.MATERIAL File Extension

NOTE: Valid texture files are in .PNG, .JPG, and .DDS formats, and DDS is the recommended format.

Video game developers use Godot Engine to create 2D and 3D video games. These games are comprised of one or more scenes. Often, developers create scenes outside Godot Engine and then import them. Scenes created outside Godot Engine may use internal materials, stored in the scene file, or external materials, stored in separate MATERIAL files.

For example, the Godot Blender Exporter allows developers to export scenes as .ESCN files. If a developer selects Generate External Material while creating an ESCN file, Godot Blender Exporter saves the scene's materials in separate MATERIAL files. The developer must then import these MATERIAL files into Godot Engine along with their ESCN file.

You can import the material a MATERIAL file contains into Godot Engine (multiplatform). To do so, review Godot Engine's documentation for importing scenes with separate materials.

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.