Sonic Adventure 2/Cutscenes

SCHG: Sonic Adventure 2
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Cutscenes

Depending on the version of SA2, the data for the event cutscenes can differ. EXXXX.PRS is the main file, while the _0 to _J files contain miscellaneous resources, such as audio timings and lighting/screen fade information. In the Dreamcast version, the models and animation data for a scene are all contained within the main file, while in SA2B, the animation data was split off into an uncompressed file labeled exxxxmotion.bin. With two exceptions in the DC version - those being E0203 and E0210 - the event files can only be interpreted by the game if the main file is compressed.

Files that are labeled as evmes??.prs contain the subtitle text and their assignments per cutscene. The first ? wildcard starts with either H, D, or L, denoting the text used for the Hero Story, Dark Story, and Last Episode respectively. The second ? wildcard contains a number from 0 to 5, which represents the language. As an example, evmesH1 contains all the English subtitle information for the Hero Story cutscenes. The contents of these files can be edited using SA2CutsceneTextEditor.

Main File Information

The base pointer for the DC version is 0xC600000
The base pointer for SA2B is 0x8125FE60

Offset	Type	Description
0	Pointer	Cutscene asset arrays
4	Pointer	Texture list
8	UINT32	Scene count
C	Pointer	Texture sizes
10	Pointer	ARK character reflection control
14	Pointer	Blur model array
18	Pointer	Mech character parts (Usually contains pointers to their upgrades and weapons)
1C	Pointer	Tails' tails
20	Pointer	Upgrade list
24	Pointer	Texture animation data
28	UINT32	Drop shadow control. A value of 01 allows the character drop shadows to be rendered over updated geometry. (SA2B only)

Cutscene Entity Data

This section of the main file is the source for all things related to camera controls, models, animations, and Big the Cat cameos for the cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description	Notes
0	Pointer	Scene Entity Array
4	UINT32	Scene Entity Count
8	Pointer	Scene Camera Array
C	UINT32	Scene Camera Count
10	Pointer	Particle Motion Array	The animations in this array are used for positioning certain particle effects if the scene uses them
14	UINT32	Particle Motion Count
18	Pointer	Big Cameo Array
1C	UINT32	Scene Frame Count	"Scene 0" will contain the total number of frames for the entire cutscene, as its section stores the cutscene geometry and must remain visible at all times.

Scene Entity Arrays

This section of the cutscene entity data array controls which models and animations are to be loaded as a singular entity in a scene. The contents of this section are slightly different between game versions.

Dreamcast

Offset	Type	Description
0	Pointer	Model
4	Pointer	Animation
8	Pointer	Shape Motion
C	UINT32	Unknown
10	Float(3)	Position
1C	UINT32	Flags ID Description Notes 0x1 Entity has environment maps 0x2 Ignore backface culling 0x4 Unknown All entities set this flag 0x8 Enable Multi-Light System 1 Primarily combines lighting information from tables 1 and 2 0x10 Enable Multi-Light System 2 Primarily combines lighting information from tables 1, 3, and 4 0x20 Enable Multi-Light System 3 Primarily combines lighting information from tables 1 and 4 0x40 Entity has modifier volumes 0x80 Entity can be reflected 0x100 Entity can have a blur effect 0x200 Unknown

SA2B

Offset	Type	Description	Notes
0	Pointer	Model
4	Pointer	Animation
8	Pointer	Shape Motion
C	Pointer	GC Model	This section is primarily used for "Scene 0" whenever the scene geometry was updated.
10	Pointer	Shadow Model	These models are usually texture-less versions of the character models and are used in cutscenes with GC models
14	UINT32	Unknown
18	Float(3)	Position
24	UINT32	Flags ID Description Notes 0x1 Entity has environment maps 0x2 Ignore Shape Motions 0x4 Unknown All entities set this flag 0x8 Ignore Animations 0x10 Unknown 0x20 Unknown 0x40 Entity has modifier volumes This flag causes the models associated with the entity to not appear. 0x80 Entity can be reflected 0x100 Entity can have a blur effect 0x200 Unknown
28	UINT32	Display Layer	This is a value between 0 and 4, which is tied to the game's rendering system. The higher values are sometimes used with models that use transparency to improve visibility

Big the Cat Cameo Data

This section of the cutscene entity data array controls Big's cameos in each of the scenes.

Offset	Type	Description
0	Pointer	Model
4	Pointer	Animation array
8	UINT32	Animation count
C	UINT32	Unknown

Upgrade list

The upgrade list is constant throughout the game. To work around a technical limitation with the character models in SA2B, Mech Tails and Mech Eggman were given an upgrade slot each for their windshields, as they would have problems rendering otherwise.

