Wardogs — VFX Reference

Extracted from the cooked JSON export under Content/VFX (205 files, all parsed; 205 export blocks). Values are the raw asset properties. Where a property’s meaning is inferred from its name, that is said explicitly. A “-“ in a table means the property is absent from the export, so the engine default applies and that default is not in the dump.

Scope note: this doc covers only Content/VFX. Balance numbers for weapons and vehicles live in other categories. Asset names in the tables match the export Name field, so they can be searched directly in the dump.

Season 02 update (2026-10-15)

Full before/after list: Season 2 Changes → World, Visuals & Audio.

1. Inventory

Family (subfolder) Files Asset type What it controls
Explosions/ 35 PDA_Explosion_C Single explosion recipes (fireball, core, streaks, embers, shockwave, camera shake)
Explosions/Blueprints/Sequence/ 14 PDA_ExplosionTimingData_C Multi-explosion sequences (which recipe fires, when, and where)
Weapons/MuzzleFlashes/AmmoMuzzleFlashData/ 12 PDA_MuzzleFlashAmmuniton_C Per-ammo-type flash color and spark overrides
Weapons/MuzzleFlashes/AttachmentMuzzleFlashData/ 47 PDA_MuzzleFlashAttachement_C Per-muzzle-device flash size, pattern, gas and light multipliers
Weapons/MuzzleFlashes/MuzzleFlashData/ (+ subfolders) 48 PDA_MuzzleFlash_C Per-weapon flash: 1P/3P size, lifetime, distant flash, gas, light, default muzzle
Weapons/Impacts/ 9 PDA_PhysicalMaterialResponse_C Bullet and explosion response per physical material
VFXManager/WeaponImpacts/ 1 CurveFloat C_KineticRemap float curve
VFXManager/LandscapeResponse/CurveAtlas/ 6 CurveLinearColor x5 + CurveLinearColorAtlas Landscape-response color gradients
Shared/ + Shared/SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants/ 8 PDA_SmokeGrenade_C Smoke grenade colors and duration
Vehicles/Exhaust/DataAssets/ 13 BHExhaustDataAsset_C Vehicle exhaust Niagara setup per vehicle
Vehicles/Exhaust/ 4 CurveLinearColor x3 + CurveLinearColorAtlas Exhaust scale-by-velocity curves
Environmental/Ambient/FallingLeaves/Materials/Gradients/ 7 CurveLinearColor x6 + CurveLinearColorAtlas Falling-leaf color gradients per tree type
Postprocess/ 1 DataTable (11 rows) Post-process effects keyed by damage/state tag

Totals: 35 + 14 + 12 + 47 + 48 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 13 + 4 + 7 + 1 = 205.

2. Explosions (PDA_Explosion_C, 35 assets)

Each row is one explosion recipe. Used directly, or as a timing entry inside a sequence (section 3).

