Maps
Fields read by the server or the client, or assembled from other files. The description says what the field means and how it acts; below it — where that was established.
Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL].dat client fileStrs\[PORTAL].strsMap.edf (maps.md §4)Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL]_str.dat client fileStrs\Str_.strsMap\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL].dat server fileStrs\[PORTAL].strs| Offset | Field | What it is and how it acts | Goes to client as | Server readers | Role | Status | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+0x000 | m_dwIndex | portal number maps.md §4 | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x004 | m_strCode | Name of this portal's *dp… dummymaps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x044 | m_strLinkMapCode | Destination map ( Map_Data code). "0" — the portal leads nowhere (the reference check skips it)maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x084 | m_strLinkPortalCode | Destination portal on that map: the player appears at a random point of its *dp boxmaps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x104 | m_bNeedConCheck | ≠ 0 — check level and items (4.1) maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x108 | m_nNeedChrLevel | Lower level limit (inclusive) maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x10C | m_nUpLevelLim | Upper limit (exclusive: the level must be lower). Negative — no upper limit maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x110 | m_itmNeedItemCode ×3 | Payment items maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x118 | m_nNeedItemCount ×3 | Payment items maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x138 | m_strUseRace | A character per player race-sex position (byte +0x16 of the CPlayer+0x7A0 object: 0 Bellato m, 1 Bellato f, 2 Cora m, 3 Cora f, 4 Accretia): '0' — the portal is closed. Compared o…maps.md §4 (digest row) | — | — | — | known | — |
Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL]_str.dat server fileStrs\Str_.strs-[PORTAL].dat (codes) + portal texts| Offset | Field | What it is and how it acts | Goes to client as | Server readers | Role | Status | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+0x000 | m_dwIndex | row number maps.md §4, localization.md §4 | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x004 | m_strCode | portal code (name of the *dp dummy)maps.md §4 | — | — | — | known | — |
+0x044 | m_strNameTag ×9 | portal name in 9 languages (columns as in *_str.dat)localization.md §4 | — | — | — | known | — |
Fields that neither the server nor the client reads. For each: why it was decided so and where that was established. The editor keeps their bytes as they are.
Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL].dat client file| Offset | Field | Why unused | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
+0x000 | m_dwIndex | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x004 | m_strCode | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x044 | m_strLinkMapCode | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x084 | m_strLinkPortalCode | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x0C4 | m_szMenu | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x104 | m_bNeedConCheck | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x108 | m_nNeedChrLevel | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x10C | m_nUpLevelLim | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x110 | m_itmNeedItemCode ×3 | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x118 | m_nNeedItemCount ×3 | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x134 | m_nKind | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x138 | m_strUseRace | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL]_str.dat client file| Offset | Field | Why unused | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
+0x000 | m_dwIndex | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x004 | m_strCode | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
+0x044 | m_strNameTag ×9 | the client does not open the file: the strings [BLOCK], [PORTAL], _str.dat are absent in the AoP client image in both ASCII and UTF-16; the server reads its own copymaps.md §4 (before 4.1) | — |
Map\<map>\<map>-[PORTAL].dat server file| Offset | Field | Why unused | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
+0x0C4 | m_szMenu | never read maps.md §4: “ m_szMenu and m_nKind are not read in the transition or in the other users of the record” (all callers of 1401284C0 and 140128370: reference check, ship, guild rooms …) | — |
+0x134 | m_nKind | never read (1 in AoP — entrance, 0 — arrival, 3 for 15 portals) maps.md §4: “ m_szMenu and m_nKind are not read in the transition or in the other users of the record” (all callers of 1401284C0 and 140128370: reference check, ship, guild rooms …) | — |