FXB Viewer

The FXB Viewer page lets you browse the contents of .fxb (FX Bank) files binary packages that define visual effects used throughout the game, such as particle systems, weather effects, and environmental FX.

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What is an .fxb file?

An .fxb file is a compiled FX Bank (FxBk format). It is a self-contained binary package built by the game's internal FX authoring tool (FX Studio). Each bank contains a collection of named effects, where each effect is composed of phases, and each phase is made up of components with their own properties.

The binary format carries a header (FxBk magic word), followed by a series of offset tables pointing to the string table, vector tables, channel data, effect definitions, component definitions, and more. All data is stored in a single flat binary buffer with internal offsets.

Notable game files that use this format include:

• game:\media\FXParticles\ParticlesLibrary.fxb the main particle effects library
• game:\media\Weather\WeatherManager.fxb weather system effects

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Opening a File

• Drag and drop an .fxb file onto the page.
• Use the Open button in the toolbar.

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Page Layout

The page is divided into four linked panels, reflecting the nested hierarchy of the FX Bank format:

Bank
Effects  (top-level named effects)
    Phases  (execution phases within an effect)
        Components  (individual FX modules: emitters, forces, etc.)
            Properties  (per-component parameters and values)

Selecting an item in any panel populates the next panel to the right with its children, and displays the item's own properties in the detail area at the bottom.

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Effects

The Effects tree shows all top-level effect entries in the bank. Each effect has:

• A Name the string identifier used to play/reference the effect in game code.
• A list of Phases that execute in sequence or in parallel when the effect plays.

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Phases

Phases are logical execution stages within an effect. Each phase controls timing (when it runs relative to other phases) and contains a set of Components.

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Components

Components are the individual functional modules inside a phase � things like a particle emitter, a force field, a sprite renderer, or a mesh emitter. Each component has a type identifier and a list of Properties that control its behaviour.

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Properties

Each component property has:

Field	Description
Name	Human-readable property name from the bank's string table
Type	Data type of the property value (see table below)
Value	The stored value, shown in a type-appropriate display format

Property Types

Type	Description
Integer	A single signed integer
IntegerRange	A min/max integer pair defining a random range
IntegerArray	Array of integer values
Float	A single float
FloatRange	A min/max float pair
FloatArray	Array of float values
FloatKeyFrame	Animated float curve with linear or cubic interpolation
ColorARGBKeyFrame	Animated ARGB colour curve
String	A text string (referenced by offset in the string table)
StringArray	Array of strings
Vector3	A 3-component float vector (XYZ)
Vector3Range	A min/max Vector3 pair
Vector3Array	Array of Vector3 values
Vector4	A 4-component float vector (XYZW)
FixedFunction	A procedural curve defined as quadratic or sinusoidal

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Viewing Property Values

Click a property in the Properties list to expand its full detail in the bottom panel. For range types, both the minimum and maximum values are shown. For key-frame types, the curve data is listed.

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Limitations

The FXB Viewer is still early development and bugs are likely to occure.