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Welcome to the Pikmin Technical Knowledge Base!

A wiki dedicated to the internal files in Pikmin games.

About Throughout the years, Pikmin fans have tinkered with the files inside the games in order to better learn how they work, and to create custom content. Since there are a lot of nuances in every little thing, and since new fans to the concept of file editing show up all the time, this wiki was created with the purpose of serving as a knowledge base for all that the fans know!

What this wiki is not It's not a wiki about pirating Pikmin games. It's not a file-sharing service. It's not a wiki where you document... Canon content. Try Pikipedia instead. Fan-made content. Try Pikmin Fanon instead. Unused content or regional differences. Try TCRF instead. It's not an official source of info. The information here is mostly obtained via experimenting, and is subject to change as new discoveries are made.

Global information

Global info
General instructions Glossary Save files Tools

Game-specific information

Pikmin (and New Play Control! Pikmin)	Pikmin 2 (and New Play Control! Pikmin 2)	Pikmin 3	Hey! Pikmin
General
Main info Instructions Useful cheat codes Memory addresses Glossary	Main info Instructions Useful cheat codes Memory addresses Troubleshooting Glossary	Main info Instructions Troubleshooting Glossary	Main info Instructions Troubleshooting Glossary
File lists
Directory tree	Directory tree AST (streamed music) files	Directory tree BFSTM (streamed music) files MSBT (text string) files	Directory tree BCSTM (music) files
Constants
	Object IDs Internal names	Object IDs Internal names	Internal names
File formats
Enemy parameters Area generator file Routes Gen codes Boss parameters	Area generator Pikmin 2 lighting files Pikmin 2 cave lighting files Pikmin 2 map lighting files Saved game data Waterboxes Collision Caves Cave definition Cave unit list Cave unit definition Challenge mode Title screen Routes	BFSTM (music) file Radar files	ARC (archive) file BCH (animation) file BFLIM (image) file MSBT (text string) file Z (archive) file Save file
Parameters
	naviParms pikiParms Camera parameters Enemy parameters	carryParam fruitsParam pikminParam itemprogressParam
Explanations and notes
	Cave spawning Custom models Submerged Castle oddities Challenge Mode	Oddities	Unused files
Tools
	Pikmin 2 Cave Creator