Asset Fireball FireballSize Lifetime (s) CoreSize CoreAmt SizeMult Heat Shockwave ShockSize Streaks Embers Sparks Debris HangSmoke CamShakeRange
DA_BluntImpact - - - 0 0 1.2 1800 - 4 - - 70 155 - 0
DA_ComponentBurst_Small - 0.288 1.909 5 0 1 0 True 0.628 - - 0 10 - 250
DA_DebrisExplosion_LowTemp True 74.84 2.806 21.48 2 2.358 1000 True 5 5 16 1500 200 2 5000
DA_Explosion_30mm True 75 1.596 20 1 0.01 1750 - 1 4 - 300 5 1 0
DA_Explosion_40mm - 108.2 2 17.48 1 2.234 - True 3 12 - 500 25 8 1500
DA_Explosion_72mm - - - 0 0 - - True - 5 8 300 50 - -
DA_Explosion_84mm - - - 15.26 1 - - True 3 10 8 400 5 - 2000
DA_Explosion_93mm - - - 15.26 1 - - True 3 10 8 400 5 - 2000
DA_Explosion_115mm True 69.32 - 14.76 - - - True 2.815 14 - - 500 3 2000
DA_Explosion_120x570mm - 160.2 2.617 29.18 2 4 5000 True 6.5 14 8 300 15 2 2200
DA_Explosion_120x800mm - 160.2 2.617 29.18 2 4 5000 True 6.5 14 8 300 15 2 2200
DA_Explosion_125x570mm - 160.2 2.617 29.18 2 4 5000 True 6.5 14 8 300 15 2 2200
DA_Explosion_155mm True 344.5 6.048 44 - 1.922 4400 True 15 15 25 0 0 - 3750
DA_Explosion_ATMine True 88.39 2.54 20.5 2 2.902 3750 True 5 8 4 1500 20 - 2000
DA_Explosion_Claymore - 60 - 30 2 2.65 3500 True 5 6 3 75 55 - 1500
DA_Explosion_Default - - - 0 0 - - True - 5 8 300 50 - -
DA_Explosion_ExplosiveArrow - 61.51 - 12.77 1 2.46 3000 True - - - 35 5 - -
DA_Explosion_Grenade - 60 - 30 2 2.65 3500 True 3 6 3 75 55 - 1500
DA_Explosion_Helicopter True 90.75 2.806 21.48 2 3 - True 7 10 16 1500 155 4 5000
DA_Explosion_Large True 175 - 16 1 - 3000 - - 5 - 300 15 - -
DA_Explosion_LargeHelicopter True 157.8 3.059 31.59 2 3 - True 9 15 30 1100 300 2 5000
DA_Explosion_LargeVehicle True 90.75 2.806 21.48 2 3 - - 7 10 16 1500 155 4 5000
DA_Explosion_Medium - - - 0 0 - - - - 5 8 300 50 - -
DA_Explosion_MediumWheeledVehicle True 90.75 2.806 21.48 2 3 - True 5 25 16 1500 155 2 5000
DA_Explosion_Medium_DebrisHeavyFireball True 90.75 2.806 21.48 2 3 - - 5 25 16 1500 155 4 5000
DA_Explosion_Medium_NoEmbers - - - 0 0 - - - - 5 - 300 0 - -
DA_Explosion_NoHangingSmoke True 90.75 2.806 21.48 2 3.249 3874 True 5 25 10 1500 165 1 5000
DA_Explosion_Small - - - 0 0 1 2000 - - 3 - 300 25 - -
DA_Explosion_SmallWheeledVehicle True 41.82 - 16.09 4 - - - - 8 - 2000 - 8 -
DA_Explosion_Tank True 137.5 4.206 29.36 2 - - True 4.818 25 24 1000 300 3 4000
DA_Explosion_VeryLarge True 252.4 5.79 28.85 2 6 3200 - - 12 - 0 35 1 -
DA_HeavyDebrisBurst_NoTemp - 74.84 2.806 23 2 2.358 0 - 5 5 2 1500 200 2 5000
DA_SmokeBurst_Small - 0 0 5 1 0.05 0 - 0 - - 0 0 2 0

Reading the table

  • Size tiers are visible in the numbers. Small and medium recipes (30mm through 115mm-class, and the infantry and vehicle-scale bursts) sit around CoreSize 14 to 21 and FireballSize 60 to 90. Artillery and large vehicles go up to FireballSize 157 to 344 (155mm = 344.5, lifetime 6.05 s). DA_Explosion_VeryLarge is FireballSize 252.4 with a 5.79 s lifetime.
  • Camera shake range is 5000 on the heavy recipes (DA_Explosion_Helicopter, LargeVehicle, LargeHelicopter, DebrisExplosion_LowTemp, HeavyDebrisBurst_NoTemp, Medium_DebrisHeavyFireball). The smallest non-zero is 250 (DA_ComponentBurst_Small). Each recipe also references a camera shake blueprint by name (for example B_CameraShake_Artillery_C on DA_Explosion_155mm); those names are not in this table.
  • Heat intensity (HeatIntensity) is set on 19 assets, from 0 to 5000. The highest are DA_Explosion_120x570mm, DA_Explosion_120x800mm and DA_Explosion_125x570mm at 5000, followed by DA_Explosion_155mm at 4400.
  • Fireball and Shockwave are independent booleans. Neither implies the other. For example DA_Explosion_30mm has a fireball and no shockwave, and DA_Explosion_LargeVehicle has a fireball and no shockwave.
  • Units are not stated in the export. The values look like Unreal centimetres for sizes and seconds for lifetimes, but that is an inference from magnitude, not confirmed.

3. Explosion Sequences (PDA_ExplosionTimingData_C, 14 assets)

A sequence is a list of TimingInfo entries. Each entry names an explosion recipe (section 2), a start time, and a root offset from the sequence origin. Format below: recipe @ time s (offsetX, offsetY, offsetZ).

