Enemy path shortest table.bin (File Format)

enemy_path_shortest_table.bin is a file found in battle arenas in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It specifies distances between all enemy path points in a battle BYAML file. It seems to be used for finding in what direction the shortest path exists, when an enemy CPU is supposed to drive towards a specific area.

File Format

The file byte order is always little endian.

Header

The file starts with the following header:

Offset	Type	Description
0x00	Char[4]	File magic. Always STBL in ASCII.
0x04	UInt16	Total number of enemy points (N) in battle muunt BYAML.
0x06	UInt16	Header size. Always 8.

Entry

A file contains N * N entries. Each entry specifies the relationship between two points. They have the following structure:

Offset	Type	Description
0x00	Float	Distance between the two points.
0x04	UInt16	Path ID, which specifies the next point of the shortest path. This presumably is used to find the whole path the CPU should take to go to a specific area.
0x06	UInt16	Point ID, which specifies the next point of the shortest path.

Tools

The following tools can handle enemy_path_shortest_table.bin files:

• (none)