ERF

ERF ("Encapsulated Resource File") files are container files for game resources.

List of common ERF Files

ERF Files for Dragon Age Game Resources are stored in the (Dragon Age Install Dir)\packages\core\ Folder and Subdirectories. ERF's for Addons or Mods are usually in their respective Addon or Mod Folder.

Common ERF's of certain interests are,

• Game Resources
  • packages\core\data\2da.erf
  • packages\core\data\anims.erf
  • packages\core\data\consolescripts.erf
  • packages\core\data\designerareas.erf
  • packages\core\data\designercreatures.erf
  • packages\core\data\designercutscenes.erf
  • packages\core\data\designerdialogs.erf
  • packages\core\data\designeritems.erf
  • packages\core\data\designerplaceables.erf
  • packages\core\data\designerplots.erf
  • packages\core\data\designertriggers.erf
  • packages\core\data\face.erf
  • packages\core\data\gui.erf
  • packages\core\data\guiexport.erf
  • packages\core\data\iterationtests.erf
  • packages\core\data\lightprobedata.erf
  • packages\core\data\materialobjects.erf
  • packages\core\data\materials.erf
  • packages\core\data\misc.erf
  • packages\core\data\modelhierarchies.erf
  • packages\core\data\modelmeshdata.erf
  • packages\core\data\pathfindingpatches.erf
  • packages\core\data\postprocesseffects.erf
  • packages\core\data\resmetrics.erf
  • packages\core\data\scripts.erf
  • packages\core\data\shaders.erf
  • packages\core\data\states.erf
  • packages\core\data\subqueuefiles.erf
  • packages\core\data\textures.erf
  • packages\core\data\tints.erf
  • packages\core\textures\high\texturepack.erf
  • packages\core\textures\medium\texturepack.erf

• Patch Resources
  • packages\core\patch\... --- Contains Resources added by Game Patches

• Toolset specific Resources
  • packages\core\data_tools\... ---Contains Resources for the Toolset

The builder to player process packages up resources into ERF files for you, storing the generated ERFs inside DAZIPs.

The Toolset is capable of extracting ERF Files Contents.