SAVW (File Format)

The SAVW format determines what data gets saved to the memory card. It's used to save information on non-hardcoded parts of the game, like whether you've collected a certain pickup, whether you've scanned a given object, etc.

Format

Type	Count	Name	Notes
u32	1	Magic	Always 0xC001D00D
u32	1	Version	Always 3
u32	1	Area Count	Number of areas contained in this world.
u32	1	Cinematic Skip Count	Count of Cinematic Skip SpecialFunction instances.
u32	Cinematic Skip Count	Cinematic Skip Instance IDs	Array of instance IDs listing every Cinematic Skip SpecialFunction instance in the world.
u32	1	MemoryRelay Count	Count of MemoryRelay instances.
u32	MemoryRelay Count	MemoryRelay Instance IDs	Array of instance IDs listing every MemoryRelay instance in the world.
u32	1	Toggleable Layer Count	Count of layers that can be toggled on/off.
Toggleable Layer	1	Toggleable Layer Array	Array specifying every layer that can be toggled on/off (in other words, any layer referenced by a Script Layer Controller SpecialFunction).
u32	1	DoorArea Count	Count of DoorArea instances.
u32	DoorArea Count	DoorArea Instance IDs	Array of instance IDs listing every DoorArea instance in the world.
u32	1	Scan Count	Count of SCAN assets.
Scan	Scan Count	Scan Array	Array describing every SCAN asset used in this world.
End of file

Toggleable Layer

Type	Name	Notes
u32	Area ID	Internal area ID (not the MREA ID).
u32	Layer Index	Index of the layer that can be toggled.
End of layer

Scan

Type	Name	Notes
Asset ID	SCAN Asset ID	Asset ID of a SCAN file.
u32	Logbook Category	Enum describing which logbook category this scan is part of. See below for possible values.
End of scan

Possible logbook category values:

ID	Category
0	Non-Logbook
1	Space Pirate Data
2	Chozo Lore
3	Creatures
4	Research