Magic/Depend Resource¶
Magic files are pointed to from the model table.
Before loading the .magic file, a .dep file is loaded from the pack system/game/magic/depend_resource_info.pac.
.dep¶
Registers all entities/dependencies (BNpcBases/WeaponBases) required for a .magic file.
They are located under the chara folder (sourced from system/game/magic/depend_resource_info.pac).
.magic¶
Magic files contain spell, or dynamic projectile definitions that can be created by characters/enemies (BNpcs). Each BNpc has their own file which is different and two spells can have the same Id and yet be different, as long as they're contained in two different characters' files.
The file that gets loaded depends on the MagicFilePath column of the Model nex table. The model row used depends on BNpcBase's ModelId column.
These files are at chara/<id>/magic/<id>.magic (You will need to extract chara/<id>/pack/<id>.pac).
A magic file defines magic ids, which are instantiated through chara timelines.
One magic 'entry' may contain groups of operations, which are uniquely identified by their own Id. These groups contain operations, which declares a magic's behavior, such as initialize a linear projectile, a VFX (vfxb id), the hitbox, and a lot more.
These operations contain properties. These properties merely just set up how an operation behaves. (Under the hood, all they really do is set an operation's internal field to a value).
Operations may have properties that point to other groups by Id - they are essentially callbacks.
Tip
You can edit magic files at runtime using FaithFramework - Head to the resource manager and look for magic files.
For a quick example, Magic 3 (in c1001.magic) is Clive's Normal (non charged) shot.
It declares 4 groups:
4337- Used to initialize the magic with operation 51 (you'll see this one a lot), which Eid to use for the current actor, and which target to use.4338- Creates a projectile.4340- Callback group for when the target was hit.4354- Callback group for when the projectile 'expired' - it hit nobody.