Sequence asset Entries Timing entries
DA_155mmExplosionSequence 13 155mm @ 0.0 (0,0,0); VeryLarge @ 0.0 at (650,0,0), (-650,0,0), (0,650,0), (0,-652,0); Large @ 0.0 at (400,-400,0), (-400,400,0), (400,400,0), (-400,-400,0); Medium_NoEmbers @ 0.0 at (800,50,0), (-800,50,0), (-50,800,0), (25,-800,0)
DA_DuneBuggyExplosionSequence 3 Small @ 0.10 (125,0,100); Medium @ 0.09 (-150,0,150); SmallWheeledVehicle @ 0.088 (0,0,125)
DA_FOBDestroyed_ExplosionSequence 4 Small @ 0.01 (170,50,60); Medium @ 0.10 (185,0,160); Medium @ 0.09 (-250,0,150); NoHangingSmoke @ 0.125 (0,0,200)
DA_HavocExplosionSequence 6 Medium @ 0.0 (-350,0,250); Medium @ 0.10 (0,125,200); Medium @ 0.15 (0,-125,200); Medium @ 0.35 (200,0,250); LargeVehicle @ 0.15 (100,0,400); LargeHelicopter @ 0.30 (-50,0,425)
DA_HelicopterExplosionSequence 4 Medium @ 0.0 (-400,0,200); Medium @ 0.45 (650,0,250); LargeVehicle @ 0.30 (250,0,450); LargeHelicopter @ 0.30 (-50,0,475)
DA_IEDExplosionSequence 5 MediumWheeledVehicle @ 0.01 (0,50,5); NoHangingSmoke @ 0.114 (250,0,5); SmallWheeledVehicle @ 0.04 (-250,0,1); Small @ 0.05 (-225,125,-5); Small @ 0.05 (0,225,5)
DA_KodiakExplosionSequence 3 Medium @ 0.10 (185,0,160); Medium @ 0.09 (-250,0,150); MediumWheeledVehicle @ 0.088 (0,0,200)
DA_LittlebirdExplosionSequence 3 Medium @ 0.15 (-270,0,55); Medium_DebrisHeavyFireball @ 0.30 (25,0,150); Helicopter @ 0.40 (0,0,250)
DA_STN01_Misteral_ExplosionSequence 3 Medium @ 0.10 (125,0,100); Medium @ 0.09 (-125,0,100); DebrisExplosion_LowTemp @ 0.088 (0,0,200)
DA_STN02_Phalanx_ExplosionSequence 3 Medium @ 0.10 (185,0,60); Medium @ 0.09 (-200,0,60); MediumWheeledVehicle @ 0.088 (0,0,170)
DA_STN03_Mortar_ExplosionSequence 4 Medium @ 0.10 (125,0,100); Medium @ 0.10 (-125,0,95); Medium @ 0.09 (-125,0,100); DebrisExplosion_LowTemp @ 0.088 (0,0,200)
DA_STN04_Loudspeaker_ExplosionSequence 3 HeavyDebrisBurst_NoTemp @ 0.088 (0,0,726); HeavyDebrisBurst_NoTemp @ 0.05 (0,0,400); HeavyDebrisBurst_NoTemp @ 0.02 (0,0,25)
DA_TankExplosionSequence 5 Medium @ 0.0 (-250,0,200); Medium @ 0.10 (-100,50,200); Default @ 0.20 (175,0,200); MediumWheeledVehicle @ 0.25 (0,0,180); Tank @ 0.34 (50,0,280)
DA_UralExplosionSequence 3 Medium @ 0.10 (300,0,220); Medium @ 0.09 (-220,0,220); MediumWheeledVehicle @ 0.09 (100,0,250)

Notes

  • The 155mm sequence has 13 entries, and it fires 4 VeryLarge, 4 Large, and 4 Medium_NoEmbers recipes around a central 155mm burst. It is the widest sequence in the set.
  • Timings run from 0.0 to 0.45 s. The vehicle sequences (Kodiak, Ural, IED) stagger a Medium recipe with a wheeled-vehicle recipe at about 0.09 s.
  • Offsets are in the same units as the sequence’s root (presumed centimetres). Z values from 0 to 726 are used to lift the fireball above the ground.
  • Every TimingInfo entry’s recipe reference resolves to a recipe in section 2. The cross-reference check in this pass found 0 missing targets (78 references checked across explosions and muzzle flashes).

4. Muzzle Flashes

Three layers, combined in this order: the weapon asset (section 4c) names a default muzzle attachment (section 4b). The ammo asset (section 4a) can override flash color and sparks. The attachment’s multipliers scale the weapon’s values. The exact multiplication rule is an inference (see section 10).

4a. Ammo overrides (PDA_MuzzleFlashAmmuniton_C, 12 assets)

Asset OverrideFlash Flash RGB (R,G,B) OverrideSparks Spark amount (X,Y) Spark RGB
DA_MF_45ACP True 175, 72.2, 14.58 - - -
DA_MF_45Colt - (default) - - -
DA_MF_50AE - (default) - - -
DA_MF_545mm - (default) - - -
DA_MF_556mm - (default) - - -
DA_MF_762mm - (default) - - -
DA_MF_762x54mm - (default) True 2, 3 50, 1.446, 0
DA_MF_7mmBuck - (default) - - -
DA_MF_93mm - (default) - - -
DA_MF_9mm True 175, 72.2, 14.58 - - -
DA_MF_AmmoType - (default) - - -
DA_MF_VehicleFallback - (default) - - -

Only DA_MF_45ACP and DA_MF_9mm set Override Flash. The (default) entries carry the same stored RGB, but without the override flag they are not expected to change the flash color. Only DA_MF_762x54mm overrides sparks. Its spark color is (50, 1.446, 0), a warm yellow-orange.

