Content

Just like most software, Breath of the Wild requires non-executable content files to work correctly. They are stored in the title content directory on Wii U and in the romfs on Switch.

To minimise loading times, files that are frequently loaded together or at the same time are packed into SARC archives. Because of this optimisation, a significant amount of game files are located within archives. Some files may also be present in more than a single archive with the same canonical resource name.

Actor

In top level packs such as Pack/Bootup.pack, Pack/TitleBG.pack or Pack/Dungeon100.pack, Actor contains a Pack directory in which all actor parameter files are stored inside of compressed SARC archives with the sbactorpack extension.

In addition to actor packs, Bootup.pack contains dummy actor parameter files and configuration files for the actor and AI system:

• ActorTemplate
• AIDef/AIDef_Game.product.byml
• ASSetting.bassetting
• Effect/EffectInfo.byml
• ResidentActors.byml
• Sound/SoundInfo.byml
• XLink/XLinkInfo.byml

ActorInfo.product.sbyml can be found in the top level Actor directory.

AnimationDrivenSpeed

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

 

Awareness

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Camera

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

 

Chemical

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Cooking

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

DamageParam

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Demo

This directory is found in Pack/TitleBG.pack and event packs.

 

Ecosystem

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Effect

GameResident.esetlist

This resource is found in the unpacked content files.

ELink2

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Env

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Event

EventInfo.product.byml

This resource is found in the unpacked content files.

EventFlow

This directory is found in several archives (such as Pack/Bootup.pack and event packs).

GameData

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Layout

This directory is found in the content root and in Pack/Bootup.pack.

Message

This directory is found in language and region specific packs such as Pack/Bootup_EUen.pack.

 

Mii

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Model

This directory is found in the content root and top level packs such as Pack/Bootup.pack.

 

Physics

StaticCompound

This directory is found in the content root and in top level packs such as Dungeon100.pack.

  

System

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

  

Quest

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

 

Shader

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

 

SLink2

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

Tips

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.

UI

MapTex/MainFieldArea.byaml

This resource is found in the unpacked content files.

 

WorldMgr

This directory is found in the unpacked content files.