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'''PTCL''' ('''P'''ar'''T'''i'''CL'''e) is a file format used on [[Wii U]]. It contains visual effects, made from emitters, models and textures. It also may contain shader data.

== Header ==
The file starts with a header which has the following structure:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Char[4] || '''File magic'''. Always ''EFTF'' in ASCII.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''[[#Version List|Version number]]'''.
|-
| 0x08 || Int32 || '''Number of emitter sets'''.
|-
| 0x0C || Int32 || '''File name offset'''.
|-
| 0x10 || Int32 || '''String table offset'''.
|-
| 0x14 || Int32 || '''Texture table offset'''.
|-
| 0x18 || Int32 || '''Size of textures''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x1C || Int32 || '''Shader table offset'''.
|-
| 0x20 || Int32 || '''Size of shaders''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x24 || Int32 || '''Animation key table offset'''.
|-
| 0x28 || Int32 || '''Size of animation keys''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x2C || Int32 || '''Primitive table offset'''.
|-
| 0x30 || Int32 || '''Size of primitives''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x34 || Int32 || '''Shader parameter table offset'''.
|-
| 0x38 || Int32 || '''Size of shader parameteres''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x3C || Int32 || '''Total texture size''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x40 || Int32 || '''Total shader size''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x44 || Int32 || '''Total emitter size''' in bytes.
|}

= Version List =
{|class="wikitable"
! Version !! Found in
|-
| 0x41
|
* [[Mario Kart 8]]
|-
| 0x42
|
* [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]] (Nintendo Switch)
* [[Super Mario Maker]]
|}

[[Category:Wii U File Formats]]

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