4b. Muzzle device attachments (PDA_MuzzleFlashAttachement_C, 47 assets)

Grouped by the mesh each one is paired with. Ranges are min..max across the group. Columns that are constant across a group are shown as one value.

Group (mesh) Count SizeMult 1P LightMult Pattern PatternSize 1P GasSideScale DistantMult HeadOnMult Members
SK_MZL_04 31 0.30 to 0.70 0.05 True (on shown rows) 5 to 10 20 to 40 0.75 to 0.85 - MUZL_013, 032, 037, 038, 039, 040, 041, 042, 046, 049, 051 to 062, MUZL_069, MUZL_070, MUZL_072, MZL_04, MZL_06, MZL_07, MZL_08, MZL_09, MZL_10
SK_MZL_05 1 0.40 0.05 True 5 40 0.80 - MZL_05
SK_PWSCQB74_Muzzle 1 - 0.10 True 6 50 0.80 0.40 PWSCQB74
(no mesh) 14 1.5 (where set) 0.10 (where set) mostly True 4 to 10 0 to 50 - 0.75 to 0.80 A91_DefaultMuzzle, AK74-M_Default, Attachment, KH2002_DefaultMuzzle, M249_DefaultMuzzle, M4_DefaultMuzzle, M500_DefaultMuzzle, NoAttachment, RFB_DefaultMuzzle, SKS_DefaultMuzzle, SVDM_DefaultMuzzle, TAR91_DefaultMuzzle, WEPN_029_DefaultMuzzle, WEPN_030_DefaultMuzzle

Notes

  • The 14 no-mesh entries are the default muzzles referenced by weapons in section 4c (for example DA_MF_A91_DefaultMuzzle, DA_MF_M4_DefaultMuzzle). They are the built-in flash for a weapon with no attachment.
  • DA_MF_Attachment and DA_MF_NoAttachment do not set a size multiplier. They act as the placeholder entries.
  • Across the 47 attachments, Override Spark Amount is set on 32, Override Material on 36, Override Flash Frequency on 16, and Override Distant Flash on 1. These are flags that say whether the attachment replaces the weapon’s value for that field.

4c. Weapon flash recipes (PDA_MuzzleFlash_C, 48 assets)

Folder shown as the subfolder under MuzzleFlashData/. Size1P / Size3P are the first-person and third-person flash sizes. “DistSize / DistMax” is the distant-flash size and its cap. Gas columns are the gas puff amount, size, and spread. Every row has the same flash RGB (175, 74.5, 18.2).

