Pikmin 2 mapcode file

Overview

The mapcode.bin is a file format that assigns physical characteristics to each face of the grid.bin file where each face receives two hex digit values identifiers.

The formatting for the mapcode is 0xAB (the x here is not the digit, A and B are). A determines the traction (the amount of control leaders have on a face if it's an incline) and whether Pikmin seeds root or die, B determines the footstep sounds.

For example, 0x00 would give a face full traction, Pikmin seeds can root, and it uses grass walking sound effects. Refer to the table below for more information.

The following was pasted from Kai's notes:

First 4 Bytes of data define the amount of faces it's grid.bin has. Each byte after defines 3 different characteristics of each face.

Integer/effect tables

First Digit (Physical characteristics)

Integer (the value of A)	Effect
0	Full traction, Pikmin seeds can root
1	Some traction, Pikmin seeds can root
2	No traction, Pikmin seeds can root
4	Full traction, Pikmin seeds die
5	Some traction, Pikmin seeds die
6	No traction, Pikmin seeds die

Second Digit (Sound index)

Integer (the value of B)	Footstep sounds
0	Grass
1	Soil
2	Sand
3	Wood
4	Water
5	Stone
6	Iron
7	Snow
8	Water, uses water particle effects when 1 is used as the first digit.
9	Paper Bag
a	Dummy, uses soil sounds
b	Dummy, uses soil sounds
c	Dummy, uses soil sounds
d	Dummy, uses soil sounds
e	Dummy, uses soil sounds
f	Dummy, uses soil sounds