Number	Description
1	Sonic's Light Shoes
2	Sonic's Flame Ring
3	Sonic's Bounce Bracelet
4	Sonic's Magic Gloves
5	Shadow's Air Shoes
6	Shadow's Flame Ring
7	Knuckles' Shovel Claw (Left)
8	Knuckles' Shovel Claw (Right)
9	Knuckles' Hammer Glove (Left)
10	Knuckles' Hammer Glove (Right)
11	Knuckles' Sunglasses
12	Knuckles' Air Necklace
13	Rouge's Pick Nails
14	Rouge's Treasure Scope
15	Rouge's Iron Boots
16	Rouge's Heart Plates
17	Mech Tails' cockpit window (SA2B only)
18	Mech Eggman's cockpit window (SA2B only)

Mech Parts list

The list used to detect mech character parts is constant throughout the game. The way this list works is that each part of the mech is referenced via pointer to its OBJECT struct and pieces that are deemed redundant are rendered invisible. For example, if the player has acquired Mech Tails' Bazooka upgrade, his Vulcan Cannon won't render on his model and vice versa.

The list is essentially split into three sections, with the first two including pointers to the upgrade models and the last section focusing on the regular models if they exist. The order of the upgrades in the list is identical to a set of flags that are found in the game's code, which is the basis for the descriptions found in the table. The Tornado object in E0004 references its Vulcan Cannon where the Bazooka upgrade would normally be referenced. The reasoning for this is unclear at the moment.

The original purpose of this section was to serve as the upgrade application list for cutscenes. As such, all visible upgrades are supported here, but due to the inclusion of a new upgrade list that more closely matches the in-game implementation, the mech characters are the only ones to utilize the feature at all.

ID	Description	ID	Description	ID	Description
0	Sonic's Light Shoes 1*	31	Sonic's Light Shoes 2*	62	Null
1	Sonic's Ancient Light**	32	Null	63	Null
2	Sonic's Magic Gloves*	33	Null	64	Null
3	Sonic's Flame Ring*	34	Null	65	Null
4	Sonic's Bounce Bracelet*	35	Null	66	Null
5	Sonic's Mystic Melody**	36	Null	67	Null
6	Mech Tails' Booster (Left, Node 51)	37	Mech Tails' Booster (Right, Node 40)	68	Null
7	Mech Tails' Bazooka (Root, Node 11)	38	Null	69	Mech Tails' Vulcan Cannon (Root, Node 3)
8	Mech Tails' Laser Blaster (Root, Node 8)	39	Null	70	Mech Tails' Missile Blaster (Root, Node 5)
9	Mech Tails' Mystic Melody**	40	Null	71	Null
10	Knuckles' Shovel Claw 1*	41	Knuckles' Shovel Claw 2*	72	Null
11	Knuckles' Sunglasses*	42	Null	73	Null
12	Knuckles' Hammer Gloves 1*	43	Knuckles' Hammer Gloves 2*	74	Null
13	Knuckles' Air Necklace*	44	Null	75	Null
14	Knuckles' Mystic Melody**	45	Null	76	Null
15	Null	46	Null	77	Null
16	Shadow's Air Shoes 1*	47	Shadow's Air Shoes 2*	78	Null
17	Shadow's Ancient Light**	48	Null	79	Null
18	Shadow's Flame Ring*	49	Null	80	Null
19	Shadow's Mystic Melody**	50	Null	81	Null
20	Mech Eggman's Jet Engine (Right, Node 6)	51	Mech Eggman's Jet Engine (Left, Node 11)	82	Null
21	Mech Eggman's Large Cannon (Root, Node 22)	52	Null	83	Mech Eggman's Vulcan Cannon (Root, Node 17)
22	Mech Eggman's Laser Blaster (Root, Node 24)	53	Null	84	Mech Eggman's Missile Blaster (Root, Node 19)
23	Mech Eggman's Protection Armor (Node 16)	54	Null	85	Null
24	Mech Eggman's Mystic Melody**	55	Null	86	Null
25	Rouge's Pick Nails 1*	56	Rouge's Pick Nails 2*	87	Null
26	Rouge's Treasure Scope*	57	Null	88	Null
27	Rouge's Iron Boots 1*	58	Rouge's Iron Boots 2*	89	Null
28	Rouge's Mystic Melody**	59	Null	90	Null
29	Null	60	Null	91	Null
30	Null	61	Null	92	Null

*Assumed upgrade/normal model
**Upgrade doesn't normally have a visual component

Character Node Hierarchy

The node hierarchy for the characters in the cutscenes tends to be quite different from their main game counterparts. As a result, there isn't so much a common skeleton for the cutscene models so much as a different arrangement for the same nodes, with some alterations for what's included within the body's mesh. As a general rule of thumb, any part of the mesh that requires shape motions in the scene is not included with the main model.

