.BMD

MU Online Game Data File

📌 This certain .BMD format subcategory concerns the game data resources applied by MU Online, a medieval game in the MMORPG genre. Ordinarily, the following .BMD extension group may include in-game text, maps, animations, textures, 3D models and other relevant internal entertainment content. As the practical experience witnesses, generally the .BMD items may be opened up and monitored by specialized .BMD editors. However, the alterations within pinpoint .BMD entry composition are not officially supported and maintained by WEBZEN, a corporate owner for MU Online license and distributor of the project. In the meantime, the .BMD entries are commonly allocated within the Data or Data\Local catalogs of the recent MU Online installation path. WEBZEN, the Korean corporate affiliation, is responsible and legitimate for distribution of English and Korean translations of the initial MU Online featured set and their proper add-ons, released after the project launch date.

GameCube 3D Model File

📌 One more optional designation of the .BMD entry type corresponds to the three-dimensional model object utilized by various Nintendo GameCube gaming products, among which are Mario Kart Double Dash and Mario Sunshine franchises. Specifically, the internal .BMD constitution involves both texture data and the model skeleton. As a matter of fact, the noted .BMD elements can be immersively adjusted and reviewed on the Windows-based PC using a minor variety of distinguished 3D editing tools. In the meantime, as the trusted sources claim, the following .BMD definition cannot be opened up, modified, reviewed, or researched within macOS or Linux nodes, in any way. The current .BMD extension category is copyright-protected by Nintendo enterprise. Nevertheless, this fact doesn’t prevent the further utilization of the predefined technology by relevant GameCube emulators, taken into practical arsenal by the gaming community since the middle 2000’s until nowadays in order to run and play the dumped GameCube titles on their computers.

How to open an .BMD file?

📌 In common, the .BMD file objects are immersively compatible and supported by the MU Online installation package, which is able to explore and discover the file logic in the accustomed way. On the other hand, there are a few complementary toolkits, capable of monitoring and tracking the .BMD content. Among such suites, MuOnline Pentium Tools and MuTools bundles would be specified on the first hand, despite both of the projects are pretty outdated and archaic, and oblige you to possess a PC with Windows XP or earlier system edition preinstalled on the hard drive in order to explore the .BMD hierarchy directly. Taking into consideration that peculiar .BMD entities may rely on Nintendo GameCube in-game resources, it is recommended to give a try MaxBMD or bmdview apps in order to figure out what lies inside of a certain .BMD item. In both of the cases, only Windows-based PCs are afforded a chance to open up the format hierarchy and logic, while Linux and macOS-maintained infrastructures cannot process the proper .BMD instance content, as for the actual moment of time.