Pikmin 2 otakara config.txt

otakara_config.txt is a file that dictates non-Exploration Kit treasure properties in Pikmin 2. item_config.txt is a similar file that lists all Exploration Kit treasures; its entries also contain one extra property, message. This page will explain both files.

To find them, go to /user/Abe/Pellet/<region>, where you will see a list of several .szs files. Look for the one named pelletlist_<region>; can be pelletlist_us.szs, pelletlist_pal.szs or pelletlist_jpn.szs. Extract this file to get several text files, including otakara_config.txt and item_config.txt.

Format

The first line that's not a comment indicates the number of entries.

Then come a series of blocks, starting and ending with curly braces – each block is a treasure. Each has a series of properties, one per line, and ends with just the word end. The following properties exist:

Property	Description
name	The internal name of the treasure (used when spawning treasures in caves).
archive	Name of the .szs archive containing the model, in /user/Abe/pellet/region.
bmd	Name of the .bmd model within the .szs archive.
animmgr	File name of the animation manager in otakara_texts.szs.
colltree	Name of the collision text file in otakara_texts.szs.
radius	Radius where Pikmin pick up the treasure base.
p_radius	Radius of the treasure's shadow.
height	Height offset of the treasure model.
inertiascaling	Unknown[unsure]
particletype	Unknown[unsure].
numparticles	Unknown[unsure].
particlesize	Unknown[unsure].
friction	Likely unused.[unsure]
min	Minimum Pikmin strength needed to carry.
max	Maximum number of Pikmin that can carry.
pikicountmax	Unused. Number of Pikmin treasure produces. Leftover data from pellet files.
pikicountmin	Unused. Same as previous.
dynamics	Unknown[unsure].
money	Number of Pokos the treasure is worth.
unique	If set to no, the treasure will always appear no matter what.
code	Unknown[unsure]
dictionary	Spot placement in the Treasure Hoard.
depth	This and the next values are how you make treasures buried.
depth_max	Depth is the most important for this.[unsure]
depth_a	These seem to be radii the Pikmin make around the object as they dig it out.[unsure]
depth_b	Same as previous.
depth_c	Same as previous.
depth_d	Same as previous.
message	item_config.txt only. ID of the ship's announcement message.[unsure]

Example

The following is the example of an entry.

{
	name		ahiru
	archive		ahiru.szs
	bmd		    ahiru.bmd
	animmgr		animmgr.txt
	colltree	collInfo.txt
	radius		     35
	p_radius		 35
	height		     25
	inertiascaling	500
	particletyp  simple
	numparticles  8
	particlesize  1
	friction	0.1
	min		      8
	max		     15
	pikicountmax  0
	pikicountmin  0
	dynamics	lod
	money		 90
	unique		yes
	code	      0
	dictionary	129
	depth		  0
	depth_max	 25
	depth_a		 15
	depth_b		 20
	depth_c		 37
	depth_d		 37
	end
}