Sonic

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Left Leg (Parent)
7	Left Leg node (hip)
8	Left Leg node (thigh)
9	Left Leg node (knee)
10	Left Leg node (end)
11	Left Foot node (Parent)
12	Left Foot node (Heel)
13	Left Foot node (Toe)
14	Left Foot node (End)
15	Tail (Parent)
16	Tail node (base)
17	Tail node (2nd from base)
18	Tail node (2nd from end)
19	Tail node (end)
20	Right Leg (Parent)
21	Right Leg node (hip)
22	Right Leg node (thigh)
23	Right Leg node (knee)
24	Right Leg node (end)
25	Right Foot node (Parent)
26	Right Foot node (Heel)
27	Right Foot node (toe)
28	Right Foot node (end)
29	Chest node (Parent)
30	Chest node (middle)
31	Head + Arms node (Parent)
32	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
33	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
34	Right Arm (Parent 2)
35	Right Arm node (base)
36	Right Arm node (elbow)
37	Right Arm node (wrist)
38	Right hand (Parent)
39	Right hand (Parent 2)
40	Face node (Parent)
41	Face node (Parent 2)
42	Face node (Parent 3)
43	Muzzle (Parent)
44	Head (Parent)
45	Right eye (Parent)
46	Right eye
47	Left eye (Parent)
48	Left eye
49	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
50	Left Arm (Parent 2)
51	Left Arm node (base)
52	Left Arm node (elbow)
53	Left Arm node (wrist)
54	Left hand (Parent)
55	Left Hand (Parent 2)

Shadow

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Right Leg (Parent)
7	Right Leg node (hip)
8	Right Leg node (thigh)
9	Right Leg node (knee)
10	Right Leg node (end)
11	Right Foot node (Parent)
12	Right Foot node (Heel)
13	Right Foot node (Toe)
14	Right Foot node (End)
15	Tail (Parent)
16	Tail node (base)
17	Tail node (2nd from base)
18	Tail node (2nd from end)
19	Tail node (end)
20	Left Leg (Parent)
21	Left Leg node (hip)
22	Left Leg node (thigh)
23	Left Leg node (knee)
24	Left Leg node (end)
25	Left Foot node (Parent)
26	Left Foot node (Heel)
27	Left Foot node (toe)
28	Left Foot node (end)
29	Chest node (Parent)
30	Chest node (middle)
31	Head + Arms node (Parent)
32	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
33	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
34	Right Arm (Parent 2)
35	Right Arm node (base)
36	Right Arm node (elbow)
37	Right Arm node (wrist)
38	Right hand (Parent)
39	Face node (Parent)
40	Face node (Parent 2)
41	Face node (Parent 3)
42	Muzzle (Parent)
43	Head (Parent)
44	Right eye (Parent)
45	Right eye
46	Left eye (Parent)
47	Left eye
48	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
49	Left Arm (Parent 2)
50	Left Arm node (base)
51	Left Arm node (elbow)
52	Left Arm node (wrist)
53	Left hand (Parent)

Knuckles

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Right Leg (Parent)
7	Right Leg node (hip)
8	Right Leg node (thigh)
9	Right Leg node (knee)
10	Right Leg node (end)
11	Right Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
12	Right Foot node (Parent 2)
13	Right Foot node (Heel)
14	Right Foot node (Toe)
15	Right Foot node (End)
16	Left Leg (Parent)
17	Left Leg node (hip)
18	Left Leg node (thigh)
19	Left Leg node (knee)
20	Left Leg node (end)
21	Left Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
22	Left Foot node (Parent 2)
23	Left Foot node (Heel)
24	Left Foot node (toe)
25	Left Foot node (end)
26	Tail (Parent)
27	Tail node (base)
28	Tail node (2nd from base)
29	Tail node (2nd from end)
30	Tail node (end)
31	Chest node (Parent)
32	Chest node (middle)
33	Head + Arms node (Parent)
34	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
35	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
36	Left Arm (Parent 2)
37	Left Arm node (base)
38	Left Arm node (elbow)
39	Left Arm node (wrist)
40	Left hand (Parent)
41	Face node (Parent)
42	Face node (Parent 2)
43	Face node (Parent 3)
44	Muzzle (Parent)
45	Head (Parent)
46	Right eye (Parent)
47	Right eye
48	Left eye (Parent)
49	Left eye
50	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
51	Right Arm (Parent 2)
52	Right Arm node (base)
53	Right Arm node (elbow)
54	Right Arm node (wrist)
55	Right hand (Parent)

