All about CRE Files

The CRE file type is primarily associated with Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.

CRE	File extension: CRE
	File type:	data file

What is a CRE file?

CRE files mostly belong to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. The CRE files you are seeing can come from different areas. In the main use case, these files are used in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance as character or creature files for the game engine (often called Infinity Engine Creature files).

Game Data: These files store game character details used in the game engine, defining creature stats and attributes.
Accounting Data: Some CRE files hold financial records. They are known as Crésus accounting data files or Sage 50 Accounting data files and are used by programs from Crésus Comptabilité or WinBIZ. More details can be found on the Crésus website.
Crash Reports: A few CRE files serve as crash report files, generated by software tools like CoCreate Modeling in JBuilder to log diagnostic information.

FilExt.com tips: It is important to use the correct software for the file you need to open. For game files, use the game engine from Baldur's Gate. For accounting data, a compatible accounting program is required, and crash report files need developer tools to review the log information.

How to open a CRE file

You need a suitable software like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance to open a CRE file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your CRE file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a CRE file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert CRE files:

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. CRE files are often referred to as Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Infinity Game Engine (Monster Description) by BioWare Corp.
Ver 1.2 Identified by: Hex: 43 52 45 20 56 31 2E 32 ASCII: CRE.V1.2 The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 43 52 45 20 56 31 2E 30, ASCII: CRE.V1.0. This file format is classified as Game.
LiveUpdate Crescendo Catapult File
Encrypted MP3 that plays from delivery site only unless you purchase song. The Mime types used with this association are: audio/songsafe, audio/songsafe, music/crescendo-encrypted, music/x-crescendo-encrypted.

CRE file format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Below you will find our evaluation of the CRE files:

The CRE file extension is rarely used and is used by different programs with different formats. The two most common formats are as follows:

30% of all CRE files belong to Infinity Engine Creature. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are on average 1 KB in size and range from 1 KB to 2 KB. The keywords CRE V1.0 and None are typical for these files. Such CRE files store data about naaman.
9% of all CRE files start with the magic bytes 08 00, which are always the first bytes of this file format. The contents of these files are partially readable with a text editor. The files are 260 KB to 560 KB in size, with a median of 350 KB.

All other CRE files (61%) have no consistent format. Tagged as credits. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your CRE file!

Technical Data for CRE File Extension

File classification:

Game

Identifier:

Hex: 43 52 45 20 56 31 2E 30, ASCII: CRE.V1.0 (provided by TrID database)

Related files:

chr, acc, rep, cer, cr3, cr2, bcs, ssq, bif, crp, 001, crx, pdf, jpg, bmu, dlg, 2da, dat, log

Mime type:

application/octet-stream

a cre data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with CRE files

Associate the CRE file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open data files. Because only the current version supports the latest CRE file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance update.
To make sure that your CRE file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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