HOD file format description

Many people share .hod files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .hod file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .hod files.

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.hod - Homeworld Game Data

The HOD game data files are related to Homeworld. The HOD file is a Homeworld Game Data. Homeworld is a real-time strategy computer game released on September 28, 1999, developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment.

Application:

Homeworld

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

ahod

Homeworld Game Data related extensions:

.aep: Homeworld Game AEP Data
.anim: Homeworld Animation Data
.big: Homeworld Game Archive
.dustcloud: Homeworld Dust Cloud Data
.events: Homeworld Events Data
.flare: Homeworld Flare Data

.hmd - Highway Pursuit Game Data

The HMD game data files are related to Highway Pursuit. The HMD file is a Highway Pursuit Game Data. Highway Pursuit is a complete remake of the game Spy Hunter.

Application:

Highway Pursuit

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

hgd, hod, hsd, hvd

Highway Pursuit Game Data related extensions:

.stype: Call of Duty Texture Data
.pb2map: Plazma Burst 2 Custom Map
.schem: WorldEdit Schematics Data
.sqf: Operation FlashPoint Function Script
.scworld: SurvivalCraft World
.btg: Binary TerraGear Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .hod file extension. Even harmful programs can create .hod files. Be especially cautious with .hod files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .hod file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.hod

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .hod file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

bod, god, hd, hdo, hid, hld, ho, hoc, hoe, hof, hor, hpd, jod, mod, nod

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.hof: OMSI HOF Data
.mod: Femap Model File
.hld: Structural Desktop Hold Data
.hor: Heliosoft AttriGenPlus Input Horizon File
.hpd: HotDocs PDF Document
.hid: Sony Ericsson Bluetooth HID Configuration

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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