This page describes the different kind of texture maps found in Dark Souls Remastered, their naming conventions, and what their color data represents.

• Sampler Slot: g_Diffuse
• Suffix: none
• Material Naming: D (example: M[DSB]
• Color Channels:
  • RGB: The basic texture color of the model
  • A: Transparency if BlendMode = TexEdge or Blend

• Sampler Slot: g_Bumpmap
• Suffix: _n
• Material Naming: B (example: M[DSB]
• Color Channels:
  • R: The X Component of the normal vector (-1 to +1 packed into 0 to 1 range)
  • G: The Y Component of the normal vector (-1 to +1 packed into 0 to 1 range)
  • B: Unused
  • A: Unused

• Sampler Slot: g_Specular
• Suffix: _s
• Material Naming: S (example: M[DSB]
• Color Channels:
  • R: Roughness
  • G: Metalness
  • B: DiffuseF0, related to Index of Refraction (0 to 0.08 packed into the 0 to 1 range)
  • A: Emissive

• Sampler Slot: g_Lightmap
• Suffix: _lit, _l
• Material Naming: L (example: M[DSB][L]
• Color Channels:
  • RGB: The Light/Shadow Color
  • A: Unknown

• Sampler Slot: g_DetailBumpmap
• Suffix: _n
• Material Naming: DetB, sometimes nothing (example: M[DSB]_DetB
• Color Channels:
  • R: The X Component of the normal vector added to the base normal vector (-1 to +1 packed into 0 to 1 range)
  • G: The Y Component of the normal vector added to the base normal vecto (-1 to +1 packed into 0 to 1 range)
  • B: Unused
  • A: Unused

• Sampler Slot: g_Subsurf
• Suffix: _t
• Material Naming: T (example: M[DSBT]
• Color Channels:
  • R: Subsurface Strength
  • G: Subsurface Thickness
  • B: Unused
  • A: Unused

• Sampler Slot: g_Height
• Suffix: _h
• Material Naming: H (example: M[DBH]
• Color Channels:
  • RGB: Height
  • A: Unused