Rouge

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Right Leg (Parent)
7	Right Leg node (hip)
8	Right Leg node (thigh)
9	Right Leg node (knee)
10	Right Leg node (end)
11	Right Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
12	Right Foot node (Parent 2)
13	Right Foot node (Heel)
14	Right Foot node (Toe)
15	Right Foot node (End)
16	Left Leg (Parent)
17	Left Leg node (hip)
18	Left Leg node (thigh)
19	Left Leg node (knee)
20	Left Leg node (end)
21	Left Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
22	Left Foot node (Parent 2)
23	Left Foot node (Heel)
24	Left Foot node (toe)
25	Left Foot node (end)
26	Tail (Parent)
27	Tail node (base)
28	Tail node (2nd from base)
29	Tail node (2nd from end)
30	Tail node (end)
31	Chest node (Parent)
32	Chest node (middle)
33	Head + Arms node (Parent)
34	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
35	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
36	Right Arm (Parent 2)
37	Right Arm node (base)
38	Right Arm node (elbow)
39	Right Arm node (wrist)
40	Right hand (Parent)
41	Right hand (Parent 2)
42	Right thumb node (Parent)
43	Right thumb node (middle)
44	Right thumb node (tip)
45	Right fingers node (Parent)
46	Right fingers node (middle)
47	Right fingers node (tip)
48	Right pinkie node (Parent)
49	Right pinkie node (middle)
50	Right pinkie node (tip)
51	Right hand
52	Face node (Parent)
53	Face node (Parent 2)
54	Face node (Parent 3)
55	Muzzle (Parent)
56	Head (Parent)
57	Right eye (Parent)
58	Right eye
59	Left eye (Parent)
60	Left eye
61	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
62	Left Arm (Parent 2)
63	Left Arm node (base)
64	Left Arm node (elbow)
65	Left Arm node (wrist)
66	Left hand (Parent)
67	Left Hand (Parent 2)
68	Left thumb node (Parent)
69	Left thumb node (middle)
70	Left thumb node (tip)
71	Left fingers node (Parent)
72	Left fingers node (middle)
73	Left fingers node (tip)
74	Left pinkie node (Parent)
75	Left pinkie node (middle)
76	Left pinkie node (tip)
77	Left hand

Mech Tails

ID	Description
0	Mech's Root node
1	Mech's Legs node (Parent)
2	Mech's Chest node (Parent)
3	Vulcan Cannon
4	Vulcan Cannon node
5	Missile Blaster node (base)
6	Missile Blaster node (barrel)
7	Missile Blaster node (tip)
8	Laser Blaster node (base)
9	Laser Blaster node (barrel)
10	Laser Blaster node (tip)
11	Bazooka node (base)
12	Bazooka node (barrel)
13	Bazooka node (tip)
14	Cannon node
15	Pilot's root node
16	Pilot's Chest node
17	Pilot's Left Arm node (base, contains array for arm)
18	Pilot's Left Arm node (Parent)
19	Pilot's Left Arm node (Armpit)
20	Pilot's Left Arm node (elbow)
21	Pilot's Left Arm node (wrist)
22	Pilot's Right arm node (base, contains array for arm)
23	Pilot's Right arm node (Parent)
24	Pilot's Right arm node (armpit)
25	Pilot's Right arm node (elbow)
26	Pilot's Right arm node (wrist)
27	Pilot's Face node (Parent)
28	Pilot's Face node (Parent 2)
29	Pilot's Face node (Parent 3)
30	Pilot's Right eye
31	Pilot's Left eye
32	Pilot's face node (end)
33	Yoke node
34	Lock-on Laser node
35	Mech's Right foot node (Parent)
36	Mech's Right foot node (Parent 2)
37	Mech's Right foot node (base)
38	Mech's Right foot node (calf, Parent)
39	Mech's Right foot node (calf)
40	Booster (Right)
41	Mech's Right foot node (Foot, Parent 1)
42	Mech's Right foot node (Foot, Parent 2)
43	Mech's Right foot node (Foot, Parent 3)
44	Mech's Right foot node (Foot)
45	Mech's Right foot node (Foot, tip)
46	Mech's Left foot node (Parent)
47	Mech's Left foot node (Parent 2)
48	Mech's Left foot node (base)
49	Mech's Left foot node (calf, Parent)
50	Mech's Left foot node (calf)
51	Booster (Left)
52	Mech's Left foot node (Foot, Parent 1)
53	Mech's Left foot node (Foot, Parent 2)
54	Mech's Left foot node (Foot, Parent 3)
55	Mech's Left foot node (Foot)
56	Mech's Left foot node (Foot, tip)

