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PIG File - What is a .pig file and how do I open it?
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What is a PIG file? A PIG file is a game resource file used by Descent or Descent 2, first-person shooter games in which players pilot a spaceship through underground mines. Most notably, PIG files contain textures used in the games. PIG files also contain sound effects and model data.
More Information In Descent and Descent 2, players battle against an alien computer virus by destroying infected mines' power reactors. Interplay Productions and Parallax Software released the first Descent in 1995 for MS-DOS and Mac; they released Descent 2 in 1996. Both games store a variety of game assets in PIG files. Descent 2 stores additional textures in .POG files. Those textures replace some of the textures contained in Descent 2's PIG files.
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DeveloperFlying Lab Software
Popularity3.6 | 5 Votes
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.PIG File Extension
2 file types use the .pig file extension.
Descent and Descent 2 Game Assets
| Developer | Interplay Productions |
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3.9 | 16 Votes |
What is a PIG file?
A PIG file is a game resource file used by Descent or Descent 2, first-person shooter games in which players pilot a spaceship through underground mines. Most notably, PIG files contain textures used in the games. PIG files also contain sound effects and model data.
More Information
In Descent and Descent 2, players battle against an alien computer virus by destroying infected mines' power reactors. Interplay Productions and Parallax Software released the first Descent in 1995 for MS-DOS and Mac; they released Descent 2 in 1996.
Both games store a variety of game assets in PIG files. Descent 2 stores additional textures in .POG files. Those textures replace some of the textures contained in Descent 2's PIG files.
How to open a PIG file
PIG files are not meant to be opened or modified by players. Some Descent modders have created utilities that allow them to modify PIG files, but none of those utilities are currently available for download.
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Interplay Productions Descent
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Interplay Productions Descent
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Interplay Productions Descent 2
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Category: Game Files
Updated: August 24, 2022
Pirates of the Burning Sea Data File
| Developer | Flying Lab Software |
| Popularity |
3.6 | 5 Votes |
Game data file used by "Pirates of the Burning Sea," a subscription-based online multiplayer game; may contain maps, audio data, 3D models, textures, or other data used by the game; stored by default in the "piggs" directory.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is developed by Flying Lab Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment in the USA.
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Updated: November 8, 2008