Pikmin 2 area generator file
Editor's note: This page is under construction.
An area's generator files can be found in /user/Abe/map/*. Amongst these, the loop and nonloop folders, as well as the defaultgen.txt, initgen.txt, and plantsgen.txt contain data for what objects to spawn in the area, and how.
The loop and nonloop folders have intriguing file-naming formats. They likely mean something, and it's likely related to the days. Possibilities:
<starting day>-<ending day>.txt<starting day>-<number of days>.txt
Example
# generatorMgr <Generator(Default)>
{v0.1} # version
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 # startPos
0.000000 # startDir
34 # 34 generators
# 宇宙船
{
{v0.1} # version
0 # reserved
0 # 復活日数
137 70 146 136 145 68 0 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 # <宇宙船>
-331.454987 80.000000 1228.323975 # pos
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 # offset
{item} {0002} # onyn
{
{onyn} # item id
0.000000 -171.524994 0.000000 # rotation
{0001} # item local version
4 # onyon index
1 # after boot? true==1
}
# gen base
{
{_eof}
}
}
Header
Each file starts with a line titled # generatorMgr <Generator(Default)>. Under this is, {v0.1}, which denotes the format of the file. At the top of the file, under {v0.1}, startPos, and startDir is a number (the number after the hashtag does NOT matter, as does anything else after a hashtag). This number must be the same as the number of entities listed in the file, or else the game will crash.
Entity
Underneath that in the brackets is the actual entity; in this case, the Hocotate Ship. The numbers before # pos are the entity's x, y, and z coordinates. To find a point's coordinates in a level use 3DS Max or Super Mario Sunshine (SMS) Bin Editor.
