# NIF File Format Documentation

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## NiMaterialProperty

Describes the material shading properties.

### Attributes

Name | Type | Arg | Arr1 | Arr2 | Cond | Description | From | To
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
From NiObject
From NiObjectNET
Skyrim Shader Type | BSLightingShaderPropertyShaderType |  |  |  | IsDerivedType(BSLightingShaderProperty::TYPE) | Configures the main shader path |  |
Name | string |  |  |  |  | Name of this controllable object, used to refer to the object in .kf files. |  |
Has Old Extra Data | bool |  |  |  |  | Extra data for pre-3.0 versions. |  | 2.3
Old Extra Prop Name | string |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | (=NiStringExtraData) |  | 2.3
Old Extra Internal Id | uint |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | ref |  | 2.3
Old Extra String | string |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | Extra string data. |  | 2.3
Unknown Byte | byte |  |  |  |  | Always 0. |  | 2.3
Extra Data | Ref<NiExtraData> |  |  |  |  | Extra data object index. (The first in a chain) | 3.0 | 4.2.2.0
Num Extra Data List | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of Extra Data objects referenced through the list. | 10.0.1.0 |
Extra Data List | Ref<NiExtraData> |  | Num Extra Data List |  |  | List of extra data indices. | 10.0.1.0 |
Controller | Ref<NiTimeController> |  |  |  |  | Controller object index. (The first in a chain) | 3.0 |
From NiProperty
From NiMaterialProperty
Flags | Flags |  |  |  |  | Property flags. | 3.0 | 10.0.1.2
Ambient Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | How much the material reflects ambient light. |  |
Diffuse Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | How much the material reflects diffuse light. |  |
Specular Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | How much light the material reflects in a specular manner. |  |
Emissive Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | How much light the material emits. |  |
Glossiness | float |  |  |  |  | The material's glossiness. |  |
Alpha | float |  |  |  |  | The material transparency (1=non-transparant). Refer to a NiAlphaProperty object in this material's parent NiTriShape object, when alpha is not 1. |  |
Emit Multi | float |  |  |  |  | Unknown |  |

### Parent Of