Editing Monsters (65.dat) (section)

== Record columns ==

The 32-column type-9 record decoded by <code>MonsterRecord_Init @ 00485c10</code>
(<code>col<sub>n</sub></code> → offset <code>0x24 + 4·(n − 1)</code>; col32 present but not read). This
best-guess map refines [[Monsters (64.dat)#Record columns]] using 65.dat as a second sample; changes
from the 64.dat-only reading are noted. Confidence: '''★''' confirmed (code / inaba cross-ref),
'''▲''' strong (structural/appearance), '''◆''' inferred from data only (no client reader — the
combat block is server-side), '''·''' low.

{| class="wikitable"
! Col !! Offset !! Best-guess meaning !! Conf. !! Notes (64 vs 65)
|-
| 1 || <code>0x24</code> || dat file number (65) || ★ ||
|-
| 2 || <code>0x28</code> || record index || ★ ||
|-
| 3 || <code>0x2c</code> (byte) || '''drop category dat''' — usually 36 ([[Misc items|Monster-item]]), also 11 (food), etc. || ★ || '''refined:''' not always 36 — Gliareus drops 11.dat (food)
|-
| 4 || <code>0x30</code> || '''drop entry''' in that category dat || ★ ||
|-
| 5 || <code>0x34</code> || class/behaviour flag (0/1) || · ||
|-
| 6 || <code>0x38</code> || '''per-file group/region id''' — constant within a dat file (0 in 64.dat, 1 in 65.dat) || · || '''corrected:''' not "unused"
|-
| 7 || <code>0x3c</code> || sprite pattern-archive selector (620/621) || ▲ ||
|-
| 8 || <code>0x40</code> || body-rig / appearance sub-type (62/63) || ▲ ||
|-
| 9 || <code>0x44</code> || [[textdata inaba.dat|inaba.dat]] row — Pm pattern set (primary sprite) || ★ ||
|-
| 10–15 || <code>0x48–0x5c</code> || appearance / animation / effect refs; the middle slots fill only for multi-part monsters (0 otherwise) || ▲/· ||
|-
| 16 || <code>0x60</code> || unused / reserved (0 in both files) || · ||
|-
| 17 || <code>0x64</code> || '''DEF''' (defense) || ◆ || Zep (64.dat) armored stone = 10000
|-
| 18 || <code>0x68</code> || '''OFC''' (attack / offense) || ◆ || high on the flaming charger Aggrebix
|-
| 19 || <code>0x6c</code> || '''attack range / reach''' || ◆ || '''refined (was AGL):''' ranged Athygo & long-feeler Zep high, melee Weldok low
|-
| 20 || <code>0x70</code> || '''HP''' || ◆ || confirmed by boss ''Angel of Dugom'' = 9600
|-
| 21 || <code>0x74</code> || '''EXP / gold reward''' || ◆ || grows fastest per tier
|-
| 22 || <code>0x78</code> || accuracy or resistance % (per-family constant, ~40–235) || · ||
|-
| 23 || <code>0x7c</code> || optional param — set only for some early families, else 0 || · ||
|-
| 24 || <code>0x80</code> || [[textdata inaba.dat|inaba.dat]] row — Mn sprite set (groups families) || ★ ||
|-
| 25 || <code>0x84</code> || paired-asset archive # (61, constant) || ▲ ||
|-
| 26 || <code>0x88</code> || paired-asset entry in archive 61 || ▲ ||
|-
| 27–29 || <code>0x8c–0x94</code> || small class/AI/element flags (1/2, per family) || · ||
|-
| 30 || <code>0x98</code> || '''optional appearance/effect ref''' — 388–390 in 65.dat || · || '''corrected:''' 0 in 64.dat (unused there), real value here
|-
| 31 || <code>0x9c</code> || resistance / attribute or zone band (per-family, ~72–77) || · ||
|-
| 32 || — || present in the text line but '''not read''' by the parser (constant 85) || — ||
|}

'''Client vs server:''' as with [[Monsters (64.dat)]], the combat block (cols 17–21) has '''no client
reader''' — monsters are server-spawned entities and the client reads a record for appearance + name
only. Those labels are inferred from the data (tier-scaling within species families; the ''Angel of
Dugom'' HP outlier) rather than confirmed by a code path.