View source for Disgaea 1/DS/File tree

High-level overview of the contents of Disgaea DS's ROM filesystem.

  '''File tree                      #Files        Type              Description/notes'''
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  ├── ThumbBg.dat                              [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···Thubg*.imy            ( 19 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Savefile thumbnails
  ├── bg.dat                                   [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···bg*.mpb               (117 files)    [[MPB format|MPB]] (MAP, IMY)
  ├── bgm.dat{,.tbl}                           [[DSARCFL format|DSARCFL]]
  │   └···bgm_*.msnd            ( 33 files)    [[DSEQ format|DSEQ]]
  ├── bu.dat                                   [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···bu*.mpb               (101 files)    [[MPB format|MPB]] (MAP, IMY)
  ├── ch_*.amd                  (234 files)    AMD               Char/class animation data?
  ├── ch_*.amt                  (234 files)    AMT               Char/class animation ???
  ├── chclut.bin                                                 Sprite color LUTs (for sprts.bin)
  ├── chtex.bin                                12BYTES-ARMS      Sprite metadata (for sprts.bin)
  ├── demoDbg.dat                              [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···file*                 (280 files)    ASCII text        (Debug text files, TBD)
  ├── dspack.dat                               [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]          (Essentially start.dat for DS)
  │   ├···back.imy                             [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···base.dso                             [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···base.dsm                         [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···baseoe_*.imy      (  5 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···cursor.dso                           [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···cursor.dsm                       [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···cursoroe_*.imy    (  2 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···enn.dso                              [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···enn.dsm                          [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···ennoe_*.imy       (  2 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···enn.imy                              [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···establish*.imy        ( 23 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Top screen in Settings
  │   ├···helpbg*.imy           (  7 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Top screen in in-game Help
  │   ├···loading*.imy          (  6 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Loading screen clock-Prinny
  │   ├···mgate.dso                            [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···mgate.dsm                        [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···mgateoe_*.imy     (  4 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···pliny01.imy                          [[IMY format|IMY]]               ???
  │   ├···sys7.imy                             [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···taiho.dso                            [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···taiho.dsm                        [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···taihooe_*.imy     (  6 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···taiho2.dso                           [[DSO format|DSO]] (DSARCIDX)
  │   │   ├···taiho2.dsm                       [[DSM format|DSM]]
  │   │   └···taiho2oe_*.imy    (  4 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   ├···titdemo{3,4,5}.imy    (  3 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Titlescreen opening animation
  │   ├···waku3.imy                            [[IMY format|IMY]]
  │   └···wbg*.imy              ( 17 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Top-screen titlescreen logo
  ├── efctobj.dat                              [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···effect*.dsm           (133 files)    [[DSM format|DSM]]
  ├── efcttex.dat                              [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···effect*_*.imy         (270 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  ├── mapobjs.dat                              [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···mp*o*.dsm             (234 files)    [[DSM format|DSM]]
  ├── maptex.dat                               [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···mp*{t,prd}*.imy       (785 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Map textures (for heightmapped surface)
  ├── mpds.dat                                 [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···mp*.mpds              (198 files)    [[MPDS format|MPDS]]              Map files (compressed)
  ├── mpds.lst                                 ASCII text        (CSV of filename,mapID, weird for PSP_mp25001)
  ├── msgvo.dat{,.tbl}                         [[DSARCFL format|DSARCFL]]
  │   └···*.strm                (173 files)    [[STRM format|STRM]]
  ├── nafnt.fnt
  ├── objtex.dat                               [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···mp*o*_*.imy           (646 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]               Map object textures
  ├── rmaps.dat                                [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   └···20*.rmd               ( 72 files)    RMD?              Item world randomized maps?
  ├── script.dat                               [[script.dat format|script.dat]]        Scripting
  ├── se.dat{,.tbl}                            [[DSARCFL format|DSARCFL]]
  │   ├···*_*.se                (128 files)    [[SWAW format|SWAW]]              Sound effects
  │   └···yrah*.swav            (  4 files)    (empty)
  ├── song.dat{,.tbl}                          [[DSARCFL format|DSARCFL]]
  │   ├···bgm10.msnd                           [[DSEQ format|DSEQ]]
  │   └···song*.msnd            ( 11 files)    [[DSEQ format|DSEQ]]
  ├── sprts.bin                                [[sprts.bin format|sprts.bin]]         Raw sprite data (use chtex.bin to parse)
  ├── sys9.imy                                 [[IMY format|IMY]]               Tileset for topscreen (map)
  ├── table.dat                                [[DSARCIDX format|DSARCIDX]]
  │   ├···char.dat                             table             Character/class data
  │   ├···charhelp.dat                         table             Class help description
  │   ├···dungeon.dat                          table             Gatekeeper warp data
  │   ├···ge.dat                               table             Geo effects
  │   ├···geocube.dat                          table             Geocube effects (multiplayer)
  │   ├···habit.dat                            table             Item inhabitants
  │   ├···hospital.dat                         table             Hospital awards
  │   ├···magic.dat                            table             Specials/spells
  │   ├···mitem.dat                            table             Items
  │   ├···musicshop.dat                        table             Song list
  │   ├···name.dat                             table             Names for randomizer
  │   ├···thief.dat                            table             Stat stealing entries
  │   ├···wish.dat                             table             Dark Assembly bills
  │   └···zukan.dat                            table             Bestiary entries
  ├── talk.dat                                 [[talk.dat format|talk.dat]]          Dialogue (castle, cutscenes) + some scripting
  ├── uwbg*.mpb                 ( 12 files)    [[MPB format|MPB]] (MAP, IMY)
  ├── voice.dat{,.tbl}                         [[DSARCFL format|DSARCFL]]
  │   ├···*_*.se                (  3 files)    [[SWAW format|SWAW]]
  │   └···*_*.swav              (185 files)    [[SWAW format|SWAW]]
  ├── waku{,2,3}.imy            (  3 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]
  └── wbg{,2,3}.imy             (  3 files)    [[IMY format|IMY]]