Mech Eggman

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Mech's Legs node (Parent)
2	Mech's Right Leg node (base)
3	Mech's Right Leg node (calf)
4	Mech's Right Foot node (heel)
5	Mech's Right Foot node (toe)
6	Jet Engine (Right)
7	Mech's Left Leg node (base)
8	Mech's Left Leg node (calf)
9	Mech's Left Leg node (heel)
10	Mech's Left Leg node (toe)
11	Jet Engine (Left)
12	Mech's Chest node (Parent)
13	Blaster node
14	Lock-on Laser node
15	Accessories node? (Parent)
16	Protection Armor
17	Vulcan Cannon
18	Vulcan Cannon node
19	Missile Blaster node (base)
20	Missile Blaster node (barrel)
21	Missile Blaster node (tip)
22	Large Cannon
23	Large Cannon node
24	Laser Blaster node (base)
25	Laser Blaster node (barrel)
26	Laser Blaster node (tip)
27	Laser Blaster node (glow)
28	Pilot's root node
29	Pilot's chest node (Contains array for the body)
30	Pilot's Arms node (Parent)
31	Pilot's Left Arm node (Parent)
32	Pilot's Left Arm node (base)
33	Pilot's Left Arm node (elbow)
34	Pilot's Left Arm node (wrist)
35	Pilot's Left hand node (Parent)
36	Pilot's Right Arm node (Parent)
37	Pilot's Right arm node (base)
38	Pilot's Right arm node (elbow)
39	Pilot's Right arm node (wrist)
40	Pilot's Right hand node (Parent)
41	Pilot's Face node (Parent)
42	Pilot's Face node (Parent 2)
43	Pilot's Face node (Parent 3)

Tails

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Chest node (Parent)
4	Chest node (middle)
5	Head + Arms node (Parent)
6	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
7	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
8	Left Arm (Parent 2)
9	Left Arm node (base)
10	Left Arm node (elbow)
11	Left Arm node (wrist)
12	Left hand (Parent)
13	Left hand (Parent 2)
14	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
15	Right Arm (Parent 2)
16	Right Arm node (base)
17	Right Arm node (elbow)
18	Right Arm node (wrist)
19	Right hand (Parent)
20	Right Hand (Parent 2)
21	Face node (Parent)
22	Face node (Parent 2)
23	Face node (Parent 3)
24	Eyes (Parent)
25	Left Eye
26	Right eye
27	Muzzle (Parent)
28	Head (Parent)
29	Body node (Parent 2)
30	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
31	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
32	Right Leg (Parent)
33	Right Leg node (hip)
34	Right Leg node (thigh)
35	Right Leg node (knee)
36	Right Leg node (end)
37	Right Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
38	Right Foot node (Parent 2)
39	Right Foot node (Heel)
40	Right Foot node (Toe)
41	Right Foot node (End)
42	Tails (Parent)
43	Right tail
44	Left tail
45	Left Leg (Parent)
46	Left Leg node (hip)
47	Left Leg node (thigh)
48	Left Leg node (knee)
49	Left Leg node (end)
50	Left Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
51	Left Foot node (Parent 2)
52	Left Foot node (Heel)
53	Left Foot node (toe)
54	Left Foot node (end)

Eggman

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Chest node (Parent)
4	Chest node (middle)
5	Head + Arms node (Parent)
6	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
7	Left Arm (Parent)
8	Left Arm node (base)
9	Left Arm node (elbow)
10	Left Arm node (wrist)
11	Left Hand node (Parent)
12	Left Hand node (Parent 2)
13	Right Arm (Parent)
14	Right Arm node (base)
15	Right Arm node (elbow)
16	Right Arm node (wrist)
17	Right hand node (Parent)
18	Right hand node (Parent 2)
19	Face node (Parent)
20	Face node (Parent 2)
21	Face node (Parent 3)
22	Body node (Parent 2)
23	Legs node (Parent)
24	Legs node (Parent 2)
25	Right Leg node (Parent)
26	Right Leg node (hip)
27	Right Leg node (thigh)
28	Right Leg node (knee)
29	Right Leg node (End)
30	Right Foot node (Parent)
31	Right Foot node (calf)
32	Right Foot node (heel)
33	Right Foot node (toe)
34	Left Leg node (Parent)
35	Left Leg node (hip)
36	Left Leg node (thigh)
37	Left Leg node (knee)
38	Left Leg node (end)
39	Left Foot node (Parent)
40	Left Foot node (calf)
41	Left Foot node (heel)
42	Left Foot node (toe)

