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Bryn: specified that Elements / Nodes only have tags in version 0x417

2026-02-20T06:10:08Z

specified that Elements / Nodes only have tags in version 0x417

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	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Tag Entry Offset		\|Tag Entry Offset (version 0x417+)
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x08		\|0x08

Watertoon: Add rest of what I got for now. Rename "parts" to "attachments". Correct header again.

2026-01-07T23:28:50Z

Add rest of what I got for now. Rename "parts" to "attachments". Correct header again.

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Watertoon: Correct file header

2026-01-07T12:51:07Z

Correct file header

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	'''ASB''' ('''A'''nimation '''S'''equence '''B'''inary) is a file format used to store animation sequences for actors in recent Nintendo EPD games such as ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Nintendo Switch Sports''. This article is primarily aimed at the version that appears in ''Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' (v0x0417). Other ASB versions include 0x304 (''Ring Fit Adventure''), 0x3FB (''Labo Toy-Con 04'' and ''Game Builder Garage''), 0x407 (''Animal Crossing: New Horizons''), 0x40F (''Nintendo Switch Sports''), 0x410 (''Splatoon 3''), 0x418 (''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''), and 0x41A (''Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program''). ASB files can be found in the AS folder of the romfs as well as the AS folder of certain pack files.		'''ASB''' ('''A'''nimation '''S'''equence '''B'''inary) is a file format used to store animation sequences for actors in recent Nintendo EPD games such as ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Nintendo Switch Sports''. This article is primarily aimed at the version that appears in ''Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' (v0x0417). Other ASB versions include 0x304 (''Ring Fit Adventure''), 0x3FB (''Labo Toy-Con 04'' and ''Game Builder Garage''), 0x407 (''Animal Crossing: New Horizons''), 0x40F (''Nintendo Switch Sports''), 0x410 (''Splatoon 3''), 0x418 (''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''), and 0x41A/0x41B (''Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program''). ASB files can be found in the AS folder of the romfs as well as the AS folder of certain pack files.

	== File Structure ==		== File Structure ==
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	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbString		\|AsbString
	\|Name ~~Offset~~		\|Name
	\|-		\|-
	\|0xc		\|0xc
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	\|-		\|-
	\|0x38		\|0x38
			\|0x4
			\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<Enum Relocation>>
			\|Enum Relocation Array
			\|-
			\|0x3c
			\|0x4
			\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<State>>
			\|State Array
			\|-
			\|0x40
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Float Property Ex Count		\|Float Property Ex Count
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x3c~~		\|0x44
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<Float Property Ex[Float Property Ex Count]>		\|AsbPtr<Float Property Ex[Float Property Ex Count]>
	\|Float Property Ex Array		\|Float Property Ex Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x40~~		\|0x48
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Bone Blend Count		\|Bone Blend Count
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x44~~		\|0x4c
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<Bone Blend[Bone Blend Count]>		\|AsbPtr<Bone Blend[Bone Blend Count]>
	\|Bone Blend Array		\|Bone Blend Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x48~~		\|0x50
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Partial Skeleton Count		\|Partial Skeleton Count
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x4c~~		\|0x54
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<Partial Skeleton[Partial Skeleton Count]>		\|AsbPtr<Partial Skeleton[Partial Skeleton Count]>
	\|Partial Skeleton Array		\|Partial Skeleton Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x50~~		\|0x58
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|String Pool Size		\|String Pool Size
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x54~~		\|0x5c
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<Transition Array>		\|AsbPtr<Transition Array>
	\|Transition Array		\|Transition Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x58~~		\|0x60
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<u32>>		\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<u32>>
	\|Transition Partial Skeleton Array		\|Transition Partial Skeleton Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x5c~~		\|0x64
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<AsbString>>		\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<AsbString>>
	\|Tag Array		\|Tag Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x60~~		\|0x68
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<External Action>>		\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<External Action>>
	\|External Action Array		\|External Action Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x64~~		\|0x6c
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<Exb>		\|AsbPtr<Exb>
	\|Exb		\|Exb
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x68~~		\|0x70
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Transition Group Array		\|Transition Group Array
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~0x6c~~		\|0x78
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<Material Blend>>		\|AsbPtr<AsbArray<Material Blend>>
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	\|0x8		\|0x8
	\|Property<float>		\|Property<float>
	\|		\|Selector Weight 0
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x8		\|0x8
	\|0x8		\|0x8
	\|Property<float>		\|Property<float>
	\|		\|Selector Weight 1
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x10		\|0x10

Watertoon: Correct exb pointer field type in header

2026-01-07T12:43:54Z

Correct exb pointer field type in header

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	\|0x64		\|0x64
	\|0x4		\|0x4
	\|AsbPtr~~<AsbArray~~<Exb>>		\|AsbPtr<Exb>
	\|Exb		\|Exb
	\|-		\|-

Watertoon: Correct fields in element struct.

2026-01-07T12:42:14Z

Correct fields in element struct.

