MSBT (File Format)
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MSBT files contains the game's text. The files have been used in many different games on the Wii, 3DS and Wii U. In Mario Kart 8 the file has a main header (MSBT) and two sections with their own headers (NLI1 and TXT2). 0xAB is used as padding.
Header
The MSBT file format starts with a header structure.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | File magic. Always MsgStdBn in ASCII. |
0x08 | UInt16 | Byte order mark. 0xFEFF for big endian and 0xFFFE for little endian. |
0x0A | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0000. |
0x0C | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0103. |
0x0E | UInt16 | Number of sections. |
0x10 | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0000. |
0x12 | UInt32 | File size. |
0x16 | Byte[10] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x20 | End of file header |
NLI1
The NLI1 section starts with a section header.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | Section magic. Always NLI1 in ASCII. |
0x04 | UInt32 | Section size (starting from 0x10). |
0x08 | Byte[8] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x10 | UInt32 | Number of entries. |
0x14 | End of NLI1 header |
TXT2
The TXT2 section starts with a header.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | Section magic. Always TXT2 in ASCII. |
0x04 | UInt32 | Section size (starting from 0x10). |
0x08 | Byte[8] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x10 | UInt32 | Number of entries. |
0x14 | End of TXT2 header |
After the TXT2 header, there are four bytes for each entry, containing the offset to the UTF16 string.
Tools
The following tool can handle MSBT files:
- MSBT Editor, by IcySon55