RAM map

The list corresponds to RAM variables used by the game engine.

• $1600-$184F: Actors setup (outside battle) ($10 blocks, $25 bytes by block, $01 block as actor)
  • $1600,X: Actor identifier
  • $1601,X: Actor graphics
  • $1602,X-$1607,X: Name
  • $1608,X: Level
  • $1609,X-$160A,X: Current HP
  • $160B,X-$160C,X: Max HP
  • $160D,X-$160E,X: Current MP
  • $160F,X-$1610,X: Max MP
  • $1611,X-$1613,X: Experience
  • $1614,X: Non-battle status 1
  • $1615,X: Non-battle status 4
  • $1616,X-$1619,X: Battle commands
  • $161A,X: Vigor
  • $161B,X: Speed
  • $161C,X: Stamina
  • $161D,X: Magic power
  • $161E,X: Equipped esper
  • $161F,X: Item equipped on right hand
  • $1620,X: Item equipped on left hand
  • $1621,X: Item equipped on head
  • $1622,X: Item equipped on body
  • $1623,X: Item equipped on relic (slot $00)
  • $1624,X: Item equipped on relic (slot $01)
• Repeat for all actors

• $00B5: Command index
• $00B6: Command sub-index
• $00B7: Animation (not used by all commands)
• $00B8-$00B9: Targets
• $00BB: Targetting byte
• $00BC: Damage incrementer (50% extra damage for each value unit)

• $11A0: Targeting Byte
  • $01: Cursor Moveable
  • $02: One Side Only
  • $04: Autoselect both parties
  • $08: Autoselect one party
  • $10: Auto Confirm
  • $20: Manual Party Select
  • $40: Cursor Start on Enemy
  • $80: Randomize selection

• $11A1: Elemental type
  • $01: Fire
  • $02: Ice
  • $04: Bolt
  • $08: Poison
  • $10: Wind
  • $20: Pearl
  • $40: Earth
  • $80: Water

• $11A2: Attack flags
  • $01: Physical or magical damage
  • $02: Miss if target immune to death
  • $04: Only target dead or undead targets
  • $08: Make heal spells damage undead
  • $10: Randomize target
  • $20: Ignore defense
  • $40: Don't split damage in multi-target spells
  • $80: Abort on allies

• $11A3: Attack flags
  • $01: Spell is usable outside battle
  • $02: Ignore reflect
  • $04: Can learn as Lore
  • $08: Enable Runic
  • $10: Quick/Warp flag
  • $20: Re-target if target is dead
  • $40: Caster dies after attack
  • $80: Concern MP

• $11A4: Attack flags
  • $01: Heal damage
  • $02: Redirection
  • $04: Lift status
  • $08: Toggle status
  • $10: Stamina used in defense
  • $20: Can't dodge attack
  • $40: Use evasion as Lv X Spells
  • $80: Use HP fraction

• $11A5: Spell cost
• $11A6: Spell power

• $11A7: Attack flags
  • $01: Miss if immune to status
  • $02: Show text is attack hits

• $11A8: Hit rate
• $11A9: Special effect

• $11AA: Status
  • $01: Dark
  • $02: Zombie
  • $04: Poison
  • $08: Magitek
  • $10: Clear
  • $20: Imp
  • $40: Petrify
  • $80: Death

• $11AB: Status
  • $01: Condemned
  • $02: Near fatal
  • $04: Image
  • $08: Mute
  • $10: Berserk
  • $20: Muddle
  • $40: Seizure
  • $80: Sleep

• $11AC: Status
  • $01: Dance
  • $02: Regen
  • $04: Slow
  • $08: Haste
  • $10: Stop
  • $20: Shell
  • $40: Safe
  • $80: Reflect

• $11AD: Status
  • $01: Rage
  • $02: Freeze
  • $04: Life 3
  • $08: Morph
  • $10: Chant
  • $20: Disappear
  • $40: Dog block
  • $80: Float

• $11AE: (Vigor * 2) if physical or (Magic Power) if magical
• $11AF: Level of attacker
• $11B0-$11B1: Damage
• $11B4: Spell randomly cast by weapon (plus flags)

• $11E0-$11E1: Encountered monster formation.
• $11E2: Battle background.
• $1DDD-$1E1C: Monster formations available on veldt.

• $00EB: Script parameter 1 for event Scripts
• $00EC: Script parameter 2 for event Scripts
• $00ED: Script parameter 3 for event Scripts
• $00EE: Script parameter 4 for event Scripts
• $00EF: Script parameter 5 for event Scripts.
• $05C4: Event loop counter.

• $1869-$1968: Item identifier.
• $1969-$1A68: Item quantity.
• $1EBA-$1EBD: Rare items.

• $1A69-$1A6C: gained Espers.
• $1A6E-$1CF5: gained spells block. ($0C blocks by actor, $36 bytes/block)
• $1CF6: Morphy supply.
• $1CF7: gained Sword Tech levels.
• $1D28: gained Blitz levels.
• $1D29-$1D2B: gained Lores.
• $1D2C-$1D4B: gained Rages.
• $1D4C: gained Dances.

• $005B: Script current location
• $0072: Random index for the random number generator
• $00A2-$00A3: Targets cast on
• $00A4-$00A5: Targets hit
• $00BE: Index into random number table
• $1860-$1862: Gil
• $1863-$1865: Play time. (hours/minutes/seconds)
• $1866-$1868: Number of steps
• $1CF8-$1D27: Sword Tech names. Unused in USA version. ($08 blocks by swordtech name, $06 bytes/block)
• $628A: Game is in Flashback Mode ($00 = no, $01 = yes)
• $62AB: Game is paused ($00 = no, $01 = yes)

• $1300: Instrument set for the current song
• $1301: The ID of the music to play
• $1302: The music's volume.

• $1850-$185F: Party setup ($10 blocks, $01 bytes by block, $01 block as actor)
  • $07: Party identifier
  • $18: Party slot (0-3)
  • $20: Row
  • $40: Availability
  • $80: Leader of party
• Repeat for all blocks

• $0069-$006C: Characters in actual party
• $1A6D: Active party
• $1EDE-1EDF: Gained characters