Editing Monsters (70.dat) (section)

== Record columns ==

70.dat is the only '''type 0xA''' file. Its 36-column line is the [[Monsters (65.dat)#Record columns|
type-9 layout]] with the '''appearance/animation block widened by four columns''' (cols 9–20 here vs
cols 9–16 in type-9). Everything after that block is the same fields shifted '''+4''': the combat block
moves to cols 21–27 and the <code>Mn</code>/archive tail to cols 28–36. Confidence markers as on
[[Monsters (65.dat)]]: '''★''' confirmed, '''▲''' strong, '''◆''' inferred from data only (server-side
combat, no client reader), '''·''' low.

{| class="wikitable"
! Col !! Offset !! Best-guess meaning !! Conf. !! Notes
|-
| 1 || <code>0x24</code> || dat file number (70) || ★ ||
|-
| 2 || <code>0x28</code> || record index || ★ ||
|-
| 3 || <code>0x2c</code> (byte) || '''drop category dat''' — 36 ([[Misc items|Monster-item]]), 11 (food), or 0 (none) || ★ ||
|-
| 4 || <code>0x30</code> || '''drop entry''' in that category dat || ★ ||
|-
| 5 || <code>0x34</code> || class/behaviour flag (0/1) || · ||
|-
| 6 || <code>0x38</code> || group/theme flag (0/1) || · ||
|-
| 7 || <code>0x3c</code> || sprite pattern-archive selector (620/621) || ▲ ||
|-
| 8 || <code>0x40</code> || body-rig / appearance sub-type (62/63) || ▲ ||
|-
| 9–20 || <code>0x44–0x70</code> || '''extended appearance/animation block''' (12 fields vs 8 in type-9) — paired sprite/frame refs (cols 9 & 13 step in a species line), part refs (391/398/360…); trailing slots 0 for single-part monsters || ▲/· ||
|-
| 21 || <code>0x74</code> || '''DEF''' (defense) || ◆ ||
|-
| 22 || <code>0x78</code> || '''OFC''' (attack / offense) || ◆ ||
|-
| 23 || <code>0x7c</code> || '''attack range / reach''' || ◆ ||
|-
| 24 || <code>0x80</code> || '''HP''' || ◆ || scales within a species line; ''Ruler of Abyss'' = 199999999
|-
| 25 || <code>0x84</code> || '''EXP / reward''' || ◆ || ''Ruler of Abyss'' = 9999
|-
| 26 || <code>0x88</code> || accuracy or resistance % (per-family, ~70–200) || · ||
|-
| 27 || <code>0x8c</code> || optional param — set only for some families, else 0 || · ||
|-
| 28 || <code>0x90</code> || [[textdata inaba.dat|inaba.dat]] row — <code>Mn</code> sprite set (groups families) || ★ ||
|-
| 29 || <code>0x94</code> || paired-asset archive # (61, constant) || ▲ ||
|-
| 30 || <code>0x98</code> || paired-asset entry in archive 61 || ▲ ||
|-
| 31–33 || <code>0x9c–0xa4</code> || small class/AI/element flags (1/2, per family) || · ||
|-
| 34 || <code>0xa8</code> || optional appearance/effect ref (0, or 389/390) || · ||
|-
| 35 || <code>0xac</code> || resistance / zone band (per-family, ~73–89) || · ||
|-
| 36 || <code>0xb0</code> || present in the line but '''not read''' by the parser (85, or 90 for the superboss) || — ||
|}

'''Client vs server:''' as with the type-9 files, the combat block (cols 21–25) 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 ''Ruler of
Abyss'' HP/EXP outliers), not confirmed by a code path. The struct extends from <code>0xa0</code>
(type-9's last field) to <code>0xb0</code> to hold the four extra columns.