Amy

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Right Leg (Parent)
7	Right Leg node (hip)
8	Right Leg node (thigh)
9	Right Leg node (knee)
10	Right Leg node (end)
11	Right Foot node (Parent)
12	Right Foot node (Heel)
13	Right Foot node (Toe)
14	Right Foot node (End)
15	Tail (Parent)
16	Tail node (base)
17	Tail node (2nd from base)
18	Tail node (2nd from end)
19	Tail node (end)
20	Left Leg (Parent)
21	Left Leg node (hip)
22	Left Leg node (thigh)
23	Left Leg node (knee)
24	Left Leg node (end)
25	Left Foot node (Parent)
26	Left Foot node (Heel)
27	Left Foot node (toe)
28	Left Foot node (end)
29	Chest node (Parent)
30	Chest node (middle)
31	Head + Arms node (Parent)
32	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
33	Face node (Parent)
34	Face node (Parent 2)
35	Muzzle (Parent)
36	Eyes (Parent)
37	Right eye
38	Left eye
39	Face node (Parent 3)
40	Head (Parent)
41	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
42	Right Arm (Parent 2)
43	Right Arm node (base)
44	Right Arm node (elbow)
45	Right Arm node (wrist)
46	Right hand (Parent)
47	Right hand (Parent 2)
48	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
49	Left Arm (Parent 2)
50	Left Arm node (base)
51	Left Arm node (elbow)
52	Left Arm node (wrist)
53	Left hand (Parent)
54	Left Hand (Parent 2)

Super Sonic/Super Shadow

ID	Description
0	Root node
1	Root node 2 (Main array for the body)
2	Body node (Parent)
3	Body node (Parent 2)
4	Legs + Tail node (Parent)
5	Legs + Tail node (Parent 2)
6	Right Leg (Parent)
7	Right Leg node (hip)
8	Right Leg node (thigh)
9	Right Leg node (knee)
10	Right Leg node (end)
11	Right Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
12	Right Foot node (Parent 2)
13	Right Foot node (Heel)
14	Right Foot node (Toe)
15	Right Foot node (End)
16	Left Leg (Parent)
17	Left Leg node (hip)
18	Left Leg node (thigh)
19	Left Leg node (knee)
20	Left Leg node (end)
21	Left Foot node (Parent, contains shoe array)
22	Left Foot node (Parent 2)
23	Left Foot node (Heel)
24	Left Foot node (toe)
25	Left Foot node (end)
26	Tail (Parent)
27	Tail node (base)
28	Tail node (2nd from base)
29	Tail node (2nd from end)
30	Tail node (end)
31	Chest node (Parent)
32	Chest node (middle)
33	Head + Arms node (Parent)
34	Head + Arms node (Parent 2)
35	Left Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
36	Left Arm (Parent 2)
37	Left Arm node (base)
38	Left Arm node (elbow)
39	Left Arm node (wrist)
40	Left hand (Parent)
41	Left hand (Parent 2)
42	Face node (Parent)
43	Face node (Parent 2)
44	Face node (Parent 3)
45	Muzzle (Parent)
46	Head (Parent)
47	Right eye (Parent)
48	Right eye
49	Left eye (Parent)
50	Left eye
51	Right Arm (Parent, contains arm array)
52	Right Arm (Parent 2)
53	Right Arm node (base)
54	Right Arm node (elbow)
55	Right Arm node (wrist)
56	Right hand (Parent)
57	Right Hand (Parent 2)

EXXXX_0 Information

In earlier version of Sonic Adventure 2, the event files that had an additional number as a suffix contained all the additional data for the cutscene. The final builds adjusted this system so that the various languages would utilize files that only contained their subtitle and audio timings. EXXXX_0 was originally meant to contain data related to the Japanese language setting, but the final builds repurposed them to contain and load the external graphical effects used in each cutscene.

Screen Effects

Information starting at 0x9800 denotes any screen effects that occur within the scene, such as fades or color changes. Each chunk of this information is 64 bytes long, with the last 32 bytes acting as a buffer. There are a total of 64 possible entries that can be implemented for this section.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the screen information takes effect
4	Byte	Effect type ID Description 1 Screen fade-in 2 Screen cut-in 3 Texture fade-in 4 Texture cut-in 5 Background fade-in 6 Background cut-in
5	Char Array [3]	Null
8	Char Array [4]	ASCII color (ARGB)
C	Byte	Fadeout check
D	Byte	Null
E	INT16	Screen texture ID*
10	UINT32	Visible time*
14	INT16	Position X*
16	INT16	Position Y*
18	Float	Width*
1C	Float	Height*

