S4S file format description

Many people share .s4s files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .s4s file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .s4s files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.s4s - Stalker CS Game Shader Data

The S4S game data files are related to Stalker CS. The S4S file is a Stalker CS Game Shader Data. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a 2008 first-person shooter survival horror video game with role-playing elements.

Application:

Stalker CS

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Stalker CS Game Shader Data related extensions:

.jpk: Dark Blood Online Game Data
.clu: Phantasmagoria 2 8-bit Playback Pallette
.brtex: Mario Kart Wii Texture Data
.schematic: MCEdit Schematic
.lpq: Fairyland Game Data
.bbz: Line Rider 2: Unbound Game Executable

Naturally, other applications may also use the .s4s file extension. Even harmful programs can create .s4s files. Be especially cautious with .s4s files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .s4s 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.s4s

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 .s4s file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

c4s, s4e, s4w, ses, srs, ss, ss4, sts

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.s4w: S4/TEXT and Tagless Editor Data
.ses: Safend Protector Encrypted Volume
.sts: Squeak Source Code
.ses: Zemax Session Data
.ss: XShipWars Sound Scheme Data
.s4e: Airplay SDK Header File

Operating systems

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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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