Folder Asset Size 1P Size 3P Life (s) DistSize DistMax Prob Freq Gas amt / size / spread DefaultMuzzle DistantFX
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_A91 15 30 0.05 90 200 - - - DA_MF_A91_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_AK74-M 15 35 0.05 90 200 - - - / 120 / - DA_MF_AK74-M_Default -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_Fal 18 57 0.05 100 250 - - - DA_MF_WEPN_030_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_Galil 15 52.5 0.05 90 200 - - - DA_MF_WEPN_029_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_KH2002 15 30 - 90 200 - - - DA_MF_KH2002_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_M4 10 35 0.05 90 200 - - - DA_MF_M4_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_TAR21 15 30 0.05 80 350 - - - DA_MF_TAR91_DefaultMuzzle -
AssualtRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_SigMcx 18 57 0.05 100 250 - - - DA_MF_WEPN_030_DefaultMuzzle -
(root) DA_MuzzleFlash_Default - - - - - 0.9 0.9 - - -
DMR DA_MuzzleFlash_RFB - 35 0.05 95 300 - - - DA_MF_RFB_DefaultMuzzle -
DMR DA_MuzzleFlash_SKS - 35 0.05 95 300 - - - DA_MF_SKS_DefaultMuzzle -
DMR DA_MuzzleFlash_SVDM - 35 0.05 95 300 - - - DA_MF_SVDM_DefaultMuzzle -
DMR DA_MuzzleFlash_M14 - 35 0.05 95 300 - - - DA_MF_RFB_DefaultMuzzle -
LMG DA_MuzzleFlash_M249 - 35 0.05 90 300 - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
LMG DA_MuzzleFlash_PKM - 38 0.05 95 300 - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
LMG DA_MuzzleFlash_Evloys - 38 0.05 95 300 - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
ROT_01 DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_01_MountedMachineGun 30 50 - 80 350 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
ROT_02 DA_MuzzleFlash_Cannon30mm 0.8 90 - 150 150 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
ROT_02 DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_02_Rocket 10 - - - - 0.8 0.8 - - NS_MF_Tank
ROT_03 DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_03_MountedMachineGun 30 50 0.1 80 350 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
ROT_03 DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_03_RocketPods 50 7.5 - - 250 0.8 0.8 - / 400 / - - NS_MF_RocketPod
ROT_04 DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_04_MountedMachineGun 30 50 - 80 350 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
SMG DA_MuzzleFlash_MP5 15 25 0.05 80 200 0.5 - - - -
SMG DA_MuzzleFlash_MP9 15 25 0.05 80 200 0.5 - - - -
SMG DA_MuzzleFlash_SMG_03 15 25 0.05 80 200 - - - - -
SMG DA_MuzzleFlash_Vector 15 25 0.05 80 350 0.5 0.7 - - -
SMG DA_MuzzleFlash_WEPN_031 15 25 0.05 80 200 - - - - -
STN03_Mortar DA_MuzzleFlash_STN_03_MortarLaunch 50 7.5 - - 250 0.8 0.8 - / 400 / - - NS_MF_Mortar
STN_06 DA_MuzzleFlash_STN_06_MountedMachineGun - 30 - 50 - - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
Shotgun DA_MuzzleFlash_M12G 30 50 0.05 100 150 - - 5 / 130 / 60 DA_MF_M500_DefaultMuzzle -
Shotgun DA_MuzzleFlash_MP43 30 50 0.05 150 150 - - 5 / 130 / 60 - -
Sidearms DA_MuzzleFlash_Deagle 25 35 0.05 130 150 - - 6 / 100 / 40 - -
Sidearms DA_MuzzleFlash_Glock17 10 20 0.05 80 150 - - - - -
Sidearms DA_MuzzleFlash_Judge 25 35 0.05 130 150 - - 6 / 100 / 40 - -
Sidearms DA_MuzzleFlash_M1911 10 20 0.05 80 150 - - - - -
SniperRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_MK22 25 40 0.06 100 300 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
SniperRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_Mosin 25 40 0.06 100 300 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
SniperRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_SR_04 30 40 0.06 100 350 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
SniperRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_SV98 25 37 0.06 100 300 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
SniperRifles DA_MuzzleFlash_WEPN_035 25 40 0.06 100 300 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
TNK_01/Artillery DA_MuzzleFlash_Artillery 10 - - - - 0.8 0.8 - DA_MF_M4_DefaultMuzzle NS_MF_Artillery
TNK_01/Heavy DA_MuzzleFlash_Heavy 10 - - - - 0.8 0.8 - DA_MF_M4_DefaultMuzzle NS_MF_Tank
TNK_01/Heavy DA_MuzzleFlash_TankCoaxialGun 5 - - 50 - - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
TNK_04 DA_MuzzleFlash_TNK_04 10 - - - - 0.8 0.8 - DA_MF_M4_DefaultMuzzle NS_MF_Tank
TNK_04 DA_MuzzleFlash_TNK_04_MountedMachineGun - 30 - 50 - - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -
TNK_03_Gepard DA_MuzzleFlash_Cannon35x228mm 0.8 90 - 150 150 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
WHL_05 DA_MuzzleFlash_WHL_05_Minigun 30 50 0.1 80 350 - - 3 / 120 / 40 - -
WHL_08 DA_MuzzleFlash_WHL_08_MountedMachineGun - 30 - 50 - - - - / 120 / 40 DA_MF_M249_DefaultMuzzle -

Additional fields on single rows: DA_MuzzleFlash_ROT_03_RocketPods and DA_MuzzleFlash_STN_03_MortarLaunch carry a light radius of 250 with intensity unset. DA_MuzzleFlash_TankCoaxialGun uses socket S_CoaxialMuzzle. DA_MuzzleFlash_Deagle and DA_MuzzleFlash_Judge override the material to MI_MuzzleFlash_02. DA_MuzzleFlash_AK74-M sets light intensity 100.

Notes

  • Size 1P is much smaller than Size 3P on almost every rifle (for example A91: 15 vs 30). The first-person flash is the close-up view and is scaled down.
  • Cannon-class entries (Cannon30mm, Cannon35x228mm) have a Size 1P of 0.8 next to a Size 3P of 90, which is a very large ratio. This is probably intentional (a huge third-person blast with a tiny first-person one), but it is unverified.
  • Gas values appear on machine guns and shotguns (gas amount 3 to 6, gas size 100 to 130). Pistols mostly have none.

5. Impacts (PDA_PhysicalMaterialResponse_C, 9 assets)

Each physical material maps to a bullet impact effect, a bullet decal, an explosion effect, an explosion decal, and caliber-based sizes.

