Editing Pikmin directory tree

This article lists all folders and noteworthy files in ''Pikmin''. Yellow rows are folders, and blue rows are files.

{{todo|Apparently we're supposed to figure all of these out and link them to the relevant pages.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Entry || Description
|-
{{dt|d||dataDir|Location of essentially all game files.}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|archives|Storage folder for all .ARC and .DIR file pairs}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|blo_eng.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\screen\eng_blo</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|blo_kodomo.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\screen\kodomo_blo</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|blo_otona.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\screen\otona_blo</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|bomb.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\bomb</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|bosses.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\bosses</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|bridges.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\bridge</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|effshapes.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\effects\shapes</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|fl_water.dir|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\fl_water</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|gates.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\gate</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|goal.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\goal</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|pelletsbin.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\pellets</code> '''(.BIN files only)'''}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|pikihead.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\pikihead</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|plants.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\plants</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|rope.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\rope</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|tekikey.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\tekikeys</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|tekipara.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\tekipara</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|tekis.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\tekis</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|ufopartsbin.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\ufoparts</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|water.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\water</code>}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/archives|weeks.arc|Copy of <code>dataDir\objects\weeds</code>}}

{{dt|d|dataDir|camera|Seems to contains per-camera-ters {{unsure|(3 versions)}}}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|bosses|Unused in the final game.  Used in [https://tcrf.net/Pikmin/Windows_Executable Windows x86 Debugger]}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|cinemas|Contains (copies of) models and animations used in cutscenes, along with other stuff}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/cinemas|opening.cin|{{unsure|Used on for title screen?}}}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/cinemas|opening.ini|{{unsure|Used on for title screen?}}}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|courses|.MOD files for gameplay areas}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/ghost|record.gst|{{unsure|Mysterious file.  What does this do??}}}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|intro|{{unsure|Area names when landing, et cetera}}}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|MovieData|Prerendered video in '''H4M''' format}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/savedata|test.card|{{unsure|Memory card defaults?}}}}
{{dt|f|dataDir/SndData/Seqs|pikiseq.arc|The one '''ARC''' file that isn't like the rest (no partner '''DIR''' file)}}
{{dt|d|dataDir|stages|Contains '''GEN''' files for {{unsure|all stages}}}}

{{dt|f||config.ini|A big let-down}}
{{dt|f|dataDir|build.map|An actual symbol map, unlike a ''certain sequel''}}
{{dt|f||sysBootup.exe|Development tool left on the disk.  For more info, see [https://tcrf.net/Pikmin/Windows_Executable TCRF.net]}}
|}

{{credits|[[User:Minty_Meeo|Minty_Meeo]]}}

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