.SCN File Extension

Scenario file used by Age of Mythology, a real-time strategy game where players participate in mythological campaigns by controlling armies and units; contains a campaign map with terrain, units, player starting locations, and victory conditions.

SCN files store pre-installed and custom scenario content. They are found in the "scenario" folder within Age of Mythology installations. Custom scenarios can be built within the Age of Mythology scenario editor.

Microsoft Age of Empires also uses SCN files.

Contains a starting scenario for a SimCity project; includes various types of buildings, roads, bridges, and terrain information; used by SimCity 2000, also known as SC2K.

Data file used by Orbiter, a free space browsing and simulation program; used for creating automated space simulations; includes information about the space scraft, the space travel route, camera angles, and the space environment; saved in a plain text format.

Contains information about multiple scenes within a single video file; used by Pinnacle Studio to describe scenes and to specify when they begin and end; typically saved along with an .AVI file with the same filename.

SCN files can also be opened by Paul Glagla's DVdate and ImageGrab programs.

Game file used by OpenTTD, the open source follow-on project to Transport Tycoon; saves a game scenario, which defines the starting conditions for a map played by the user; may include the landscape, buildings, cities, train tracks, and other features.

NOTE: SCN files are also used by the original Transport Tycoon.

Image file created by TreePaint Plus, a program used to create print designs for photoengraving, silk-screen processes, and other types of print mediums; supports 256 color, 65,536 color, or 24-bit true color formats; may contain colorway and silk-screen separation information; used for textile and fashion solutions.