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-[[Category:Editor Reference]]
+'''File Extension:''' <code>.bsa</code>, <code>.ba2</code>, <code>.achlist</code>
-[[Category:Game Files]]
-'''File Extension:''' .bsa .ba2
+An [[Archive File]] stores other [[:Category:Game Files|Game Files]] such as [[Interface File]]s, [[Material File]]s, [[Model File]]s, [[Script File]]s, [[Sound File]]s, [[String File]]s, [[Texture File]]s, and others to load during runtime.
+Archive files require a [[Data File]] of the same name to be activated or the archived content will be ignored.
+==BSA==
+<code>.bsa</code>
+'''.bsa''' stores files for [https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and TESV: Skyrim Special Edition].
+==BA2==
+<code>.ba2</code>
+'''.ba2''' stores files for Fallout 4.
+===Example===
+* '''myTestPlugin.esp''' - your [[Data File]]
+* '''myTestPlugin - Main.BA2''' - holds any files other than [[Texture File]]s.
+* '''myTestPlugin - Textures.BA2''' - holds only [[Texture File]]s.
+==ACHLIST==
+<code>.achlist</code>
-The archive files store other files such as scripts, textures, materials, meshes, sounds, videos, and others to load during runtime. Archive files require a [[Data File]] of the same name to be activated or the archived content will be ignored.
+'''.achlist''' files are JSON text files that can be opened and edited with a text editor, such as [[Notepad++]]. They contain all files to be stored.
+===Example===
+<source lang="jquery">
+[
+	"Data\\Textures\\Actors\\Character\\FaceCustomization\\myTestPlugin.esp\\000008B3_d.DDS",
+	"Data\\Textures\\Actors\\Character\\FaceCustomization\\myTestPlugin.esp\\000008B3_msn.DDS",
+	"Data\\Textures\\Actors\\Character\\FaceCustomization\\myTestPlugin.esp\\000008B3_s.DDS"
+]
+</source>
+*You can have the Creation Kit export an ACHLIST, but it is advised that you double-check what is exported for accuracy. Paths are sometimes created in error if the material file path slash is not in the correct direction.
-==Tools==
+==Tooling==
--The Creation Kit includes tooling for working with game archives.
+*[[Archive2]]
--There are community software projects that provided tooling for working with game archives.
+*[[Bethesda Archive Extractor]]
+*There are community software projects that provided tooling for working with game archives.
 == See Also ==
-*[[:Category:Game_Files|Game Files Category]]
+*[[Data File]]
+*[[:Category:Game Files|Game Files Category]]
+[[Category:Editor Reference]]
+[[Category:Game Files]]

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