monster.dat

That file contains list of all monsters configuration. This file format is simillar to Item.dat (both files can be edit using simple text file editors).

Format

monster.dat
#========================================================
	VNUM	{monsterVnum}
	NAME	{monsterCodeName}
	LEVEL	{monsterLevel}
	RACE	{raceType}	{raceSubType}	{monsterHeroLevel}
	ATTRIB	{monsterElement}	{monsterElementRate}	{monsterResistanceFire}	{monsterResistanceWater}	{monsterResistanceLight}	{monsterResistanceDark}
	HP/MP	{monsterMaxHpBonus}	{monsterMaxMpBonus}
	EXP	{monsterXpBonus}	{monsterJobXpBonus}
	PREATT	{hostility}	{groupAttack}	{seekRange}	{movementSpeed}	{respTime}
	SETTING	{iconID}	{spawnMobOrColor}	{amountOrItem}	{spriteSize}	{cellSize}	{unknown0, always 0}
	ETC	{flags}	{unknown1}	{isPercentileDmg}	{canOnlyBeDmgedByJajamaruLastSkill}	{unknown2, always 0}	{visibleOnMinimapAsGreenDot}	{unknown3}	{isValhallaPartner}
	PETINFO	{val1}	{val2}	{val3}	{val4}	{val5}
	EFF	{effIdOnAttack}	{effIdConstantly}	{effIdOnDeath}
	ZSKILL	{attType}	{range}	{hitChance}	{castTime}	{cooldown}	{dashSpeed}	{unknown4}
	WINFO	{attType}	{unknown5}	{grade}
	WEAPON	{lvl}	{range}	{dmgMin}	{dmgMax}	{hitRate}	{critChance}	{critDmg}
	AINFO	{defType}	{grade}
	ARMOR	{lvl}	{meleeDef}	{rangedDef}	{magicDef}	{dodge}
	SKILL	{vnum}	{chance}	{force}	[4 times the same thing]
	PARTNER	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	BASIC	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[9 times the same thing]
	CARD	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[3 times the same thing]
	MODE	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[4 times the same thing]	{alwaysActive}	{limiter}	{hpThreshold/itemVnum}	{modeRangeTreshold}	{c_modeVnum}	{cellMinRange}	{midgard}
	ITEM	{itemVNUM}	{chance}	{amount}	[19 times the same thing]
#========================================================

warning

Its important to remember that values are separated by tabs, not spaces.

Visual Studio Code replaces tabs with spaces by default. Thats why recommended is to use Notepad++ or other text editor who will not replace tabs with spaces.

VNUM

	VNUM	{monsterVnum}

Monster VNum (You can create multiple monsters with the same model. For example Fox with id: 0, 1, 2) |

NAME

	NAME	{monsterCodeName}

{monsterCodeName} contains the key for translation. For example zts3e is a key for translation.
Translations can be found in _code_<lang>_<filetype>.txt files (for example _code_en_monster.txt).
If you will specify wrong zts value (translation) it will display that zts value (for example zts3e) in game.
Simillar to Item.dat Name

LEVEL

	LEVEL	{monsterLevel}

self-explanatory

RACE

	RACE	{raceType}	{raceSubType}	{monsterHeroLevel}

Get race name ID

\text{raceId} = 300 + \text{raceType} \times 10 + \text{raceSubType} + 7

Use that id in conststring.dat to get race name (or check the list at the bottom)

List of races

raceType	raceSubType	Label (from conststring.dat or my description)
0	0	low level plants
0	0	low level plants
0	1	low level animals
0	2	low level monsters
1	0	high level plants
1	1	high level animals
1	2	high level monsters
2	0	kovolt
2	1	bushtail
2	2	catsy
3	0	human
3	2	neutral
3	3	demon
4	0	angel
5	0	low level undead
5	1	high level undead
6	0	low level spirit (a5.1 mobs)
8	0	fixed trap (these traps on raids that hit you from nowhere, etc.)
8	1	energy ball (sp3a bombs, mini-clones from hongbi&cheongbi)
8	2	cannon ball (rainbow battle crystals)
8	3	talkable npc (like TS sign, ML sign, SP stones)
8	4	generic, a lot of different ones here
8	5	teleporters
8	6	quest mob spawner
8	7	collectibles (like ice flowers)
8	8	a5 quest collectibles (or something, idk)

