
| Source font file format supported by Enfusion.
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| Terrain data
| Terrain data
| World editor
| World editor
| Terrain data, height-map for tile
| Terrain data, height-map data for terrain tile used in run time (here are baked modifications by roads etc)
| height map data for terrain tile used in run time
(here are baked modifications by roads etc)
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| Animation file
| Animation file
| Animation editor
| Animation editor
| Text animation file (source for .anm)
| Text animation file (source for .anm) - source animation
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
+ various plugins like BlenderPlugin
+ various plugins like BlenderPlugin
| Text model file (source for .xob)
| Text model file (source for .xob) - source model
| '''Do not distribute in binary build'''
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| Config editor
| Config editor
| Surface properties that are used inside vehicle simulation (roughness, steering noise etc.)
| Surface properties that are used inside vehicle simulation (roughness, steering noise etc.)
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| Audio software
| Audio software
| WAV file format
| WAV file format
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| Resource Browser
| Resource Browser
| Binary model file
| Binary model file
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{{GameCategory|armaR|Modding}}
{{GameCategory|armaR|Modding}}

Revision as of 16:00, 23 May 2022

This page lists file types and their respective extensions with which Arma Reforger and the Workbench work.

Ext File Type Saved by Description

.acp

 Audio component Audio Editor Describe audio playback

Manages sound events:

  • event ("SOUND_SHOT", "SOUND_RELOAD" etc)
  • sound file + parameters (signals, playback rules etc)

Referenced by BaseSoundComponent children

.adeb

 Animation debug Animation offline debugger Binary stream format

Contains:

  • 16b - File version defined in AnimDebuggerSerializationVersion
  • List of all debugged descriptors
  • For each frame list of all debug instances

File can be loaded in animation editor using Live debug tab

.ae

 Animation Events Table Animation editor Lists all events used in the animation workspace

StepEvent, SoundEvent, SynchronizationEvent, etc

.afm

 Audio Final Mixer Audio Editor "Sound mixer" referenced by the .acp

Takes all the sound inputs and produces the final sound output

.agf

 Animation graph file Animation editor Contains sheets (that contain [[Arma Reforger:Animation Nodes]]) of an animation graph.

.agr

 Animation graph Animation editor "root format" sheets collection with graph parameters, e.g commands, variables, IK chains, etc

Depends on .ast

.anm

 Animation file Resource Browser

+ various plugins

Binary animation file

.asc

 Height map (Esri grid) World editor Height map file which can be exported or imported in Workbench (Terrain tools in the World Editor)
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Not used in runtime neither directly by the editor - only for import/export.

.asi

 Animation Set Instance Animation editor Bridges .anm with .ast abstract names

Depends on .ast

.ast

 Animation Set Template Animation editor Structural skeleton to be filled by .asi

Provides a list of entries to be filled

.asy

 Animation Sync Table Animation editor see Syncing Animation

.aw

 Animation Workspace Animation editor Workbench's Animation Editor "project" - saves/opens current workspace

.bt

 Behavior tree Behavior editor AI behaviour tree

.bterr

 Terrain data World editor Terrain data - general terrain height map editor information

.bttile

 Terrain data World editor Terrain data, height-map data for terrain tile used by the editor

(original imported height map without modifications by roads etc)

.c

 Enforce Script Source Script Editor Enforce Script Source file

.conf

 Generic config Config editor

.ct

 Component Template World Editor Defines an Entity Component

.dds

 Texture Art tools Source image format - other formats are also supported like png, jpeg, tiff, tga, hdr

.desc

 Terrain dialogs configuration World editor Configuration of terrain texture import/generating dialogs (height map, satellite texture, normal map)

.edds

 Enfusion DDS Texture Resource Browser Enfusion proprietary (extended) compressed DDS texture

.emat

 Material Definition Resource Manager Defines material for 3D objects, terrain, post processes, water, sky objects etc.

.ent

 World Scene World Editor World contains terrain and all other objects that make up the your game world

.et

 Entity Template World Editor Defines an Entity content (prefab)

.fbx

 3D model source file 3D software Source format for the TXO and XOB

.fnt

 Font Font Editor Font for UI widget system, binary format.

.gamemat

 Game material Config Editor Definition of in-game material (properties, sound, etc)

.gproj

 Project-specific Settings World Editor Every Project has its own settings stored here

.imageset

 ImageSet Definition Resource Browser Defines a set of images by cuts from a texture

File:armar file-types-imageset-illustration.png

.layer

 World Layer World Editor World file (.ent) can have mutliple layers stored in separate .layer files - can only be opened through the .ent file.

.layout

 Layout Definition Resource Browser UI layout definition

File:armar file-types-layout-illustration.png

.meta

 Meta Information Resource Browser Every registered asset has its meta file containing asset-specific settings and asset GUID

.nmn

 Navmesh Navmesh generator tool Binary file with single navmesh instance

.pap

 PA project Procedural Animation Editor See Procedural animation editor

.physmat

 Physics material Config Editor Physical material (bounciness, adherence etc)

.pre

 ResourceViewer Preset Resource Browser A preset with several options to allow customization of Workbench's preview windows (ususually saved in user profile /profile/)

.ptc

 Particle System Definition Particle Editor Particle effects definition

.ragdoll

 Ragdoll Definition Resource Browser Character ragdoll file

.rdb

 Resource Database Workbench Cache file of all resources in the project, created automatically

.sig

 Signal Audio Editor Describes the logic of playing an audio component or encapsulate manipulation parameters - this audio resource is shared among audio components

.siga

 PA signal Procedural Animation Editor Describes the control logic for parts of a PA project - this resource is shared among PA projects

.smap

 Soundmap data World Editor Information for music and audio effects.

.st

 String Table String Editor Strings used for localization.

.stars

 Database Proprietary format Runtime database of stars. Contains up to 100.000 stars describing their real positions and colors

Array of Hunks (ID = "ITEM") each Hunk describes a Star object with following data:

  • Ra - Right ascension (float)
  • Dec - Declination (float)
  • ProMoRa - Proper motion in right ascension (float)
  • Parallax - (float)
  • Magnitude - Star brightness (float)
  • Color - Star color (uint32 RGBA)
  • HIP Catalog - Dummy (not used uint32)
  • Name - Star name, with max. 256 characters length

Source data

.styles

 Widget Style Definition Resource Browser Defines UI style

.terr

 Terrain data World editor Terrain height map information

.topo

 Topography data World editor Information for 2D map

.ttf

 TrueType Font Resource Browser Source font file format supported by Enfusion.

.ttile

 Terrain data World editor Terrain data, height-map data for terrain tile used in run time (here are baked modifications by roads etc)

.txa

 Animation file Animation editor Text animation file (source for .anm) - source animation

.txo

 Model Resource Browser

+ various plugins like BlenderPlugin

Text model file (source for .xob) - source model

.vhcsurf

 Vehicle surface Config editor Surface properties that are used inside vehicle simulation (roughness, steering noise etc.)

.wav

 Supported audio file format Audio software WAV file format

.xob

 Model Resource Browser Binary model file
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