Homeworld 2 File-types/Formats

Files with these extensions are valid Lua files:

• .lua generic Lua file
• .ti tactical icon
• .ship ship data
• .subs subsytem data
• .wepn weapon data
• .miss missile data
• .cloud cloud data
• .dustcloud dust cloud data
• .nebula nebula data
• .resource harvestable resource data
• .level level data
• .events animation/effects data
• .wf weapon-fire data
• .madstate model animation script
• .anim
• .mtga
• .lod level-of detail
• .mres
• .flare
• .stats end-of-game stats
• .joints ???
• .campaign campaign config
• .mc macros
• .navs navstyles

Files with these extensions are not valid Lua files:

• .exe executable
• .dll dynamic-link library
• .ini
• .big, .grm<n> compressed data archive
• .ucs, .dat localized text strings (acronym = unicode strings?)
• .lpr
• .aep
• .st shader textures. See this post.
• .vp
• .fp
• .ma Maya scene file
• .mad model animation data
• .hod hardpoint/object data
• .ahod variant spelling?
• .tga Truevision Targa rastar graphics format
• .shader
• .txt text file
• .csv comma-separated values--used for end-of-game log files
• .cur cursors
• .hotspot more cursor stuff
• .rot relic's graphics format
• .dds DirectX rastar graphics format
• .fda AIFR sound file variant
• .icon
• .icons variant spelling?
• .nis non-interactive sequence
• .script
• .sav save-games and sync-error reports
• .rec recorded game
• .log log file
• .rcf font

Quote (from somewhere or other...)

TF_RGBA32
TF_DXT1_NOALPHA
TF_DXT3
TF_DXT5

Other possible texture formats that are not implemented yet:

Useful Threads:

• DOCK info dump
• MRKR Info Dump
• VB.NET HOD Definition (Long Post)
• .HOD file format
• .big file format described in detail
• Complete .wepn file info
• Delving the secrets of MADSTATE!
• Homeworld 2 File Format Specs Request
• HOD File Format (Regardless of type)
• MAD File Format
• LuaC undump - what does it all mean?
• NIS File Format

Related Pages:

• Tools & Utilities
• Logfiles Explained