Files with ba2 extension can be found as game archives from the Fallout 4 computer game by Bethesda.

There are 2 other file types using
the BA2 file extension!

empty icon.ba2 - B.O.U.T. Evolution low res texture file

empty icon.ba2 - Brother address book

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BA2 file extension - Fallout 4 archive

What is ba2 file? How to open ba2 files?

File type specification:

Game file type icon Game file type

File extension ba2 is used for special game archives used by the Fallout 4 computer game from Bethesda.

These archives may contain anything, including textures, meshes, voices, maps and more.

Two types of ba2 archives exist: generic and texture. Generic archives can contain anything, while texture archives are optimized for storing textures.

There is no significant size advantage when comparing the two, but texture archives store textures in a more intelligent way that is friendlier to the runtime texture streamer.

Updated: December 7, 2023

The default software associated to open ba2 file:

Fallout 4 icon

Bethesda Softworks LLC logoFallout 4  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Bethesda Softworks LLC

Fallout 4 is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. The game is set within an open world post-apocalyptic environment that encompasses the city of Boston and the surrounding Massachusetts region known as "The Commonwealth".

B.A.E. - Bethesda Archive Extractor  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
jonwd7

B.A.E. is extractor for .ba2 and .bsa files that contain textures and meshes from Fallout games.

Help how to open:

Some modding tools can be used to extract the content of .ba2 files, but otherwise these files are only used by the game engine itself.

How to convert:

You can use the B.A.E. tool to extract textures and meshes from .ba2 files.

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ba2 file, edit ba2 file, convert ba2 file, view ba2 file, play ba2 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that open ba2 file - Fallout 4 archive

Programs supporting the exension ba2 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about B.A.E. - Bethesda Archive Extractor for open ba2 file action.

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