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'''MSBF''' ('''M'''essage'''S'''tudio '''B'''inary '''F'''low) is a format used in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]], and possibly other games. It is unknown how the format works, and what it's used for.

= File Format =
== Header ==
The file starts with the following header:
{{MSB Header|MsgFlwBn}}

== FLW2 ==
The '''FLW2''' section stores flow data.

{|class="wikitable"
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Char[4] || '''Section magic'''. Always ''FLW1'' in ASCII.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''Section size''' (starting from 0x10).
|-
| 0x08 || Byte[8] || {{Unknown-left|'''Unknown'''. Always 0.}}
|-
| 0x10 || UInt16 || {{Unknown-left|'''Unknown'''.}}
|-
| 0x12 || UInt16 || {{Unknown-left|'''Unknown'''.}}
|}

== FEN1 ==
The '''FEN1''' section stores flow entries.

{|class="wikitable"
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Char[4] || '''Section magic'''. Always ''FEN1'' in ASCII.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''Section size''' (starting from 0x10).
|-
| 0x08 || Byte[8] || {{Unknown-left|'''Unknown'''. Always 0.}}
|-
| 0x10 || Int32 || '''Number of [[#FEN1 Entry|entries]]'''.
|}

=== FEN1 Entry ===
Each entry has the following structure:

{|class="wikitable"
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Int32 || '''Number of [[#FEN1 Sub Entry|sub entries]]'''.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''[[#FEN1 Sub Entry|Sub entry]] offset''', relative to 0x10 in the [[#FEN1|FEN1 header]]. Always set even if the number of entries are 0.
|}

==== FEN1 Sub Entry ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Byte || '''String length''' ('''K''').
|-
| 0x01 || String || '''String'''.
|-
| 0x01 + '''K''' || UInt32 || {{Unknown-left|'''Unknown'''. Possibly an index in the [[#FLW2|FLW2 entries]].
|}

== REF1 ==

= Tools =
The following tools can handle MSBF files:
* (none)

[[Category:Wii File Formats]]

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