DAT
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DAT is a general chunked file container for the Metal Gear Solid games. DATs may be encrypted, but this is not always the case. The file format may vary slightly depending on the game. They contain textures, audios, music and other kind of files used in the game. Each DAT usually contains a certain type or set of files.
Files
| File | What's inside | Appears |
|---|---|---|
| bgm.dat | Music. | MGS3 & MGS4 |
| brf.dat | Briefing image/data files. | MGS |
| codec.dat | Captions for codec messages. | MGS2, MGS3 & MGS4 |
| demo.dat | Captions for movies/fmv. (Audio from videos on MGS3) | MGS, MGS2, MGS3 & MGS4 |
| face.dat | Codec faces images/models. | MGS, MGS2 |
| movie.dat | Videos. | MGS2, MGS3 & MGS4 |
| radio.dat | Captions for codec messages. | MGS |
| sdpack.dat | MGS4 | |
| speech.dat | MGS4 | |
| slot.dat | Textures, models and data files. | MGS3 & MGS4 |
| stage.dat | Encrypted file. | MGS2, MGS3 & MGS4 |
| vox.dat | Audio voices. | MGS, MGS2, MGS3 & MGS4 |
