Understanding the MonsterSetBase.txt and Monster.txt

I know this has been posted before, but I thought I'd make it a little more detailed.
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So, you want to know how to add spawns to your server and edit the monster's attributes? All the information you need is in this thread.

Understanding the Monster Set Base

Well first off, lets break down the code of a spawn thats in every server, the Lorencia Wizard Shop spawn.

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254    0    0    118    113    3 // Wizard Pasi => Lorencia

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254 - This number represents the monster ID number in the monster.txt. If you open the monster.txt, you'll find Pasi indexed as number 254.

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253    1    "PotionGirl"            2    50        0    15    30    70    20    10    30    0    0    0    5    400    1500    10    0    200    10    0    0    0    0    0    0
254    1    "WizardPasi"            2    50        0    15    30    70    20    10    30    0    0    0    5    400    1500    10    0    200    10    0    0    0    0    0    0
255    1    "BarmaidLiaman"            2    50        0    15    30    70    20    10    30    0    0    0    5    400    1500    10    0    200    10    0    0    0    0    0    0

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This is how you find out which number you should put here.

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The next number, 0, tells us which map we are going to spawn the monster in. Since we're spawning Wizard Pasi in Lorencia, we should use the number "0". Here is a list of all the map numbers (excluding the newer maps).

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0 = lorencia
 1 = dungeon
 2 = devias
 3 = noria
 4 = losttower
 6 = Arena
 7 = Atlans
 8 = Tarkan
 9 = Devil Square
 10 = Icarus
 11 = Blood Castle I
 12 = Blood Castle II
 13 = Blood Castle III
 14 = Blood Castle IV
 15 = Blood Castle V
 16 = Blood Castle VI

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So, if we wanted to spawn our little Pasi in Devias, we would use the number 2 instead of 0.

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The third number, 0, tells us how the monster is going to move. Since we don't want Pasi to move, we put 0 here. If we wanted him to move around, we would put a 20 or 30 here.

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The fourth number, 118, tells us the X coordinate of where on the map he is going to spawn. To find out this number, look in the bottom left part of the screen while in-game. The first number is the X, and the second number is the Y.

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The fifth number, 113, tells us the Y coordinate of where on the map Pasi is going to spawn. Again, to find out this number, look in the bottom left part of the screen. The second number is the Y coordinate.

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The sixth and last number, 3, tells us which direction the monster is going to face. Here is a diagram of which numbers make the monsters face which direction.

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    7  6  5            NW  N  NE
    8    4            W        E
    9  2  3            SW  S  SE

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So if we wanted to make Pasi face North instead of south, we would put a 6 instead of a 2.

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Adding even more spawns.

Now when adding spawns, what happens when we add a lot of lines to the monster set base? Oops! We get a 4200 (255) error. It means that there are too many lines in the monster set base for the GameServer to load. How do we fix this? Well we do it like this;

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  125  6  20  21  116  23  110  -1  20

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What does this line mean exactly? Well once again lets break it down!

125 - This is the index number for the Blood Castle 6 Orc Warrior. If you look in the monster.txt, you'll find this;

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124    1    "SpiritSorcerer5"        90    32000    0    400    460    450    0    720    260    4    150    4    6    400    1800    10    2    150    50    4    0    8    8    8    8
125    1    "OrcWarrior6"            76    17000    0    260    290    210    0    460    150    3    0    1    3    400    2000    10    2    300    200    3    0    6    6    6    6
126    1    "OrcArcher6"            81    20000    0    320    350    270    0    520    160    3    0    5    7    400    1600    10    2    300    200    3    0    6    6    6    6

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6 - This is the map number we're spawning the orcs on. Since we spawning the orcs in the stadium, we use the number 6.

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20 - This is how the orcs are going to move. Since they are monsters and we want them to move around, we put a 20 here.

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21 - This is the first X coordinate. What do I mean by the first X coordinate? We'll get to that in a second.

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116 - This is the first Y coordinate.

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23 - This is the second X coordinate. Now heres where the trick comes in. We use two sets of coordinates because we're going to spawn the orcs in a set range of coordinates. This spreads the orcs out and allows us to add more in one area so they won't stack on top of each other and be unable to move.