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	\|0x1		\|0x1
	\|u8		\|u8
	\|~~Is Flag~~		\|Parts Count
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x3		\|0x3
	\|0x1		\|0x1
	\|u8		\|u8
	\|~~Flag (unknown use)~~		\|Is No State End
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x4		\|0x4

Watertoon: Begin adding some information on asb version 0x41b

2026-01-07T12:36:03Z

Begin adding some information on asb version 0x41b

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Bryn: /* File Header */Removed other title versions from title header section - other versions and what titles use them are listed elsewhere.

2025-04-04T04:53:50Z

File Header: Removed other title versions from title header section - other versions and what titles use them are listed elsewhere.

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:53, 4 April 2025
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	\|0x04		\|0x04
	\|u32		\|u32
	\|Version (~~0x0418 in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'',~~ 0x0417 in ''Tears of the Kingdom~~'' and ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)'', 0x040F in ''Nintendo Switch Sports'' and ''Splatoon 3~~'')		\|Version (0x0417 in ''Tears of the Kingdom'')
	\|-		\|-
	\|0x08		\|0x08

Watertoon: Add Mario vs Donkey Kong and NSO Playtest asb versions.

2025-02-08T18:16:01Z

Add Mario vs Donkey Kong and NSO Playtest asb versions.

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	'''ASB''' ('''A'''nimation '''S'''equence '''B'''inary) is a file format used to store animation sequences for actors in recent Nintendo EPD games such as ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Nintendo Switch Sports''. This article is primarily aimed at the version that appears in ''Tears of the Kingdom'' (v0x0417). Other ASB versions include 0x304 (''Ring Fit Adventure''), 0x3FB (''Labo Toy-Con 04'' and ''Game Builder Garage''), 0x407 (''Animal Crossing: New Horizons''), 0x40F (''Nintendo Switch Sports''), 0x410 (''Splatoon 3''), ~~and~~ 0x418 (''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''). ASB files can be found in the AS folder of the romfs as well as the AS folder of certain pack files.		'''ASB''' ('''A'''nimation '''S'''equence '''B'''inary) is a file format used to store animation sequences for actors in recent Nintendo EPD games such as ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Nintendo Switch Sports''. This article is primarily aimed at the version that appears in ''Tears of the Kingdom'' and ''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' (v0x0417). Other ASB versions include 0x304 (''Ring Fit Adventure''), 0x3FB (''Labo Toy-Con 04'' and ''Game Builder Garage''), 0x407 (''Animal Crossing: New Horizons''), 0x40F (''Nintendo Switch Sports''), 0x410 (''Splatoon 3''), 0x418 (''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''), and 0x41A (''Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program''). ASB files can be found in the AS folder of the romfs as well as the AS folder of certain pack files.

	=== File Structure ===		=== File Structure ===

Dt12345: link to github repo while documentation is still incomplete

2024-11-30T17:22:43Z

link to github repo while documentation is still incomplete

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	All string offsets in the file are relative to the start of the string pool and name hashes are 32-bit murmur3 hashes. There are six possible parameter types: string, int (32-bit signed integer), float (32-bit floating point number), bool, vector3f, and pointer (object pointer, this is not actually possible in ASB, only usable in AINB).		All string offsets in the file are relative to the start of the string pool and name hashes are 32-bit murmur3 hashes. There are six possible parameter types: string, int (32-bit signed integer), float (32-bit floating point number), bool, vector3f, and pointer (object pointer, this is not actually possible in ASB, only usable in AINB).

			Documentation is still sparse, refer to [https://github.com/dt-12345/asb this repository] for more details (names may not match exactly).

	==== Section Order ====		==== Section Order ====

Dt12345: small correction

2024-11-30T17:17:41Z

small correction

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	ASB is a little endian format which consists of node pathways triggered by AS commands. When an AS command is called, it runs the sequence of nodes connected to it which trigger and control animations and animation logic. Nodes are arranged in an array and referenced and accessed by their array index. Despite the presence of animation events in ASB files, these events do not appear to be used by the game.		ASB is a little endian format which consists of node pathways triggered by AS commands. When an AS command is called, it runs the sequence of nodes connected to it which trigger and control animations and animation logic. Nodes are arranged in an array and referenced and accessed by their array index. Despite the presence of animation events in ASB files, these events do not appear to be used by the game.

	All string offsets in the file are relative to the start of the string pool and name hashes are 32-bit murmur3 hashes. There are six possible parameter types: string, int (32-bit signed integer), float (32-bit floating point number), bool, vector3f, and pointer (object pointer).		All string offsets in the file are relative to the start of the string pool and name hashes are 32-bit murmur3 hashes. There are six possible parameter types: string, int (32-bit signed integer), float (32-bit floating point number), bool, vector3f, and pointer (object pointer, this is not actually possible in ASB, only usable in AINB).

	==== Section Order ====		==== Section Order ====
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	# Sync Data		# Sync Data
	# State Transitions		# State Transitions
	# Events		# Events (in games that use BAEV, these events are non-functional)
	# Transitions		# Transitions
	# Command Groups		# Command Groups