File formats - X-Hax/SADXModdingGuide GitHub Wiki
This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files. Italics indicate that the program is part of the SA Tools suite.
| Extension | Description | Tool(s) |
|---|---|---|
| PVR | Dreamcast PowerVR texture | Texture Editor, ArchiveTool, Puyo Tools, PVRViewer, WinPVR etc. |
| PVP | External palette for a PVR texture | Puyo Tools |
| PVM | Dreamcast texture archive | Texture Editor, ArchiveTool, Puyo Tools |
| GVR | Gamecube variation of PVR | Texture Editor, ArchiveTool, Puyo Tools |
| GVM | Gamecube variation of PVM | Texture Editor, ArchiveTool, Puyo Tools |
| GVP | Gamecube variation of PVP | Puyo Tools |
| MPG | MPEG1 video (SADX PC only) | FFMPEG, VLC etc. SADXPC video was encoded with TGMPEnc version 2.55.38.142 |
| ADX | CRI compressed audio | vgmstream, adx2wav, adxencd, FFMPEG etc. |
| SFD | CRI video format (MPEG1 video + ADX audio) | FFMPEG, Dreamcast Video Creator, sfd2mpg |
| PRS | Generic compressed binary (Game Gear games in SADX, all PVMs and binaries in SA1 DC) | ArchiveTool, PuyoTools, Texture Editor (for PRS-compressed PVMs) |
| NB | Models+animations binary | Split, NBTool |
| PB | Dreamcast texture archive (headerless) | ArchiveTool |
| MLT | Dreamcast soundbank | MLTExtract |
| DAT | SADX PC soundbank | SADXSndSharp |
| DLL | Binaries containing models for characters, Adventure Fields, Chaos 0 and the Mystic Ruins Chao garden | SA Tools Hub, Split, SAMDL |
BIN files
| Name or extension | Description | Tool(s) |
|---|---|---|
| SET*.BIN | Object layout for a level | SALVL, SETEdit, DXEdit etc. |
| SETMI*.BIN | Mission layout for a level | SALVL |
| PRMMI*.BIN | Mission parameters for a level | SALVL |
| CAM*.BIN | Camera layout for a level | SALVL |
| SS_MES*.BIN | Text strings used by NPCs in Station Square | SADXTweaker2, SA1 Text Injector |
| MR_MES*.BIN | Text strings used by NPCs in the Mystic Ruins | SADXTweaker2, SA1 Text Injector |
| PAST_MES*.BIN | Text strings used by NPCs in the Past | SADXTweaker2, SA1 Text Injector |
| CHAODX_MESSAGE*.BIN | Chao-related text | SADXTweaker2, SA1 Text Injector |
| MSGAL*.BIN | Chao Black Market and Name Machine text | SADXTweaker2, SA1 Text Injector |
| K_*.BIN | Gameplay demos played after waiting on the title screen | SADX Demo Converter |
| FONTDATA0.BIN | Japanese font (2004+ only) | SAFontEdit |
| FONTDATA1.BIN | Western European font (2004+ only) | SAFontEdit |
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24E.BIN | English font (Impress) (used in Chao menus in 2004+) | SAFontEdit |
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24S.BIN | Western European font (Comic Sans) (used in Chao menus in 2004+) | SAFontEdit |
| EFMSGFONT_KANJI24.BIN | Japanese font (used in Chao menus in 2004+) | SAFontEdit |