DarkSoulsIII.FileFormats

Tools

BinderTool

DS3ParamExtractor

DirectXTex

Any text editor that supports Shift-JIS encoding

Formats

Extension | Description | Tools -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------- .anibnd | Animation archive | BinderTool .bdt | General purpose archive | BinderTool .behaviorstringid | | .behbnd | Character behaviour archive | BinderTool .bhd | General purpose archive (header) | BinderTool .bnd | General purpose archive | BinderTool .breakobj | Destructible map objects | .btab | | .btl | | .btpb | | .ccm | | .chrbnd | Character archive | BinderTool .chresdbnd | | .chrtpfbhd | Character texture archive | BinderTool .dcx | Compressed file | BinderTool .dds | DirectDraw Surface texture (DirectX 9/10/11) | DirectXTex .drb | | .edf | | .eld | | .enc | Encrypted file | BinderTool .entryfilelist | Filename list | .entryfilelistbnd | Filename list archive | .esd | | .evd | | .fev | Audio | .ffx | | .ffxbnd | Audio archive | BinderTool .flver | 3D Model | .fmg | Text | BinderTool .fpo | | .fsb | Audio | .gfx | 2D UI | .gparam | Map graphics parameter | .hkainvm | | .hkainvmbnd | Havok archive | BinderTool .hkbbnd | | .hkbscript | Script | .hkx | | .hkxfilebnd | Havok archive | BinderTool .hkxpwv | | .idname | | .itl | | .loadlist | Map description (plaintext) | Text editor .loadlistlist | Map description (plaintext) | Text editor .lua | Script | .luabnd | Script archive | BinderTool .mapbnd | Map archive | BinderTool .maptexture | | .menuesdbnd | Menu archive | BinderTool .mmb | | .movtae | | .mqb | | .msb | | .msgbnd | Text archive | BinderTool .msp | | .mtd | Material | .mtdbnd | Material archive | BinderTool .nfd | | .nva | | .objbnd | Object archive | BinderTool .onav | | .param | Game settings | BinderTool, DS3ParamExtractor .parambnd | Game settings archive | BinderTool .paramdef | Game settings definition | .paramdefbnd | Game settings definition archive | BinderTool .partsbnd | Item archive | BinderTool .premapdecal | | .regbnd | Regulation archive | BinderTool .remobnd | Demo archive | BinderTool .rumblebnd | Rumble settings archive | BinderTool .shaderbdlebnd | Shader archive | BinderTool .shaderbdlebnddebug | Shader archive | BinderTool .shaderbnd | Shader archive | BinderTool .sl2 | Savegame | BinderTool .stayparambnd | Game settings archive | BinderTool .stayparamdefbnd | Game settings definition archive | BinderTool .talkeddbnd | Talk archive | BinderTool .talkesdbnd | Talk archive | BinderTool .texbnd | Texture archive | BinderTool .textlist | | .tpf | Texture archive | BinderTool .vpo | | .warppassage | | .wcmsgbnd | Word checker archive | BinderTool

Encryption

Regulation file (Data0.bdt)

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Encryption | AES CBC 256 Key | "ds3#jn/8_7(rsY9pg55GFN7VFL#+3n/)" (ASCII) IV | First 16 bytes of the Data0.bdt file

Archive header (Data1.bhd-Data5.bhd)

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Encryption | RSA 2048 Key | See keys.pem

Archive data (data1.bdt-data5.bdt)

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Encryption | AES ECB 128 Key | Stored in the corresponding .bhd file. (Unique for each encrypted file.)

Savegames

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Encryption | AES CBC 128 Key | FD464D695E69A39A10E319A7ACE8B7FA IV | First 16 bytes of the USER_DATA files inside .sl2 file

Network Session

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Encryption | AES CBC 128 Key | "ds3vvhes09djxwcj" (ASCII) IV | Unknown

FMOD Sample Banks (.fsb)

Key | Value ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm | XOR Key | FDPrVuT4fAFvdHJYAgyMzRF4EcBAnKg