Asset Browser
A modder's tool. Browse and preview every sound, VFX and projectile the game ships with, from inside the gameAsset Browser
A modder's tool. Browse and preview every sound, VFX and projectile the game ships with, from inside the game
What it does
Conveniently browse roughly 2700 sounds, 114 VFX and 185 projectiles with dedicated rebindable buttons from inside the game. This lets the modder listen to and look at vanilla's sounds, visual effects and projectiles, so SideLoader XML can reference them by name with confidence
Use
Press a key, hear or see the asset, read its name in the notification - and its length, for sounds. Defaults:
| key | action |
|---|---|
| Down / Up | next / previous |
| RightCtrl+Down / RightCtrl+Up | jump forward / back 25 |
| Insert | replay current |
| Left / Right | previous / next sound group (sound mode only) |
| End | write current to the log as a keeper |
| Home | cycle SOUND → VFX → PROJECTILE |
| Delete | silence everything |
In the Configuration Manager you can rebind every key, change the jump size, the auto-stop time, the projectile lifespan and the projectile force, or switch a master Enabled if you want it installed but idle
Keeping what you find
Everything played is written to BepInEx/LogOutput.log, so the log doubles as a record of what you
auditioned. The keep key writes a line ready to paste into an XML:
KEEP <Sounds>SFX_SKILL_BoonSpell</Sounds>
KEEP <VFXPrefab>VFXAetherBomb</VFXPrefab> (or <StartVFX>VFXAetherBomb</StartVFX>)
KEEP <BaseProjectile>TrogArchMageBoon</BaseProjectile>
Sound groups
Sounds are grouped the way the game groups them — GlobalAudioManager loads each clip from
_Sounds/<FOLDER>/<EnumName>, and the folder is the name prefix:
| group | count | what it is |
|---|---|---|
SFX |
391 | skills, impacts, weapons |
ENV |
156 | ambient and environment |
FT |
134 | footsteps by surface |
BGM |
68 | music tracks |
LOC |
18 | localised voice |
UI |
17 | interface |
CS |
1953 | cutscene dialogue |
- It opens on
SFX.CSis last on purpose — it is almost entirely dialogue - VFX and projectiles have no grouping, so the group keys do nothing in those modes
Notes
- Long sounds are cut after 5 seconds, and stepping to the next entry cuts the previous one first, so loops and ambience do not pile up. Configurable
- Only one VFX preview exists at a time; the previous is stopped and destroyed before the next
- Projectiles are fired forward from your character - speed, arc and trail only show in flight. Lifespan and launch force are configurable. 21 of the 185 are mines, which sit still by design
- Previews are fired with no effects attached and no owning character. All 185 projectiles were fired at enemies and none dealt damage
- Requires SideLoader — the VFX enum lives there