You can easy search monsters by race there: https://itempicker.atlagaming.eu/monsters

Obtaining race icon ID

\text{raceIconId} = 18000 + \text{raceType} \times 50 + \text{raceSubType}

Icons are located in the NSipData.NOS file

warning

Monsters with raceType == 8 MUST NEVER BE ABLE TO USE BASIC ATTACKS (they can use skills if they have any), and MUSTNOT BE TARGETABLE BY AoE's.

ATTRIB

	ATTRIB	{monsterElement}	{monsterElementRate}	{monsterResistanceFire}	{monsterResistanceWater}	{monsterResistanceLight}	{monsterResistanceDark}

HP/MP

	HP/MP	{monsterMaxHpBonus}	{monsterMaxMpBonus}

EXP

	EXP	{monsterXpBonus}	{monsterJobXpBonus}

PREATT

	PREATT	{hostility}	{groupAttack}	{seekRange}	{movementSpeed}	{respTime}

`hostility`

1: Attacks when it sees you
4: Attacks pets (nosmate trainers)
23: Attacks devils (guardians in a4)
24: Attacks angels (guardians in a4)
100: Attacks if you are not wearing Phantom's Amulet
>20000: Atttacks while doing quest with VNUM (hostility-20000) (hostility 25278 would be quest 5278)

`groupAttack`

If 1: with others (when a mob attacks you, his allies will also attack you if you're in their seek range (kovolts))
If 5: with group (if you attack this mobs, his allies will also attack you if you're in their seek range (wolves, pigeons))

`seekRange`

`movementSpeed`

`respTime`

Is in deciseconds (so value 100 would be 10 seconds)

SETTING

	SETTING	{iconID}	{spawnMobOrColor}	{amountOrItem}	{spriteSize}	{cellSize}	{unknown0, always 0}

iconID

Contains monster icon id. Icon can be found in NSipData.NOS using this formula:

\text{iconFilename} = 8000 + \text{iconID}

Example

Pink Jelly (Vnum: 82) have iconID = 81.

8000 + 81 = 8081

Icon can be found in NSipData.NOS as file named 8081

spawnMobOrColor / amountOrItem

Meaning depends on the hostility value. Check the table below.

Condition	`hostility` value is 0 - 19999	`hostility` value is 20000 - ...
Friendly option name	Colors	Spawn monsters
Behaviour	This mob can have a custom color (if `spawnMobOrColor` is not 0) It's an int representation of the RGBA color (value -12477399 in hex is 0xff419c29, and so the RGBA is #ff419c29 (0xff red, 0x41 green, 0x9c blue, 0x29 alpha)) You can use our Color calculator to get color int value	This mob spawns `amountOrItem` amount of mob (vnum: `spawnMobOrColor`) tip Most monsters in this category give the impression that they are used to configure various elements of the game. In fact, they are never visible to the player. They dont have sprites and dont have icon.
Examples	Invisible Jelly Invisible Dust King Angry Chicken	Laboratory Observer (Vnum: 857) spawns 3 Mobs: Gaunt Zombie Guard (Vnum: 299)

spriteSize

Bonus (positive or negative) sprite size percentage (value -10 would result in 90% sprite size)

Examples

Score Board (Vnum: 915) have 10 which means +10% for the size
Twisted Ice Worm (Vnum: 764) 90 -> +90%
Valakus' Egg (Vnum: 2016) -50 -> -50%

cellSize

Bonus cell size for AoE spells (used for big bosses like Hatus or Caligor)

Examples

Wounded Asgobas (Vnum: 1462) cellSize=4
Lord Hatus (Vnum: 577) cellSize=5

ETC

	ETC	{flags}	{unknown1}	{isPercentileDmg}	{canOnlyBeDmgedByJajamaruLastSkill}	{unknown2, always 0}	{visibleOnMinimapAsGreenDot}	{unknown3}	{isValhallaPartner}

flags

Flags are stored as an integer and calculated using bitwise operations. If you want to dive deeper into what's happening behind the curtains, check the Wikipedia and MDN articles on the topic.

