The core of the file defines specific database tables (entities).
If you have this file and want to do something with it, here are the common use cases: fifa-ng-db-meta.xml
This file is hidden within the game's encrypted archives. To view or edit it, modders typically use the FIFA Editor Tool . Open the . Navigate to the Legacy Explorer . Browse to the path: data/db/ . The core of the file defines specific database
The fifa-ng-db-meta.xml file is a metadata document used by the FIFA (now EA Sports FC) engine to define the structure and layout of the main database file, fifa_ng_db.db . It acts as a "map" that tells the game—and modding tools—how to read the tables, columns, and data types stored within the binary database. Open the
<Table name="Player" id="101" file="player.dat" description="Player core data"> <Column name="PlayerID" type="int" primaryKey="true" description="Unique ID"/> <Column name="Name" type="localizedString" length="64" description="Player name"/> <Column name="Overall" type="byte" min="0" max="99" description="Overall rating"/> <Column name="TeamID" type="int" foreignKey="Team.TeamID" description="Current team"/> </Table>
You don’t need to be a hardcore programmer to benefit from understanding this file. Here are three practical scenarios:
players = db.read_table('players', schema) print(players[0]['common_name'])