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110 - This is the second Y coordinate.

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-1 - Heres a new number type, a negative. What does this mean? It means when the monster spawns, it will be facing in a random direction instead of a set direction.

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20 - Heres the last new value on the line. This number tells us how many orcs are going to spawn in the area. We are spawning 20 orcs, so we put 20 here. If we wanted to spawn 50 orcs, we would put a 50 here.

Line Types

See that number before all of the spawns in the monster set base? Well that tells us how the line types are going to be handled. Heres a list.

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0 - type mapnumber distance x y dir
2 - type mapnumber distance x y dir (Better used for single spots)
3 - type mapnumber distance x y dir total (can handle 2 x and 2 y coords - used to spawn all the way between those coords)
  - type mapnumber distance x1 y1 x2 y2 dir total
4 - type mapnumber distance x y dir (Better used for NPC only)

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Example;

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3    0    30    180    90    226    244    -1    45 // Spider => Lorencia
2    0    30    180    90    226    244    -1    40 // Budge Dragon => Lorencia
2    0    30    135    20    240    88    -1    20 // Budge Dragon => Lorencia
0    0    30    135    20    240    88    -1    45 // Bull Fighter => Lorencia
6    0    30    95    168    175    244    -1    20 // Lich => Lorencia
14    0    30    95    168    175    244    -1    15 // Skeleton Warrior => Lorencia
14    0    30    134    212    144    224    -1    30// Skeleton Warrior => Lorencia
1    0    30    8    11    94    244    -1    45 // Hound => Lorencia
4    0    30    8    11    94    244    -1    45 // Elite Bull Fighter => Lorencia
7    0    30    8    11    60    80    -1    15 // Giant => Lorencia
end

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The number at the top tells the GameServer how the line is going to be handled, and the END statement at the end of the list tells the GameServer that the line is over and gets the GameServer ready to load the next line.
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Understanding the Monster.txt

So you open up the monster.txt and all you see is a bunch of numbers. What do these mean? Lets break it down! I'll only be telling you what the first few numbers are.

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1    1    "Hound"  9    140

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1 - The first number, as we went over earlier, tells us the ID number of the monster. This is the number we need to use when adding the spawns to the monster set base.

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1 - This next number I have no clue what it means. Every line in the monster.txt has a one here, so theres nothing much to edit here.

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"Hound" - This is the name of the monster on the line.

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9 - This is the monster's level. The reason you would want to edit this is to edit how much experience the monster will give. The higher level the monster, the more experience you'll get. The level doesn't affect the other stats in any way.

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140 - This is how much hit points the monster will have.
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Credits

ppsito80 - Information on adding more than one monster on one line.
enXio - Map ID number list.
iod - The direction numbers.
Ron - Compiling the guide.

..... you dont understand the monster.txt ;)

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Originally Posted by Ytys Vynsan

..... you dont understand the monster.txt ;)

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Just thought I'd throw something extra in there. I was pretty bored so..

Added to rz guide center

^^, the guide is good ;)

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Originally Posted by Ytys Vynsan

^^, the guide is good ;)

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Thanks. Planning on remaking a bunch of the guides to make them easier to understand.

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Originally Posted by Ron

Thanks. Planning on remaking a bunch of the guides to make them easier to understand.

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good idea?

i can help you with this if you need it

btw, awesome guide, its really easy to understand ;)

Ron, can u upload here the monster.txt in english version like what u have in the upper part..thanks!

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Originally Posted by scudz69

Ron, can u upload here the monster.txt in english version like what u have in the upper part..thanks!

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Sure, here you go!

this is so old.... here i let u a tool MonsterFacil (easy monster)

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Originally Posted by ca_ale_16

this is so old.... here i let u a tool MonsterFacil (easy monster)

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This isn't a guide on how to add spawns, this is a guide that helps you understand the monster set base. You should read a guide on understanding topic titles before posting.

this guide is old man... that info comes with the monster.txt and monstersetbase.txt

good guide!! now i can put all the mobs in LORENCIA wahhehe! Maraming Salamat poh!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!)