Table with bitflags documentation

option	bitFlags	comment
cantWalk	bitFlags & 1	this mob can't walk
canCollect	bitFlags & 2	this mob can be collected (ice flowers etc.) but only if it has any Drops, and is placed as NPC, not a mob
cantDebuff	bitFlags & 4	this mob can't be debuffed
canCatch	bitFlags & 8	this mob can be caught
disappearAfterSeconds	bitFlags & 16	this mob will disappear after realHP/10 seconds
disappearAfterHitting	bitFlags & 32	this mob will disappear after its first hit (mini-inferno)
hasMode	bitFlags & 64	this mob has MODE
disappearAfterSecondsMana	bitFlags & 128	this mob will disappear after realMP/10 seconds
onDefenseOnlyOnce	bitFlags & 256	this mob's "during defense" CARD will trigger only once
hasDash	bitFlags & 512	this mob uses a dash
canRegenMp	bitFlags & 1024	(this mob will regenerate HP over time)
cantVoke	bitFlags & 2048	this mob can't be moved by vokes, repels etc.
	bitFlags & 4096	always 0?
	bitFlags & 8192	always 0?
	bitFlags & 16384	always 0?
	bitFlags & 32768	always 0?
	bitFlags & 65536	always 0?
	bitFlags & 131072	always 0?
	bitFlags & 262144	always 0?
	bitFlags & 524288	always 0?
	bitFlags & 1048576	always 0?
	bitFlags & 2097152	always 0?
	bitFlags & 4194304	always 0?
	bitFlags & 8388608	always 0?
	bitFlags & 16777216	always 0?
	bitFlags & 33554432	always 0?
	bitFlags & 67108864	always 0?
	bitFlags & 134217728	always 0?
dontDrainHpAfterSeconds	bitFlags & 268435456	this mob won't lose HP but will stil disappear after realHP/10 seconds (?)
	bitFlags & 536870912	unknown, almost boss-ish
	bitFlags & 1073741824	unknown, boss-ish
cantTargetInfo	bitFlags & 2147483648	you can't see this mob's target info (selection window in top of the screen, with HP and MP)

isPercentileDmg

If 1, this mob takes percentage damage, like Chicken King, Giant Snowman, winter sealed vessel mobs etc.

canOnlyBeDmgedByJajamaruLastSkill

Used for Namaju, if 1, this mob then can only be damaged by jajamaru's last skill

visibleOnMinimapAsGreenDot

Example:

Giant Chick (Vnum: 588)
Thousand-Year-Old Mandra (Vnum: 589)

isValhallaPartner

Example:

Par (Vnum: 1491)
Frigg (Vnum: 2617)
Jennifer (Vnum: 2640)

PETINFO

	PETINFO	{val1}	{val2}	{val3}	{val4}	{val5}

If: `raceType` == 8 && `raceSubType` == 7: (collectable NPC)

val	Name	Description
`val1`	tries	max tries before cooldown
`val2`	timerTime	collection cooldown (in seconds)
`val3`	needItem	if not 0, this npc require an item with VNUM `amountOrItem` to be collected
`val4`	collectTime	collection duration (dance duration)
`val5`
	Example mobs

If: `raceType` == 8 && `raceSubType` == 5: (teleporters)

val	Name	Description
`val1`	itemVnum	required item VNUM to use this teleporter
`val2`	amount	amount of the item required
`val3`	remove	if true, the item will be removed after teleporting
`val4`		not used
`val5`
	Example mobs

All diffrent cases:

tip

It can actually be used for the above cases too, if (for example) you somehow manage to get Ice Flower as a pet 👀.

val	Name	Description
`val1`	melee/HP factor	increases HP and melee ddefens&attack
`val2`	Ranged/Dodge factor	increases dodges, hitrate and ranged defense&attack
`val3`	Magic/MP factor	increases MP and magic defense&attack
`val4`		some mobs have it, looks like some lvl threshold?
`val5`

note

This is taken into consideration when calculating pets (nosmates/partners) stats. The algorithms are quite large and have different cases for every race, ~~so I'm not gonna put them here now~~ (I dont have it, you can help us here).

