This article presents basic information about common resources that you see in Tekken Movesets. Bandai Namco has been using the same animation engine that they've been using since Tekken 1 but with changes built on top of it in each game. I suggest having this spreadsheet open as you explore this article.
Huge thanks to Sadamitsu who explained some of the things I wasn't clear about and Dennis for proof-reading the documentation.
The structures described here are based on the latest game, Tekken 8. While there may be minor differences in structures across different games in the series, please note that these explanations are specifically tailored for said game. You can still get a decent idea for how Movesets work for prior games through this documentation.
A Moveset is made up of several structures, each represented as a list. These structures are interconnected through references, where one element typically points to a range of others. The end of such a reference is determined by a specific value within the structure—this acts as a boundary. For example, Move #100 may reference Cancel #3581 through #3589, and a value within the Cancel structure defines where this connection ends. In general, these relationships are one-to-many but can be one-to-one too. For instance, a Move references multiple Cancels, and each Cancel in turn may reference its own set of Requirements and an associated Cancel Extra Data.
Movest Structures are listed below:
Move must have atleast one Cancel, can have multipleMove must have atleast one Hit Condition, can have multipleMove can optionally have multiple Extra Move PropertiesMove can optionally have multiple Move Start/End PropertiesMove can optionally have multiple VoiceclipsMove can optionally have multiple HitboxesMove can optionally have an entry in the Parrable Moves List arrayCancel must have atleast one Requirement, can have multipleCancel can have only one Cancel Extra DataCancel can refer to only a single Move (by it's index)Cancel can reference a Group Cancel - Not applied to a Group CancelCancel can reference an Input SequenceCancel must belong to a Move or a Projectile - Not applied to a Group CancelGroup Cancel must belong to a Cancel - Not applied to a Regular CancelRequirement, can have multiple (starting from Tekken 8)ProjectileThrow CameraDialogueMoveExtra Move PropertyMove or a ProjectileRequirement, can have multipleReaction ListHit ConditionPushback itemsMoves (by their indexes). No uniqueness among them.Pushback always belongs to a Reaction ListPushback has atleast one Pushback Extradata item, can have multiplePushback itemCancel (or a Group Cancel)Input Extradata item, can have multipleInput SequencesRequirement, can have multipleExtra Move Property (or Start/End Property)Cancel, can have multipleHit Condition, can have multipleExtra Move Property (or Start/End Property)Extra Move Property (or Start/End Property)Camera Extradata item, can have multipleThrow CameraMoveMoveRequirement ListRequirement List can be referenced by:struct tk_moveset
{
uint16_t _0x0;
bool is_written;
bool _0x3;
uint32_t _0x4;
char _0x8[4]; // "TEK"
uint32_t _0xC;
uint32_t *character_name_addr; // no longer used
uint32_t *character_creator_addr; // no longer used
uint32_t *date_addr; // no longer used
uint32_t *fulldate_addr; // no longer used
uint16_t original_aliases[60];
uint16_t current_aliases[60];
uint16_t unknown_aliases[32];
uint32_t ordinal_id1; // Concatenation of previous Character ID, for Kazuya (8) -> (-7 & 7)
uint32_t ordinal_id2; // Concatenation of Character ID, for Kazuya (8) -> (-8 & 8)
// MOVESET TABLE
tk_reaction *reactions_ptr; // Offset: 0x168
uint64_t _0x170; // No clue why it's here but it's here
uint64_t reactions_count; // Offset: 0x178
tk_requirement *requirements_ptr; // Offset: 0x180
uint64_t requirements_count; // Offset: 0x188
tk_hit_condition *hit_conditions_ptr; // Offset: 0x190
uint64_t hit_conditions_count; // Offset: 0x198
tk_projectile *projectiles_ptr; // Offset: 0x1a0
