.MATERIAL File Extension
OGRE Material Script
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A MATERIAL file may also be a material definition script used by OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine). It contains rendering instructions and asset references that define how OGRE renders a complex material. Video game developers create and use MATERIAL files when developing games that use OGRE.
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OGRE is an open-source 3D rendering engine used by many popular games. Some examples include Rigs of Rods, Torchlight, and until 2014, Roblox.
Developers using OGRE have the option of creating materials using material scripts. This allows them to easily reuse the same materials in multiple places, without manually coding the material each time. Material scripts are saved in MATERIAL files.
Each MATERIAL file typically begins with a top-level comment, stating what material the file defines. It then goes on to specify rendering instructions, carried out using various OGRE rendering techniques. Each technique can be performed one or more times, with each pass used to render the material in a slightly different way, producing a composite effect.
NOTE: The MATERIAL files that Rigs of Rods uses are OGRE MATERIAL files. Rigs of Rods uses the OGRE rendering engine.
How to open a MATERIAL file
You can open and edit a MATERIAL file with Microsoft Visual Studio Code (multiplatform) or any other source code or text editor. For instructions on how to use MATERIAL files with OGRE (multiplatform), refer to the program's documentation.