These factors are like "bonuses". If a pet has 15 melee/HP factor value, it will have much more HP than the same copied mob but with 0 melee/HP factor. Can't be negative

EFF

	EFF	{effIdOnAttack}	{effIdConstantly}	{effIdOnDeath}

ZSKILL

	ZSKILL	{attType}	{range}	{hitChance}	{castTime}	{cooldown}	{dashSpeed}	{unknown4}

Contains information about basic attack and some informations

Field	Description
`attType`	`0` - melee `1` - ranged `2` - magic
`range`
`hitChance`	Every time a mob tries to attack you, it checks this value (you multiply the value by 20 to get the percentage, so `2` would be 40% and `5` would be 100%) and rolls with its chance if it should attack. Basically there is (`hitChance` * 20)% chance for the mob to attack you.
`castTime`	deciseconds (so value 100 would be 10 seconds)
`cooldown`	deciseconds (so value 100 would be 10 seconds)
`dashSpeed`	tells how fast a dash visuals should be
`unknown4`

WINFO

	WINFO	{attType}	{unknown5}	{grade}

Mob's weapon (attack)

Field	Description
`attType`	`0` - melee, `1` - ranged, `2` - magic (same as in ZSKILL)
`unknown5`
`grade`	upgrade

Example

	WINFO	2	0	10

would be: ranged +10

WEAPON

	WEAPON	{lvl}	{range}	{dmgMin}	{dmgMax}	{hitRate}	{critChance}	{critDmg}

Mob's weapon. It adds these stats to the mob like it was wearing a weapon with these values.

Except range that defines basic attack's range.

AINFO

	AINFO	{defType}	{grade}

Mob's armor. It adds these stats to the mob like it was wearing a armor with these values. (Simillar to WINFO)

ARMOR

	ARMOR	{lvl}	{meleeDef}	{rangedDef}	{magicDef}	{dodge}

Mob's armor. It adds these stats to the mob like it was wearing a armor with these values. (Simillar to WEAPON)

SKILL

	SKILL	{vnum}	{chance}	{force}	[4 times the same thing]

List of skills that a mob can use

Field	Description
`vnum`	skill's vnum
`chance`	chance to use this skill instead of basic attack
`force`	if `1` or `2` (1 is only used for Mother Cuby and 1000yo Ginseng, no idea what's the difference), this skill will be used instead of basic attack when not on cooldown. So a mob with one skill with this enabled will use it whenever it comes off cooldown. Used a lot for raid bosses

PARTNER

	PARTNER	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

No idea. All monsters have there 0. Maybe it's a leftover from an old version of the game.

BASIC

	BASIC	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[9 times the same thing]

See definition in Item.dat BUFF

warning

Monsters with raceType == 8 MUST NEVER BE ABLE TO USE BASIC ATTACKS (they can use skills if they have any), and MUSTNOT BE TARGETABLE BY AoE's.

CARD

	CARD	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[3 times the same thing]

CARD is simillar to BASIC. Also contains BCard's (read more: Item.dat BUFF) but this BCard only triggers depending on position (in CARD) it is located:

After 1st attack (ibrahim's defense, grenigas' rage, not used anywhere else)
After dying (peas, mandras, etc.)
unknown, not visible anywhere
unknown, not visible anywhere

Example

Mandra (Vnum: 19) have this CARD:

	CARD	0	0	0	0	0	27	120	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

which means: After die use BCard 27 120 0 0 1 (because its 2nd BCard in CARD)

MODE

	MODE	{BCardVNUM}	{EffectVal_1}	{EffectVal_2}	{BCardSub}	{Target}	[4 times the same thing]	{alwaysActive}	{limiter}	{hpThreshold/itemVnum}	{modeRangeTreshold}	{c_modeVnum}	{cellMinRange}	{midgard}

Mob can go into different "mode". Only useable if flag hasMode is true (read more about flags here)

