KERNEL.BIN - Section 6: Weapon data format
This section contains the weapon data. Each weapon attribute is 44 bytes long.
| Offset | Length | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | 1 byte | Target Flags |
| 0x01 | 1 byte | Attack Effect Id. Always 0xFF. Isn’t used for weapon in game. |
| 0x02 | 1 byte | Damage Calculation |
| 0x03 | 1 byte | Not used. Always 0xFF. |
| 0x04 | 1 byte | Weapon attack strength for damage formula. |
| 0x05 | 1 byte | Status Attack. This is index of status bit. |
| 0x06 | 1 byte | Materia growth rate (0, 1, 2, 3 for None, Normal, Double, Triple. All other values are “Normal” Growth) |
| 0x07 | 1 byte | Critical hit chance (%) |
| 0x08 | 1 byte | Weapon hit chance (%) |
| 0x09 | 1 byte | Weapon model |
| Upper nybble | Attack animation modifier (For Barret and Vincent only) | |
| Lower nybble | Weapon model index | |
| 0x0A | 1 byte | Alignment. Always 0xFF. |
| 0x0B | 1 byte | Mask for access high sound id (0x100+). |
| 0x0C | 2 bytes | Camera Movement Id. Used for both single and multiple targeted attacks with this weapon. Always 0xFFFF. |
| 0x0E | 2 bytes | Equip Mask |
| 0x0001 | Equipable on Cloud | |
| 0x0002 | Equipable on Barret | |
| 0x0004 | Equipable on Tifa | |
| 0x0008 | Equipable on Aeris | |
| 0x0010 | Equipable on Red XIII | |
| 0x0020 | Equipable on Yuffie | |
| 0x0040 | Equipable on Cait Sith | |
| 0x0080 | Equipable on Vincent | |
| 0x0100 | Equipable on Cid | |
| 0x0200 | Equipable on Young Cloud | |
| 0x0400 | Equipable on Sephiroth | |
| 0x10 | 2 bytes | Attack Element |
| 0x12 | 2 bytes | Unknown [Always 0xFFFF] |
| 0x14 | 4 bytes | Increase Stat Type |
| 0xFF | None | |
| 0x00 | Strength | |
| 0x01 | Vitality | |
| 0x02 | Magic | |
| 0x03 | Spirit | |
| 0x04 | Dexterity | |
| 0x05 | Luck | |
| 0x18 | 4 bytes | Stat Amount Increased (Based on above) |
| 0x1C | 8 bytes | Materia Slots |
| 0x00 | No Slot | |
| 0x01 | Empty Unlinked Slot (no growth-equips) | |
| 0x02 | Empty Left Linked Slot (no growth-equips) | |
| 0x03 | Empty Right Linked Slot (no growth-equips) | |
| 0x05 | Unlinked Slot | |
| 0x06 | Left Linked Slot | |
| 0x07 | Right Linked Slot | |
| 0x24 | 1 bytes | Sound Effect Id for normal hit. |
| 0x25 | 1 bytes | Sound Effect Id for critical hit. |
| 0x26 | 1 bytes | Sound Effect Id for missed attack. |
| 0x27 | 1 byte | Impact Effect Id |
| 0x28 | 2 bytes | Special Attack Flags. Always 0xFFFF. |
| 0x2A | 2 bytes | Restriction Mask (If the following bits are 0) |
| 01h | Can be sold | |
| 02h | Can be used in Battle | |
| 04h | Can be used in Menu Out of Battle | |
| 08h | Can be thrown in Battle | |
| Other values have no effect |