*These values are used in combination with the texture screen effect IDs

Simple Particle Effect Information

Information starting at 0xA800 pertains to simple particle effects present in the cutscene, such as flashing lights or the sun. Each piece of data is 56 bytes long, with the last 32 bytes acting as a buffer. There are a total of 2048 possible entries that can be implemented for this section.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the particle information takes effect
4	Byte	Particle ID ID Description 0 Null 1 Dust puff 2 Sparkle 3 Sparkle 4 Dirt patches 5 Fire blast 6 Steam 7 Snow blast 8 Sun 9 Sun cancel A Water splash B Smoke cloud C Steam puff D Rocket steam puff E Flame puff F Null 10 Game crash 11 Pulsing texture 12 Pulsing texture cancel
5	Byte	Particle Motion ID
6	INT16	Null
8	Float	Texture ID*
C	Float	Pulse Control*
10	Float	Unknown*
14	Float	Particle Size*

*Custom particles treat these values as depicted in the list, while normal particles treat these as displacement values

Object Lighting Information

Starting at 0x26800 are 68-byte chunks that dictate the object lighting information for the corresponding cutscene. The last 20 bytes can be considered a buffer for now. Lighting information is split into four sections of 256 entries each and all four sets are combined at runtime, depending on the entity flag settings. The Dreamcast version only applies the first section's information by default unless the multi-light entity flags are set, while SA2B applies all four lighting sets at all times. "Scene 0" entities ignore all lighting instructions by default unless the multi-light entity flags are set. There are a total of 1024 possible entries that can be implemented for this section.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the lighting information takes effect
4	UINT32	Fade control. 1 is a hard cut, while 2 is a fade-in from the previous set of instructions
8	Float	Light Direction Vector (X-Component)
C	Float	Light Direction Vector (Y-Component)
10	Float	Light Direction Vector (Z-Component)
14	Float	Red
18	Float	Green
1C	Float	Blue
20	Float	Light intensity
24	Float	Ambient R
28	Float	Ambient G
2C	Float	Ambient B

Blur Effect Information

Information starting at 0x37800 denotes the controls for motion blur effects used by models in the blur array. Each chunk is 64 bytes in size. There are 64 total blur effect entries per cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description	Notes
0	UINT32	Frame in which the blur information takes effect
4	UINT32	Effect duration
8	Char Array [6]	Blur Model ID	A maximum of six model IDs can be entered here. IDs are determined by their placement in the blur models array
E	UINT16	Null
10	UINT32	Blur Entity Count

Animated Particle Effect Information

Information starting at 0x38800 pertains to specific animated particle effects that are loaded in a cutscene, such as smoke clouds and moving sparkles. Each data chunk is 64 bytes in size. There are a total of 64 possible entries that can be implemented for this section.

Offset	Type	Description
0	Float(3)	Position
C	Float(3)	Rotation and Speed controls
18	UINT16	Unknown
1A	UINT16	Unknown
1C	UINT16	Unknown
1E	UINT16	Unknown
20	UINT32	Frame in which the particle information begins to play
24	Float(3)	Particle spread controls
30	UINT32	Number of particle instances
34	UINT32	Unknown
38	UINT32	Particle ID ID Description 0 Null (Game crash) 1 Dust puff 2 Sparkle 3 Sparkle 4 Dirt patches 5 Fire blast 6 Steam 7 Snow blast 8 Game crash 9 Game crash A Water splash B Smoke cloud C Steam puff D Rocket steam puff E Flame puff F Null 10 Game crash
3C	UINT32	Unknown

Video Overlay Information

Information starting at 0x39800 determines whether or not an FMV overlay is meant to be loaded in a scene. Depending on the settings, the video can either be superimposed over the screen, or a mesh that's in the cutscene. The chunks are 64 bytes long, with the last 16 acting as a buffer. There are a total of 64 possible entries that can be implemented for this section.
In the Dreamcast and GameCube versions, .m1v files are loaded for these cases. The 2012 re-release checks for and loads the .sfd equivalents of the video overlays.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the video begins to play
4	INT16	X Position. Positive values push the video overlay to the right.
6	INT16	Y Position. Positive values push the video overlay down.
8	Float	Depth value. A higher value means the video overlay will be pushed further away from the screen
C	Byte	Overlay type ID Description 0 Null 1 Screen overlay 2 Mesh overlay 3 Screen overlay 4 Screen overlay 5 Pause video 6 Resume video
D	Byte	Overlay texture ID*. Any meshes that use the texture ID denoted here will have the specified texture replaced with the video.
E	UINT16	Null
10	Text	Name of the video file that's to be loaded

*This is used in combination with the "Mesh overlay" type.