uint64_t projectiles_count; // Offset: 0x1a8
tk_pushback *pushbacks_ptr; // Offset: 0x1b0
uint64_t pushbacks_count; // Offset: 0x1b8
tk_pushback_extradata *pushback_extradata_ptr; // Offset: 0x1c0
uint64_t pushback_extradata_count; // Offset: 0x1c8
tk_cancel *cancels_ptr; // Offset: 0x1d0
uint64_t cancels_count; // Offset: 0x1d8
tk_cancel *group_cancels_ptr; // Offset: 0x1e0
uint64_t group_cancels_count; // Offset: 0x1e8
tk_cancel_extradata *cancel_extradata_ptr; // Offset: 0x1f0
uint64_t cancel_extradata_count; // Offset: 0x1f8
tk_extraprops *extra_move_properties_ptr; // Offset: 0x200
uint64_t extra_move_properties_count; // Offset: 0x208
tk_move_start_end_props *move_start_props_ptr; // Offset: 0x210
uint64_t move_start_props_count; // Offset: 0x218
tk_move_start_end_props *move_end_props_ptr; // Offset: 0x220
uint64_t move_end_props_count; // Offset: 0x228
tk_move *moves_ptr; // Offset: 0x230
uint64_t moves_count; // Offset: 0x238
tk_voiceclip *voiceclips_ptr; // Offset: 0x240
uint64_t voiceclips_count; // Offset: 0x248
tk_input_sequence *input_sequences_ptr; // Offset: 0x250
uint64_t input_sequences_count; // Offset: 0x258
tk_input *inputs_ptr; // Offset: 0x260
uint64_t inputs_count; // Offset: 0x268
tk_parryable_move *parryable_list_ptr; // Offset: 0x270
uint64_t parryable_list_count; // Offset: 0x278
tk_throw_extra *throw_extras_ptr; // Offset: 0x280
uint64_t throw_extras_count; // Offset: 0x288
tk_throw *throws_ptr; // Offset: 0x290
uint64_t throws_count; // Offset: 0x298
tk_dialogue *dialogues_ptr; // Offset: 0x2a0
uint64_t dialogues_count; // Offset: 0x2a8
// No longer used
tk_mota *mota_0; // Anims
tk_mota *mota_1; // Anims
tk_mota *mota_2; // Hand
tk_mota *mota_3; // Hand
tk_mota *mota_4; // Face
tk_mota *mota_5; // Face
tk_mota *mota_6; // Wings (probably more to it)
tk_mota *mota_7; // Wings (probablty more to it)
tk_mota *mota_8; // Camera
tk_mota *mota_9; // Camera
tk_mota *mota_10; // Unknown
tk_mota *mota_11; // Unknown
tk_mota *start_of_odd_mota;
};struct tk_moveset
{
uint16_t _0x0;
bool is_written;
bool _0x3;
char _0x4[4];
char *character_name_addr;
char *character_creator_addr;
char *date_addr;
char *fulldate_addr;
uint16_t original_aliases[56];
uint16_t current_aliases[56];
uint16_t unknown_aliases[32];
uint32_t ordinal_id1; // Concatenation of previous Character ID, for Kazuya (8) -> (-7 & 7)
uint32_t ordinal_id2; // Concatenation of Character ID, for Kazuya (8) -> (-8 & 8)
// MOVESET TABLE
tk_reaction *reactions_ptr;
uint64_t reactions_count;
tk_requirement *requirements_ptr;
uint64_t requirements_count;
tk_hit_condition *hit_conditions_ptr;
uint64_t hit_conditions_count;
tk_projectile *projectiles_ptr;
uint64_t projectiles_count;
tk_pushback *pushbacks_ptr;
uint64_t pushbacks_count;
tk_pushback_extradata *pushback_extradata_ptr;
uint64_t pushback_extradata_count;
tk_cancel *cancels_ptr;
uint64_t cancels_count;
tk_cancel *group_cancels_ptr;
uint64_t group_cancels_count;
tk_cancel_extradata *cancel_extradata_ptr;
uint64_t cancel_extradata_count;
tk_extraprops *extra_move_properties_ptr;
uint64_t extra_move_properties_count;
tk_move_start_end_props *move_start_props_ptr;
uint64_t move_start_props_count;
tk_move_start_end_props *move_end_props_ptr;
uint64_t move_end_props_count;
tk_move *moves_ptr;
uint64_t moves_count;
tk_voiceclip *voiceclips_ptr;
uint64_t voiceclips_count;
tk_input_sequence *input_sequences_ptr;
uint64_t input_sequences_count;
tk_input *inputs_ptr;
uint64_t inputs_count;
tk_parryable_move *parryable_list_ptr;
uint64_t parryable_list_count;
tk_throw_extra *throw_extras_ptr;
uint64_t throw_extras_count;
tk_throw *throws_ptr;
uint64_t throws_count;
tk_mota *mota_0; // Anims
tk_mota *mota_1; // Anims
tk_mota *mota_2; // Hand
tk_mota *mota_3; // Hand
tk_mota *mota_4; // Face
tk_mota *mota_5; // Face
tk_mota *mota_6; // Wings (probably more to it)
tk_mota *mota_7; // Wings (probablty more to it)
tk_mota *mota_8; // Camera
tk_mota *mota_9; // Camera
tk_mota *mota_10; // Unknown
tk_mota *mota_11; // Unknown
tk_mota *start_of_odd_mota;
};