Filenames GENERAL--TREPLAY

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GENERAL_UI.BIN: Has a couple of arrow textures.

grd files: Unlike other binary files, these have names in all-lowercase. They do not contain any information my program can read, but I suspect they have something to do with how levels are tiled with textures.

FROG files: These are four files titled MOTFROG_SS.BIN, POLFROG_SS.BIN, TEXFROG_SS.BIN, and WEIFROG_SS.BIN. They are each one of four parts that make up the complete DATFROG_SS.BIN file. Their roles are as follows:

MOTFROG_SS.BIN : Contains what I believe is animation data

POLFROG_SS.BIN : Contains model and texture mapping data

TEXFROG_SS.BIN : Contains texture data

WEIFROG_SS.BIN : Contains what I believe is rigging or material data

NSICON.BIN: This one doesn't contain any data my program can read.

PCOM_A.BIN: Has a few basic shapes including the ones pictured and some small planes and cubes.

PNODM files: Contain stage geometry data.

File list:

PNODM_ST01_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley

PNODM_ST02_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Splash Garden

PNODM_ST03_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Mystic Forest

PNODM_ST04_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Frozen Bell

PNODM_ST05_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Soft Museum

PNODM_ST06_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Stick Canyon

PNODM_XMAS_BOY_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley (Christmas) for Elliot

PNODM_XMAS_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley (Christmas)

I'm not sure if there are differences between the last two.

PREPLAY.BIN: This one doesn't contain any data my program can read.

shp files: Like the grd files, these are written in lowercase and my program can't read them. However, inspecting them using a program called ModelResearcher showed that these files contain vertex data. Nights.exe refers to these as "shape" files, and they seem to be used to reshape models. shp_nights_ps2.bin, for instance, includes Brand New Dreams NiGHTS' different morphs among its vertices. Curiously, shp_nightsxmas_ps2.bin includes a slightly earlier version of Halloween NiGHTS' model data, complete with skull ornaments. However, these models feature unusually long "horns" which appear to have been a mistake as they are the same length as drill dash horns.

stage files: These contain stage paths for NiGHTS. SmallMistake knows much more about this than I do, so check out his repository.

TCOM_A.BIN: Contains one small and completely transparent image.

TITLE.BIN: Contains a large number of graphics used for the PS2 version's title screen and menu. Some of these are probably used in the PC version, but others have been replaced with higher-quality images.

TNODM files: Contain stage texture data.

File list:

TNODM_ST01_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley

TNODM_ST02_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Splash Garden

TNODM_ST03_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Mystic Forest

TNODM_ST04_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Frozen Bell

TNODM_ST05_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Soft Museum

TNODM_ST06_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Stick Canyon

TNODM_XMAS_BOY_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley (Christmas) for Elliot

TNODM_XMAS_PIA_GRDPS2.BIN -- Spring Valley (Christmas)

The last two are identical.

TREPLAY.BIN: Doesn't contain data my program can read.