UseResource

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This page only applies to Super Mario Galaxy 2

UseResource is an archive that only the main galaxy can have. It provides the game with a list of items from the disc that will be loaded into memory asynchronously, which makes loading faster.

It is important to note that if a file that is inside UseResource doesn't exist, the game will hang while loading the scene.

Naming Convention

These UseResource files use the following naming convention:

Scenario Target	Filename	Examples
All Scenarios	common	common.bcsv, sound_common.bcsv
Scenario X	scenario_X	scenario_1.bcsv, sound_scenario_3.bcsv (basically just replace the "X" with the scenario number)

File Lists

Standard Files

A UseResource BCSV to load files into memory.

Field	Type	Description
ResourceName	STRING	Put the game disc path to a file that you want to load here. Example: /ObjectData/Kuribo.arc

Sounds

A UseResource BCSV to load sounds by name into memory. Be aware that there is an unknown maximum to how many sounds that can be loaded at once.

Field	Type	Description
SoundName	STRING	Put the name of the sfx you want to load here. Example: SE_PM_SPIN_ATTACK

Unused Files

Inside a UseResource are files named "wave_arc_<Scenario>.bcsv". These are not used by the game for anything, and can be deleted freely. It is assumed that they used to load specific .aw files during development.
For completeness, the BCSV is documented below.

Field	Type
WaveArcName	STRING