Asset Bullet impact FX Bullet decal Explosion FX Explosion decal Decal size Small / Medium / Large caliber size Size random (min, max)
DA_ImpactBody NS_VFX_BloodImpact01_body - - - 200 - -
DA_ImpactConcrete - - - - 200 6 / 6 / 6 -
DA_ImpactDefault - - - - 200 - -
DA_ImpactDirt NS_VFX_ImpactDirt MI_Decal_DirtBulletImpact NS_VFX_Explosion01_Dirt - 200 4 / 4 / 4 0.8, 1.2
DA_ImpactGlass NS_VFX_ImpactGlass MM_GlassCrack NS_VFX_Explosion01_Glass MM_GlassCrack 1 0.2 / 0.25 / 0.4 0.9, 1.1
DA_ImpactHead NS_VFX_BloodImpact01_head - - - 200 - -
DA_ImpactMetal NS_VFX_ImpactMetal MI_VFX_BulletDecal_Metal NS_VFX_Explosion01_Metal - 200 2 / 2 / 2 0.95, 1.05
DA_ImpactWater NS_VFX_ImpactWater - NS_VFX_Explosion01_Water_above - - - -
DA_ImpactWood NS_VFX_ImpactWood MI_VFX_BulletDecal_Wood NS_VFX_Explosion01_Wood - 200 6 / 6 / 7 0.9, 1.1

Notes

  • Body and head have blood impacts (NS_VFX_BloodImpact01_body / _head) and no decal. Decals are for surfaces.
  • Glass is the only material with a decal size of 1 and tiny caliber sizes (0.2 to 0.4). Its explosion decal is also a glass crack (MM_GlassCrack), which is a material, not a Niagara system.
  • Caliber sizes are the scale of the impact effect per bullet class (small, medium, large). Their exact effect on the visual is not defined in the asset (see section 11).

6. Smoke Grenades (PDA_SmokeGrenade_C, 8 assets)

Asset Folder SmokeType SmokeColor RGBA Hex Sprite max size Total duration (s)
DA_SmokeGrenade_White Shared - - - - 120
DA_SmokeGrenade_Black SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants - 0.10, 0.10, 0.10, 0.90 E6595959 - 120
DA_SmokeGrenade_Blue SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.156, 0.247, 0.807, 0.75 BF6E88E8 300 64
DA_SmokeGrenade_Green SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.135, 0.396, 0.105, 0.75 BF66A95B 300 -
DA_SmokeGrenade_Orange SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.594, 0.187, 0.034, 0.75 BFCB7833 300 -
DA_SmokeGrenade_Purple SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.210, 0.070, 0.479, 0.75 BF7E4BB8 300 -
DA_SmokeGrenade_Red SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.531, 0.058, 0.058, 0.75 BFC14444 300 -
DA_SmokeGrenade_Yellow SmokeGrenadeVFX_Variants NewEnumerator1 0.833, 0.628, 0.056, 0.75 BFECD043 300 -

Notes

  • The colored variants all use alpha 0.75. Black is the outlier at alpha 0.90.
  • Only three assets (White, Black, Blue) set Total Duration. The other five use the default duration, which is not in the dump. Blue is the only one with a non-120 duration (64 s).
  • SmokeType is NewEnumerator1 on six entries. That is an unnamed enum value, so the actual smoke behavior it selects is unclear.

7. Vehicle Exhaust (BHExhaustDataAsset_C, 13 assets, plus 4 curve assets)

Asset Niagara system CurveIndex Lifetime (s) InitialVelocity SpriteSize (X x Y) AlphaSmoke DualExhaust DualOffset (X, Y, Z)
DA_AntiAirExhaust NS_TankExhaust - 0.8 to 1.0 200 120 x 140 0.20 True -280, 0, 0
DA_ArtilleryExhaust NS_TankExhaust - 0.8 to 1.0 200 120 x 140 0.20 - -
DA_BobcatExhaust - - 0.8 to 1.0 350 50 x 70 0.35 - -
DA_BuggySpawn_Exhaust - - 1.0 to 1.2 250 60 x 80 0.35 - -
DA_HavocExhaust NS_HeliRadiator - 1.2 to 1.4 200 140 x 160 0.02 True 0, 344, 0
DA_HeavyTankExhaust NS_TankExhaust - 0.8 to 1.0 200 120 x 140 0.35 True -
DA_HumveeExhaust - 1 0.8 to 1.0 350 80 x 100 0.35 - -
DA_KodiakExhaust - 2 0.8 to 1.0 350 60 x 80 0.35 - -
DA_LittleBirdExhaust NS_HeliRadiator - 0.8 to 1.0 200 40 x 60 0.05 - -
DA_ROT_04_Exhaust NS_HeliRadiator - 1.0 to 1.2 200 80 x 100 0.05 True 0, -213, 0
DA_TNK_04_Exhaust NS_TankExhaust - 0.8 to 1.0 200 120 x 140 0.35 - -
DA_UralExhaust - 1 0.8 to 1.0 250 80 x 100 0.35 - -
DA_WHL_08_Exhaust - 1 0.8 to 1.0 350 80 x 100 0.35 - -

Exhaust scale curves (CurveLinearColor on the vehicle exhaust, packed in Exhaust_ScaleVel_Atlas):

Curve Keys Start value End value
Buggy_ExhaustCurve 2 (t 0 to 1) 1 1
Humvee_ExhaustCurve 2 (t 0 to 1) 1 0.5
Kodiak_ExhaustCurve 2 (t 0 to 1) 0 -5

Notes

  • CurveIndex picks a row in the atlas. Humvee uses index 1 and Kodiak index 2, which matches the order in the atlas. The Ural’s index is also 1.
  • The Kodiak curve drops to -5, which is outside the 0 to 1 range of the others. Whether a negative scale is clamped by the consumer is not visible in the export.
  • DualExhaust splits one exhaust into two offset emitters. Only some vehicles use it.

