Guide: File types

File type	Description	Location	Additions
AUD	These files contain sounds, but they're not used anymore.		expand##.mix - ecache##.mix
BINK	These files contain movies. They can be edited with RAD Video Tools.	movies##.mix
BAG/IDX	These two files contain the sounds. They can be edited with XCC Sound Editor.	language.mix - audio.mix
CSF	This file contains the strings. It can be edited with XCC String Table Editor.	language.mix
HVA	These files contain voxel animations. They can be converted with HVA <-> CSV.	ra2.mix - local.mix	expand##.mix
INI	These files contain the game settings. They can be edited with a text editor.	ra2.mix - local.mix	expand##.mix
MIX	These files are container files and contain most other files. They can be edited with XCC MIX Editor.
PCX	These files contain images. They can be edited with a graphics editor.	ra2.mix - local.mix ra2.mix - neutral.mix
SHP (TS)	These files contain single- or multi-frame images. They can be converted with SHP (TS) <-> PCX/PNG.	language.mix - cameo.mix ra2.mix - conquer.mix ra2.mix - generic.mix ra2.mix - isogen.mix ra2.mix - isosnow.mix ra2.mix - isotemp.mix ra2.mix - isourb.mix ra2.mix - load.mix ra2.mix - local.mix ra2.mix - neutral.mix ra2.mix - sidec##.mix ra2.mix - sidenc##.mix ra2.mix - sno.mix ra2.mix - snow.mix ra2.mix - tem.mix ra2.mix - temperat.mix ra2.mix - urb.mix ra2.mix - urban.mix	expand##.mix - ecache##.mix
TMP (TS)	These files contain templates used for maps.	ra2.mix - isosnow.mix ra2.mix - isotemp.mix ra2.mix - isourb.mix ra2.mix - snow.mix ra2.mix - temperat.mix ra2.mix - urban.mix
VXL	These files contain voxels. They can be converted with VXL <-> PCX/PNG and edited with Will's VXL Editor.	ra2.mix - local.mix	expand##.mix
WAV (IMA ADPCM)	These files contain sounds and themes. They can be converted with WAV (IMA ADPCM) <-> WAV (PCM) and edited with an audio editor.	language.mix - audio.mix