Editing Monsters (64.dat) (section)

== Record columns ==

The 32-column type-9 record is decoded by <code>MonsterRecord_Init @ 00485c10</code> (<code>col<sub>n</sub></code> → offset <code>0x24 + 4·(n − 1)</code>; col32 is present in the text line but not read). This table supersedes the "unlabeled" caveat in the [[#Raw record data|Raw record data]] section above; see [[textdata NN.dat#Monster block (type-9, cols 3–31)|textdata NN.dat]] for the shared format context.

{| class="wikitable"
! Col(s) !! Offset !! Meaning !! Confidence
|-
| 1 || <code>0x24</code> || dat file number (64) || confirmed
|-
| 2 || <code>0x28</code> || record index || confirmed
|-
| 3 || <code>0x2c</code> (byte) || drop item dat — always 36 ([[Misc items|Monster-item]] category) || confirmed
|-
| 4 || <code>0x30</code> || drop item entry → [[Monster items]] (Weldok → Weldok's fang) || confirmed (27/27)
|-
| 9 || <code>0x44</code> || [[textdata inaba.dat|inaba.dat]] row — Pm-pattern set || confirmed
|-
| 24 || <code>0x80</code> || [[textdata inaba.dat|inaba.dat]] row — Mn-sprite set; groups families (Weldok/Welzag/Arga = Mn01 frames 1–3) || confirmed
|-
| 7, 8 || <code>0x3c</code>, <code>0x40</code> || sprite/pattern archive selectors (620/621, 62/63) || strong
|-
| 5–6, 10–16 || <code>0x34–0x60</code> || additional pattern/animation/effect refs (several optional, 0 = none) || medium
|-
| 17 || <code>0x64</code> || '''DEF''' — defense / damage mitigation (Zep armored rock = 10000) || strong (data + type-0xA)
|-
| 18 || <code>0x68</code> || '''OFC''' — offense / attack || strong (data + type-0xA)
|-
| 19 || <code>0x6c</code> || '''attack range''' — reach; the Athygo/Mig Mig/Mezathygo stone-thrower line reads 320–520 (highest values), matching its "keeps its distance" flavor || strong (data + flavor)
|-
| 20 || <code>0x70</code> || '''HP''' (Zep = 40; scales by species tier) || strong (type-0xA col24 = its confirmed Overview HP)
|-
| 21 || <code>0x74</code> || '''EXP''' — kill reward (scales by tier) || strong (data)
|-
| 22 || <code>0x78</code> || '''AGL / speed''' — agility / quickness; '''per-species, does NOT tier-scale''' (~40–235): flyers/insects high, giants/tanks low. Reads as attack-quickness/evasion (stationary Zep = 80, not the minimum). Flagged as the "speed" input for future monster AI || medium (data)
|-
| 23, 27–31 || <code>0x78–0x9c</code> || AI / level / element / flags || low
|}

'''Client vs server:''' the numeric combat block (cols 17–22, <code>0x64–0x78</code>) has '''no client reader''' — monsters are server-spawned entities (<code>Entity_InitFromSpawnPacket @ 00477000</code>) and the client resolves a spawned monster's look from its <code>(dat, id)</code> via inaba.dat, reading the record for '''appearance + name''' only. The labels above are therefore not confirmed by a client code path, but are '''strongly''' supported two ways: (1) the type-0xA file [[Monsters (70.dat)]] carries the same block shifted +4, where its <code>col24</code> = HP is independently confirmed by that page's Overview HP column (e.g. Ruler of Abyss = 199,999,999); shifting −4 lands HP on <code>col20</code> here. (2) the attack-range column (<code>col19</code>) tracks the flavor text — the stone-throwing monkey line (Athygo 320, Mig Mig 420, Mezathygo 520) holds the highest reach values, and Athygo is explicitly described as fighting from a distance. '''AGL/speed''' (<code>col22</code>) is a weaker inference: it is per-species (constant across a family's tiers, unlike HP/DEF/EXP) and tracks mobility — flyers and insects sit high (Bird of Heaven 200, the Bix line 235), lumbering giants and tanks low (stone-giants 75, Gorkeid 40) — so it is being provisionally read as agility/quickness pending confirmation. The server (<code>MonsterData.cs</code>) reads these columns for HP, kill EXP, DEF mitigation, drop, and AGL (reserved for monster AI).