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Originally Posted by janex23

good guide!! now i can put all the mobs in LORENCIA wahhehe! Maraming Salamat poh!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!)

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youre a filipina, im a filipino too...im from mindanao...

thanks RON!

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Originally Posted by ca_ale_16

this guide is old man... that info comes with the monster.txt and monstersetbase.txt

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Once again, this isn't a guide on telling you how to add spawns. This is a guide that goes to helping you understand the server files better, finding out what exactly everything means. This can be used as a guide on how to add spawns yes, but it was meant to help you understand what the lines in the monster set base mean.

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Originally Posted by Ron

Once again, this isn't a guide on telling you how to add spawns. This is a guide that goes to helping you understand the server files better, finding out what exactly everything means. This can be used as a guide on how to add spawns yes, but it was meant to help you understand what the lines in the monster set base mean.

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i agree! and i rate this thread 100/10! this guide helped me a lot.. thank u ron! anyways, i hope u can give us guide in understanding item.txt and eventbag.txt..Ron, thanks for the english monster.txt..can u add item.txt in english translation? thanks!

me in mindanao also (cagayan de oro city)

anyways i would like to thank again for a great great great guide!!!!

it helps me a lot!!

please make more guides...!!!

more power!!!

Salamat poh!!!

man i need your help,
i have a MonsterSetBase and Monster files not at english i have at chnies or something
how i can change it please answer fast

sorry about the noob english Jackov:sweatdrop

1 1 Hound . may be the second "1" means phisical boddies under 1 mob id? for example if it's 10 then when you'll put to spawn 1 hound, 10 will appear, but i'm not sure ^^. Just 1 of many ideas ^^

WOW, this is the best guid i never saw befor. Verry easy to understand for noobs or for begginers like me xD

Thanks again bro and keep your great job!

Lets try working the monster.txt file a bit ;)
Index - The Monsters Number
Rate - ?
Name - Monsters Name
Level - The Monsters Level
HP - The Monsters Health Points
MP - The Monsters Mana Points?
DamMin - The Monsters Minimum Damage
DamMax - The Monsters Maximum Damage
Defence - The Monsters Defence Reage
Magic - The Monsters Magical Skill?
Attack - The Monsters Type of Attack?
Success - The Monsters Success Rate of hitting yoU?
MoveRg - The Monsters Regenerate amount while moving
A.Type - ?
A.Range - ?
V.Range - ?
MoveSP - The Monsters Move Speed
A.Speed - ?
RegTime - The Time The Monster will Regenerate
Attrib - ?
ItemRat - ?
M.Rate - ?
MaxItem - ?
Skill - ?
? - ?
? - ?
? - ?

We can use example poison bull...:

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8        1        "Poison        Bull"        46        2500        0        145        150        75        0        230        61        3        0        1        5        400        1400        10        2        190        14        3        0        6        0        0        0

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If i have things incorrect sorry it's not my work, it's just a base to work from to make an understandable monster.txt

Nice guide here ;) its good.. Thx Ron

dam.. cant see where is that daaaaaaamnit thanks button

nice guide helped me :thumbup1::) any one tell me how to change the points per levels im using seasons 4 Version 1.05T+ thanks :8:

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Originally Posted by mauka

dam.. cant see where is that daaaaaaamnit thanks button

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its heart image
on your right >> of the button xD

i see ^^ dunno why but in 1 post its missing - (

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Originally Posted by Ron

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The sixth and last number, tells us which direction the monster is going to face. Here is a diagram of which numbers make the monsters face which direction.

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    7  6  5            NW  N  NE
    8    4            W      E
    9  2  3            SW  S  SE

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i do small app

- format
monster.txt
monstersetbase.txt

edit spots etc.. :D
http://forum.ragezone.com/f508/dev-m...editor-615194/

i see u explained:

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    7  6  5            NW  N  NE
    8    4            W      E
    9  2  3            SW  S  SE

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what do 0 and 1 :*:

Can some1 give a list of the meaning of the numbers on Monster.txt under the item row? Is there where we change the items that the mobs will drop?

nc guide bro it helps me a lot :)

:thumbup:Wow this is nice guide i understand almost everything now :D