U3 Party File Format

The PARTY.ULT file stores player data for all members of the currently active party. It is a 274 byte file which consists of a 18 byte header and four 64 byte player sections.

Header

The 18 byte header describes high-level information about the party's state including party size and world position.

• 0x00 - party icon tile index
  • 0a = horse
  • 0b = ship
  • 0c = whirlpool
  • 3f = avatar
• 0x01 - ?
• 0x02 - map identifier (always saved as 00)
  • 00 = sosaria
  • 01 = dungeon
  • 02 = town
  • 03 = castle
  • 04 = shrine
  • 11 = gem (u3up only)
  • 80 = combat
  • f0 = shopping (u3up only)
  • ff = ambrosia
• 0x03-0x06 - number of moves (32-bit int)
• 0x07 - party size
• 0x08 - x coordinate on overworld map
• 0x09 - y coordinate on overworld map
• 0x0a - player 1 - roster member number
• 0x0b - player 2 - roster member number
• 0x0c - player 3 - roster member number
• 0x0d - player 4 - roster member number
• 0x0e - player 1 status (00 = dead, ff = alive)
• 0x0f - player 2 status (00 = dead, ff = alive)
• 0x10 - player 3 status (00 = dead, ff = alive)
• 0x11 - player 4 status (00 = dead, ff = alive)

Player Section

There are four 64-byte player sections at the following addresses:

• 0x0012-0x0051 - player 1
• 0x0052-0x0091 - player 2
• 0x0092-0x00D1 - player 3
• 0x00D2-0x0111 - player 4

The individual player sections are structured as follows. Note that fields annotated with {BCD} indicate the value is a binary coded decimal. This structure matches exactly the one used in the player sections of the U3 Roster File Format.

• 0x00-0x09 - party member name (10 characters)
• 0x0a-0x0d - ?
• 0x0e - mark/card flags
  • bit 7 - Mark of Kings
  • bit 6 - Mark of Snake
  • bit 5 - Mark of Fire
  • bit 4 - Mark of Force
  • bit 3 - Card of Death
  • bit 2 - Card of Sol
  • bit 1 - Card of Love
  • bit 0 - Card of Moons
• 0x0f - torches
• 0x10 - in party flag (00=false/FF=true)
• 0x11 - status
  • G - Good
  • P - Poisoned
  • D - Deceased
• 0x12 - strength
• 0x13 - dexterity
• 0x14 - intelligence
• 0x15 - wisdom
• 0x16 - race
  • H - Human
  • D - Dwarf
  • E - Elf
  • F - Fuzzy
  • B - Bobbit
• 0x17 - class
  • F - Fighter
  • P - Paladin
  • C - Cleric
  • D - Druid
  • W - Wizard
  • L - Lark
  • B - Barbarian
  • T - Thief
  • R - Ranger
  • I - Illusionist
  • A - Alchemist
• 0x18 - gender
  • M - Male
  • F - Female
  • O - Other
• 0x19 - mana
• 0x1a - health (word)
• 0x1c - max health (word)
• 0x1e - experience (word)
• 0x20 - partial food counter (1/100ths of food) {BCD}
• 0x21 - food (word) {BCD}
• 0x23 - gold (word)
• 0x25 - gems
• 0x26 - keys
• 0x27 - powder
• 0x28 - current armor (00-07)
• 0x29 - qty cloth
• 0x2a - qty leather
• 0x2b - qty chain
• 0x2c - qty plate
• 0x2d - qty +2 chain
• 0x2e - qty +2 plate
• 0x2f - qty exotic armor
• 0x30 - current weapon (00-0f)
• 0x31 - qty dagger
• 0x32 - qty mace
• 0x33 - qty sling
• 0x34 - qty axe
• 0x35 - qty bow
• 0x36 - qty sword
• 0x37 - qty 2h sword
• 0x38 - qty +2 axe
• 0x39 - qty +2 bow
• 0x3a - qty +2 sword
• 0x3b - qty gloves
• 0x3c - qty +4 axe
• 0x3d - qty +4 bow
• 0x3e - qty +4 sword
• 0x3f - qty exotic weapon

Execution Info

The PARTY.ULT file is loaded to the following memory addresses depending on which binary is currently executing:

See Also

• U3 Technical Info