RebuildFileLists Schema (ToIndex Types)

Source: WD2/wd2_strings.txt — XML schema definitions for the engine's file indexing system.

The Disrupt engine indexes files via ToIndex XML elements that define what file types to scan, where to find them, and how to preprocess them. These schemas drive the RebuildFileLists tool (Gibbed.Disrupt).

ToIndex types

Type	Version	Extensions	FolderPath	Notes
CollectionShapeToIndex	3	.xml	editor\collectionsystem	World data, not pre-indexed
CollectionToIndex	2	.xml	editor\collectionsystem	World data
DatabaseToIndex	1	.xml	databases\building, databases\generic, databases\particlesemitters, databases\particlessystems, databases\prefabs	Pre-indexed, ItemName=Generic/PartSys/Prefab
DominoToIndex	2	.domino	domino	Scripting domino nodes
EntityToIndex	1	.xml	worlds;missions;entitylayers	World data — entities
GenericToIndex	1	.entityregistry.xml, .xml	engine, engine\gamemodes\gamemodesconfig	EntityClass, GameMode
GLMToIndex	1	.glm	graphics	Graphics level metadata
HkrToIndex	1	.hkr	graphics	Havok resource, XmlInvokeDep=false
NomadToIndex	2	.tree.xml	graphics	NOMAD tree files
RealtreeToIndex	2	.rta	graphics	SpeedTree assets
ResourceFileToIndex	1–2	.dae, .dpas, .gamex, .lua, .markup, .proxy.xml, .skel.xml, .animtrackcol.xml, .dds, .seq, .naseq, .anseq, .liseq, .fxseq, .stimuli.dsc	Various	XmlInvokeDep varies per type
SoundInfoToIndex	1	.xml	sound	Sound definitions
StateMachineBlobToIndex	1	.xml	engine\scripts\game\objects\pawn\stateMachine	Pawn state machines
TextureToIndex	1	.png	graphics;ui;editor	SmallMax=16384, MediumMax=393216, BigMax=4194304
WorldLayerToIndex	1	terrain.xml	worlds	World data — terrain layers
XmlDepToIndex	1	.xml	graphics;editor\scenes	Dependencies: glm;hkr;gamex;dae

Key flags

• IsPreIndexed — true for databases (already compiled), false for everything else
• IsWorldData — true for entities, collections, world layers; false for graphics/sound
• TopDirectoryOnly — true for sound, state machines, entity registries, game modes
• XmlInvokeDep — true for .markup, .dae, resource files that reference other assets

Note on .xml overlap: Multiple ToIndex types handle .xml files — the distinction is FolderPath and flags, not extension. For example, EntityToIndex handles .xml in worlds;missions;entitylayers (IsWorldData=true), while SoundInfoToIndex handles .xml in sound (TopDirectoryOnly=true). GenericToIndex handles both .entityregistry.xml (specific pattern) and generic .xml in engine subdirectories.

Note on ResourceFileToIndex version: The 1–2 range indicates this type has two schema versions. Version 2 adds support for additional resource file types or changes XmlInvokeDep behavior per extension.

RebuildFileLists tool

dotnet run --project projects/Gibbed.WatchDogs2.RebuildFileLists -- \
 --install-path="/path/to/WATCH_DOGS2" \
 --output-dir="output/" \
 --data-prefix="data_win64"

Output: data_win64/filelist.txt — one path per line, backslash-separated.