If the MODE is active, all 5 BCards are activated

Field	Description
Bcard (x5)	BCard definition `{BCardVNUM} {EffectVal_1} {EffectVal_2} {BCardSub} {Target}`. Read more here
`alwaysActive`	means that the MODE is enabled by default
`limiter`	If `limiter` == 1 The `MODE` triggers only if the trigger is in `modeRangeTreshold` cells. Example For Turtle you have to be in 3 cells range to hide himself If `limiter` == 2 To toggle `MODE`, there has to be killed at least `modeRangeTreshold` mobs on the map. Important This check holds after revival (zombie), but only for this mob. This causes the Zombies in official servers to have the `MODE` activated after a maintenance, but once someone kills all mobs on the map, they will never regain their `MODE` until the next maintenance. If someone only kills half of the map, only this half of the map would not have `MODE` anymore. Also, if someone was to spawn 2nd Ginseng boss in the raid, both would be burried. But if this someone spawned him after people killed all 7 pots, the Ginseng would spawn unburried.
`hpThreshold/itemVnum`	`alwaysActive` == 0 This is treated as HP threshold for toggling `MODE`. If the values is `50`, the `MODE` will toggle on 50% HP or less. Example Turtle will toggle mode when HP is lower than 30% `alwaysActive` == 1 This is item VNUM, but i'm not sure how it works, it's something for a5 quests only
`modeRangeTreshold`	Read about `limiter` value above
`c_modeVnum`	MODE's c_mode's... VNUM
`cellMinRange`	It defines minimum range for skills. If the skill range is less than this, this skill can not hit the mob (like warriors can't hit flying fire drakes). Used by LoD mobs - dragons.
`midgard`	If not 0, each hit to mob takes 1/`midgard` of maximum mob's HP. Used by Midgard monsters and Fafnir boss.

Examples

Turtle: it can hide inside it's shell if his HP is low
Ginseng boss: can be burried untill some mobs are killed in the bossroom
Larvas: roll up and speed if their's HP is low

Or just to use c_mode for a mob (some a5 mobs use it)

ITEM

	ITEM	{itemVNUM}	{chance}	{amount}	[19 times the same thing]

List of drops from the mob

Field	Description
itemVNUM	item Vnum
chance	number bettwen 0 and 100000. (`1000` is 1%, `1` is 0.001%)
amount	item amount

Format​

VNUM​

NAME​

LEVEL​

RACE​

Get race name ID​

Obtaining race icon ID​

ATTRIB​

HP/MP​

EXP​

PREATT​

hostility​

groupAttack​

seekRange​

movementSpeed​

respTime​

SETTING​

iconID​

spawnMobOrColor / amountOrItem​

spriteSize​

cellSize​

ETC​

flags​

isPercentileDmg​

canOnlyBeDmgedByJajamaruLastSkill​

visibleOnMinimapAsGreenDot​

isValhallaPartner​

PETINFO​

If: raceType == 8 && raceSubType == 7: (collectable NPC)​

If: raceType == 8 && raceSubType == 5: (teleporters)​

All diffrent cases:​

EFF​

ZSKILL​

WINFO​

WEAPON​

AINFO​

ARMOR​

SKILL​

PARTNER​

BASIC​

CARD​

MODE​

If limiter == 1​

If limiter == 2​

alwaysActive == 0​

alwaysActive == 1​

ITEM​

Format

VNUM

NAME

LEVEL

RACE

Get race name ID

Obtaining race icon ID

ATTRIB

HP/MP

EXP

PREATT

`hostility`

`groupAttack`

`seekRange`

`movementSpeed`

`respTime`

SETTING

iconID

spawnMobOrColor / amountOrItem

spriteSize

cellSize

ETC

flags

isPercentileDmg

canOnlyBeDmgedByJajamaruLastSkill

visibleOnMinimapAsGreenDot

isValhallaPartner

PETINFO

If: `raceType` == 8 && `raceSubType` == 7: (collectable NPC)

If: `raceType` == 8 && `raceSubType` == 5: (teleporters)

All diffrent cases:

EFF

ZSKILL

WINFO

WEAPON

AINFO

ARMOR

SKILL

PARTNER

BASIC

CARD

MODE

If `limiter` == 1

If `limiter` == 2

`alwaysActive` == 0

`alwaysActive` == 1

ITEM