Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - Maps

Maps in BBS consist of an ARC file which is loaded into memory in it’s entirety when the map is loaded. The arc containing the map data is named {WORLD_CODE}{MAP_NUMBER}.arc. The contents of this arc can vary but it always contains at least the following 4 files, where {map} is short for {world_code}_{MAP_NUMBER}:

• {map}.pmp - This contains all the models + textures for the map
• {map}a.bcd - This contains the collision data for the map and other, currently unknown stuff
• [map].mss - Unknown
• [map].pvd - Unknown

Additionally many maps will contain a .tm2 file. This is the minimap. Note that the minimap texture does not have the red exit markers drawn on it.