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WEAPON File - What is a .weapon file and how do I open it?
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What is a WEAPON file? A WEAPON file is a game data file used by games in the Bloons Tower Defense series. It contains settings that define how a weapon functions in-game. For example, WEAPON files specify a weapon's range and attack speed.
More Information Bloons Tower Defense is a series of tower defense games in which players use weapon-wielding towers to stop balloons from escaping a maze. Various versions of the game are available for most gaming platforms. Each Bloons Tower Defense weapon's name and properties, including its type, cooldown time, range, and targeting capabilities, are saved in a WEAPON file. These files are plain text JSON files. Enterprising Bloons Tower Defense modders have created tools that allow them to extract, modify, and re-import WEAPON files, to modify Bloons Tower Defense games. NOTE: WEAPON files are stored in a game's WeaponsDefinitions directory.
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Bloons Tower Defense Weapon
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What is a WEAPON file?
A WEAPON file is a game data file used by games in the Bloons Tower Defense series. It contains settings that define how a weapon functions in-game. For example, WEAPON files specify a weapon's range and attack speed.
More Information
Bloons Tower Defense is a series of tower defense games in which players use weapon-wielding towers to stop balloons from escaping a maze. Various versions of the game are available for most gaming platforms.
Each Bloons Tower Defense weapon's name and properties, including its type, cooldown time, range, and targeting capabilities, are saved in a WEAPON file. These files are plain text JSON files. Enterprising Bloons Tower Defense modders have created tools that allow them to extract, modify, and re-import WEAPON files, to modify Bloons Tower Defense games.
NOTE: WEAPON files are stored in a game's WeaponsDefinitions directory.
How to open a WEAPON file
You can open and edit a WEAPON file with Microsoft Visual Studio Code (multiplatform) or any other text editor. Bloons Tower Defense modders may want to open and edit WEAPON files with BTD Toolbox (Windows), a dedicated BTD modding application.
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Programs that open or reference WEAPON files
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Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense 5
Paid
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense Battles
Free +
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Monkey City
Free +
BTD Toolbox
Free
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Free
Microsoft Notepad
Included with OS
Any text editor
Mac
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense 5
Paid
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense Battles
Free +
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Monkey City
Free +
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Free
Apple TextEdit
Included with OS
Any text editor
Linux
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Free
Any text editor
iOS
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense 5
Paid
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense Battles
Free +
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Monkey City
Free +
Android
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense 5
Paid
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Tower Defense Battles
Free +
Ninja Kiwi Bloons Monkey City
Free +
Rhythm Software QuickEdit text editor
Free
Aquamarine Networks Jota Text Editor
Free
Chrome OS
Google Chrome Text
Included with OS
Category: Game Files
Updated: March 10, 2023