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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! Partners: Pikipedia - the Pikmin wiki Pikcord - the Pikmin community Discord server Hocotate Hacker - the Pikmin hacking community Discord server

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 information Instructions Useful cheat codes Memory addresses Glossary	Main information Instructions Useful cheat codes Memory addresses Troubleshooting Glossary	Main information Instructions Troubleshooting Glossary	Main information Instructions Troubleshooting Glossary
File lists
Directory tree	Directory tree AST (streamed music) BMS (sequenced music) CND (sequenced music for caves)	Directory tree BFSTM (streamed music) MSBT (text string)	Directory tree BCSTM (music)
Constants
Identifiers	Identifiers	Identifiers	Identifiers
File formats
Overworld Generator Routes Gen codes Paired ARC+DIR Files BUN Files (Also ANM) MOD Files PCR Files DCA Files DCK Files CIN Files DSK Files H4M Files JAM Files KEY Files	Overworld Generator Lighting Waterbox Collision Caves Cave generation parameters Challenge Mode Lighting Units (cave rooms) Cave unit generation Cave unit definition Routes Title screen Saved game data	Radar BFSTM (streamed music)	Saved game data ARC (archive) BCH (animation) BFLIM (image) MSBT (text string) Z (archive)
Parameters
AI Constants Game Parameters Enemy Boss Camera Navi Manager Piki Manager Pellet Manager Anim Manager Cuint Demo Key Sound Wave	Leader Pikmin Camera Entity	Carry Fruit Pikmin Item progress
Explanations and notes
Unread Files Disable loading from archives	Cave spawning Custom models Special cave properties	Oddities	Unread files
Tools
PikBinGen OpenGL / Dolphin System	Cave Creator+ Pikmin 2 Cave Creator Pikmin 2 Routes Editor obj2grid BMDCubed SuperBMD pikminBMGtool btk-conv

Tasks

• Things to do
• Unsure info that needs to be confirmed