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Revision as of 21:53, 19 May 2015
The format for materials saw a dramatic overhaul in Metroid Prime 3. The format is seen in both the CMDL and MREA formats and is identical in both. This particular material format appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
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This file format needs more research Need to find TEV values for each subsection type |
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Material Set Format
Materials come as part of a set; although most files will only have one set, some CMDLs will have more, as indicated by a count value in the header. The set format is merely a 32-bit count value followed by that number of materials.
Material Format
The material format starts with a 28-byte header, then after that is broken up into a bunch of subsections.
Header
| Offset | Type | Size | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | u32 | 4 | Material size | Does not include size value |
| 0x4 | u32 | 4 | Material flags | Only bottom 17 bits are valid |
| 0x8 | u32 | 4 | Group index | Denotes groups of materials that share the same settings, but different textures. |
| 0xC | u32 | 4 | Unknown | Value is possibly unused; the material loading code seems to skip it |
| 0x10 | u32 | 4 | Vertex attribute flags | Functionality is identical to Metroid Prime 2 |
| 0x14 | u32 | 4 | Unknown | Value is possibly unused; the material loading code seems to skip it |
| 0x18 | u32 | 4 | Unknown | |
| 0x1C | u32 | 4 | Unknown | |
| 0x20 | End of header | |||
Flags
Known flag values:
| Bit | Hex | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0x1 | Unknown |
| 1 | 0x2 | Unknown |
| 2 | 0x4 | Unknown |
| 3 | 0x8 | Enable alpha blending |
| 4 | 0x10 | Unknown |
| 5 | 0x20 | Enable additive blending (probably - needs verification) |
| 6 | 0x40 | Unknown |
| 7 | 0x80 | Unknown |
| 8 | 0x100 | Shadow occluder mesh; meshes using this material are not rendered, but can be used to cast dynamic shadows on actors |
| 9 | 0x200 | Unknown |
| 10 | 0x400 | Unknown |
| 11 | 0x800 | Unknown |
| 12 | 0x1000 | Unknown |
| 13 | 0x2000 | Unknown |
| 14 | 0x4000 | Unknown |
| 15 | 0x8000 | Unknown |
| 16 | 0x10000 | Unknown |
| 17+ | - | Unused |
Subsections
The rest of the material data is made up of a number of subsections. These subsections generally set different texture slots, as well as other parameters like Konst colors and material opacity. There's no count for the number of subsections; it needs to be read in using a while loop. The "END " section denotes the end of the material.
The order of the subsections doesn't matter. One material can only have one of each type of subsection; if there's any additional ones, they will overwrite the previous ones.
There are three subsection types (aside from END): PASS, CLR, and INT. Each of these types has a number of subtypes.
PASS
The PASS sections set up a single rendering pass, consisting of one TEV stage and potential other data to go with it (like a UV animation). One pass is 32 bytes (without the animation) and is structured as follows:
| Offset | Type | Size | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | u32 | 4 | PASS subsection size | |
| 0x4 | char[4] | 4 | Section subtype fourCC | See below for possible subtypes |
| 0x8 | u32 | 4 | Pass Flags | Only bottom 5 bits are valid |
| 0xC | TXTR | 8 | Texture ID | |
| 0x14 | u32 | 4 | UV Source | Only bottom 4 bits are valid |
| 0x18 | u32 | 4 | UV Animation Size |
If there's a UV anim, it is structured like this:
| Offset | Type | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | u16 | 2 | Unknown |
| 0x2 | u16 | 2 | Unknown |
| 0x4 | u32 | 4 | Animation Type |
List of possible PASS subtypes:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
DIFF
|
Lightmap |
BLOL
|
Bloom map for lightmaps |
BLOD
|
Unknown |
CLR
|
Diffuse map |
TRAN
|
Greyscale opacity map |
INCA
|
Emissive map |
RFLV
|
Specular map |
RFLD
|
Reflection/sphere map |
LRLD
|
Unknown |
LURD
|
Unknown |
BLOI
|
Bloom map for diffuse map |
XRAY
|
Sphere map for X-Ray models; similar to RFLD |
Flags
Known flag settings:
| Bit | Hex | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0x1 | Unknown |
| 1 | 0x2 | Unknown |
| 2 | 0x4 | On INCA, factors in the texture map as a bloom map as (0.25 * texture alpha)
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| 3 | 0x8 | Unknown |
| 4 | 0x10 | On TRAN, indicates that the texture map is inverted (ie. white is transparent, black is opaque).
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| 5+ | - | Unused |
CLR
| Offset | Type | Size | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | char[4] | 4 | Section subtype fourCC | See below for possible subtypes |
| 0x4 | u32 | 4 | Color value | 32-bit RGBA value |
List of possible CLR subtypes:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
CLR
|
Unknown |
DIFB
|
Lightmap multiplier color |
INT
| Offset | Type | Size | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | char[4] | 4 | Section subtype fourCC | See below for possible subtypes |
| 0x4 | u32 | 4 | Value | Actually an 8-bit value; the top 24 bits are ignored |
List of possible INT subtypes:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
OPAC
|
Sets the opacity of the entire material |
BLOD
|
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BLOI
|
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BNIF
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XRBR
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