8. Post-Process Effects (DT_PostProcessEffects, DataTable with 11 rows)

Each row is a WDPostProcessEffect keyed by a gameplay tag. The material is MI_PP_Damage in 10 of 11 rows; DeathState.CloseEyes uses MI_Postprocess_Death_Eyes. The row shows its duration, its progress curves, the values applied at the start of the effect, and the values restored when it ends.

Row (tag suffix) Progress parameters (curve keys as (time, value)) Applied on start Restored on end
DamageType.Fall - - -
DamageType.Explosive DirtProgress (0,0) (0.2,1) (4,1) (5,0); BlurProgress (0,0) (0.015,1) (0.6,1) (1,0); DamageVignetteProgress (0,0) (0.15,1) (0.8,1) (1,0); HealthProgress (0,1) - -
Injured.Static - - -
Injured.Delta BlurProgress (0,0) (0.01,1) (0.25,1) (1,0); DamageVignetteProgress (0,0) (0.01,1) (0.5,1) (1,0) - -
Suppression.Default - - -
Suppression.Concussive DarkenProgress (0,1); BlurProgress (0,1); DesaturationProgress (0,1) - -
DirectionalIndicator - - -
DeathState.Critical - BlurProgress = 1 BlurProgress = 0, DarkenProgress = 0
DeathState.CloseEyes - - -
VehicleProjectileCamera - BlurProgress = 0.05, DarkenProgress = 1 BlurProgress = 0, DarkenProgress = 0
Backblast DirtProgress (0,0) (0.2,1) (4,1) (5,0); BlurProgress (0,0) (0.015,1) (0.6,1) (1,0); DamageVignetteProgress (0,0) (0.15,1) (0.8,1) (1,0); HealthProgress (0,1); DarkenProgress (0,0) (0.015,1) (0.6,1) (1,0) DarkenMaxIntensity = 15, BlurIntensityMax = 2, DarkenSmoothStepMin = -1, DarkenSmoothStepMax = 10 -

Duration and blend by row (from the same DataTable):

Row Duration (s) BlendWeight IgnoreMaterialRemoval RemoveOnPawnPossessed
DamageType.Fall 0.1 1.0 True True
DamageType.Explosive 5.0 1.0 True True
Injured.Static 0.0 1.0 True True
Injured.Delta 1.0 1.0 True True
Suppression.Default 0.0 1.0 True True
Suppression.Concussive 2.0 1.0 False True
DirectionalIndicator 0.0 1.0 True True
DeathState.Critical 0.0 1.0 True True
DeathState.CloseEyes 0.0 1.0 False True
VehicleProjectileCamera 0.0 1.0 True True
Backblast 5.0 1.0 True True

Notes

  • A progress parameter is a curve over the effect’s duration. Explosive, for example, ramps DirtProgress up to 1 by 0.2 s, holds it until 4 s, and ramps it back to 0 by 5 s.
  • Duration = 0.0 rows are instant or state-driven effects. They are kept on until something else removes them (for example DeathState.Critical, which applies BlurProgress = 1 and restores it on removal).
  • HealthProgress (0 to 1) on Explosive and Backblast is driven by health. Its exact mapping is not in the row.
  • DefaultValue on Suppression.Concussive is 3.4028235e+38 (float max) for one curve. That is the engine’s “unset” sentinel, so it is not a real value.