EXXXX_1-J Information

Suffix	Language
1	English
2	French
3	Spanish
4	German
5	Italian (2012 port only)
J	Japanese

The start of the file contains subtitle data. Each data set is 8 bytes long and is tied to the subtitle order found in the appropriate evmes?? file.

There are a maximum of 256 subtitle entries per cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description
0	INT32	Frame in which the subtitle is set to appear. A value of -1 in this slot indicates that the subtitle will be used as the opening text crawl for the cutscene.
4	UINT32	Number of frames in which the subtitle is to remain onscreen.

Information starting at 0x800 and continuing until the end of the file contains audio timings for voices and BGM for each language. Each chunk is 72 bytes in size. Voice clip playback is determined by the cutscene ID, so a value used by E0000 will not be the same as the value used by E0102, for example.

There are a maximum of 512 audio entries per cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the audio clip begins to play
4	Byte	SFX initializer. FF is considered a null value and is ignored
5	Byte	Credits initializer and scroll speed control. This is hardcoded to only work with E0210. FF is a null value
6	UINT16	Number of the voice clip that's to be loaded if applicable. This number is added to a default value set by each cutscene and the result is compared against a master array to load the desired voice clip. FF FF denotes a null entry
8	Text	Name of audio track that's to be loaded, if applicable. Placing a hex value of 30 in this spot will stop the current audio track from playing
18	Text	Name of jingle that's to be loaded, if applicable. No cutscenes appear to use this feature

Mini-Event Scenes

Scenes that are labeled as MEXXXX.PRS in the event files are cutscenes that occur within a game state, such as before certain boss fights like Big Foot and Flying Dog. The contents of these files are not as robust as those of the main cutscenes, often only containing animation and shape motion data for the designated characters. As these scenes rely on the player models, specific parts of their body are omitted and replaced with cutscene-specific variants for the duration of the scene, with the exception of Mech Eggman as he only requires animation data. The contents of these files can be broken down as follows:

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Character flags
4	Pointer	Camera information
8	Pointer	Sonic's pointer array (if applicable)
C	Pointer	Shadow's pointer array (if applicable)
10	Pointer	Mechless Tails' pointer array (unused)
14	Pointer	Mechless Eggman's pointer array (unused)
18	Pointer	Knuckles' pointer array (if applicable)
1C	Pointer	Rouge's pointer array (if applicable)
20	Pointer	Mech Tails' pointer array (unused)
24	Pointer	Mech Eggman's pointer array (if applicable)

For Sonic, Shadow, and Knuckles' player models, any models attached to nodes 42 (Left Hand), 47 (Mouth), 49 (Head), and 61 (Right Hand) will be omitted for the duration of the scene. Rouge only omits models attached to nodes 47 and 49.

The order for each character's pointer array always begins with the player model's animations, followed by the model -> animation -> shape motion data sets for each cutscene model. The head's data goes first, followed by the mouth, then the left hand, and finally the right hand.

The DC base pointer for these scenes is 0xCB00000
The base pointer for these scenes in SA2B is 0x816DFE60

MEXXXX_0-5 Information

Suffix	Language
0	Japanese
1	English
2	French
3	Spanish
4	German
5	Italian (2012 port only)

Much like the _1 to _J files for the main event cutscenes, MEXXXX_0 to _5 dictates audio and subtitle information for the mini-event scenes. These files are uncompressed.

The start of the file contains subtitle timings and their duration. Each data set is 8 bytes in size and is tied to the subtitle order found in the appropriate evmes?? file.

There are a maximum of 32 subtitle entries per cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the subtitle is set to appear
4	UINT32	Number of frames in which the subtitle remains onscreen after it has been loaded

Information starting at 0x100 contains timings for each language. Each chunk is 76 bytes in size. Note that voice clip entries are dependent on the cutscene's internal ID, so the "first" entry of ME0001 isn't the same as the one found in ME0007, for example.

There are a maximum of 64 effect timings per cutscene.

Offset	Type	Description
0	UINT32	Frame in which the instruction is set to begin
4	Byte	Screen control. 1 is a normal fade-in, while 2 maintains the screen fade tint until the mini-event is finished.
5	Byte	Sound effect ID that is to be loaded, if applicable. FF is considered a null value
6	Byte	Unknown
7	Byte	Null (00)
8	UINT16	Number of the voice clip that's to be loaded if applicable. This number is added to a default value set by each cutscene and the result is compared against a master array to load the desired voice clip. Valid entries are written as 00 ??, while FF FF is a null value.
A	Byte	BGM control. Setting this value to 2D (45) will cause the level's music to play at the frame specified.
1A	Byte	Jingle control. No cutscenes use this feature by default
2C	Float	Rumble power. This determines the strength and duration of the rumble feature