9. Curves and Gradients

Group Asset Type Keys Start to end Use
Falling leaves AshLeaf_Gradient CurveLinearColor 4 value 0.017 at t~0 to 0.641 at t=1 Leaf color ramp for ash trees
Falling leaves BeechLeaf_Gradient CurveLinearColor 4 value 0.021 at t~0 to 0.766 at t=1 Leaf color ramp for beech
Falling leaves BirchLeaf_Gradient, ChestnutLeaf_Gradient, HawthorneLeaf_Gradient, OakLeaf_Gradient CurveLinearColor - - Leaf color ramps per tree (not decoded in this pass)
Falling leaves Leaves_Gradients CurveLinearColorAtlas - - Atlas that packs the six leaf gradients
Landscape response LR_Dirt CurveLinearColor 2 0.2 to 1 over t 0 to 0.8 Dirt landscape response
Landscape response LR_Grass CurveLinearColor 2 0.2 to 1 over t 0 to 0.2 Grass landscape response
Landscape response LR_Leaf CurveLinearColor 1 1 Leaf landscape response (constant)
Landscape response LR_Water CurveLinearColor 2 0.2 to 1 over t 0 to 0.7 Water landscape response
Landscape response LandscapeResponse_Default CurveLinearColor 2 0 to 1 over t 0 to 0.1 Fallback response
Landscape response CA_LandscapeResponse CurveLinearColorAtlas - - Atlas packing the five responses
Weapon impacts C_KineticRemap CurveFloat 2 20 at t=0 to 350 at t=2000 Remaps an input to a 20 to 350 range (input name not stated)
Vehicle exhaust Buggy / Humvee / Kodiak_ExhaustCurve CurveLinearColor 2 each 1 to 1; 1 to 0.5; 0 to -5 Exhaust scale by velocity (see section 7)
Vehicle exhaust Exhaust_ScaleVel_Atlas CurveLinearColorAtlas - - Atlas for the three exhaust curves

Notes

  • Every landscape-response curve ends at 1. Apart from LR_Leaf (a constant 1), each starts at 0.2 (LandscapeResponse_Default starts at 0), so each ramps up to full strength over a short time window.
  • Time ranges are small (0.0 to 0.8). The time axis is probably a normalized input, not seconds.
  • C_KineticRemap time axis runs to 2000, so its input is most likely a raw speed or energy value. The unit is not in the export.

10. How Values Combine

  • Muzzle flash, per shot: weapon flash recipe (section 4c) provides the base size, lifetime, and gas. Its default muzzle attachment (section 4b) applies the device multipliers (Flash Size Multiplyer 1P, Gas Side Scale, and so on). The ammo override (section 4a) can then replace color and sparks. The exact order and whether multipliers stack multiplicatively are not stated in the export, so the stacking rule is an inference, not confirmed.
  • Explosion sequence: a sequence (section 3) fires each entry’s recipe at its Timing (seconds) with its RootOffset added to the sequence origin. The entries are not sorted by time in the file (the 155mm sequence lists every entry at t = 0.0), so each entry’s Timing value, not its list position, sets when it fires.
  • Post-process: each row’s progress curves drive their parameters over the row’s Duration. ParameterValuesOnEffectApplication is set when the effect starts and OnRemoveParameterValues is set when it ends. A row with Duration = 0 does not time out and must be removed by the gameplay side.
  • Impacts: the physical material is chosen by the surface the bullet hits. The caliber bucket (small/medium/large) then scales the impact size within the random range.

11. Still Not Pulled / Limitations

  • Object references only. Recipe rows reference B_CameraShake_* blueprints and NS_* Niagara systems by path or class name. Only those references were pulled. The shake behavior and the Niagara internals are not in Content/VFX and are not in this doc.
  • Unit and meaning uncertainty. Sizes, lifetimes, and offsets have no units in the export. Multiplier names (for example Flash Size Multiplyer 1P) are read literally, and how they stack at runtime is not verified.
    • See docs/UNITS.md for the project-wide units reference (UE 5.7 defaults + Wardogs-specific suffixes).
  • Unnamed enum. SmokeType = NewEnumerator1 on six smoke grenades does not say which behavior it selects.
    • SDK (2026-10-16): enum type is ESmokeTypes (3 values: NewEnumerator0, NewEnumerator1, ESmokeTypes_MAX). Dumper-7 did not resolve the symbolic value names either — the UserDefinedEnum ships without string labels. Behaviour mapping remains unresolved via static means; would need runtime observation to confirm which value triggers which smoke behavior.
  • Unnamed property names. Some keys in the timing sequences are suffixed with hash tokens (for example ExplosionData_9_FB01A97E496F...). They were trimmed to their readable part. The mapping is one-to-one, so the meaning is unchanged, but the raw keys are not reproduced here.
    • SDK (2026-10-16): struct is FFExplosionTimingInfo with three fields: ExplosionData (UPDA_Explosion_C*, 0x00), Timing (double, 0x08), RootOffset (FVector, 0x10). The hash suffixes (_9_FB01A97E..., _2_4D3BBAEA..., _6_F64F6510...) are Blueprint internal versioning GUIDs; the readable prefix is the actual symbolic field name. Doc’s one-to-one assertion confirmed.
  • Default values not exported. Any property shown as - is absent from the export. The engine default applies, and it is not in the dump.
  • Material and decal assets not opened. MI_*, MM_*, and MI_Decal_* paths are listed but their parameters are not in this category.
  • Landscape-response and leaf gradients partially decoded. The gradient key lists for the leaf types other than Ash and Beech, and the Landscape response in the CA atlas beyond the five curves, were not reproduced key by key.
  • Post-process UI tags. The row tags (for example PostProcessEffect.DamageType.Fall) are shown in the table, but how the gameplay side selects a row by damage type is not in this category.