Appearance
The appearance of characters is serialized as follows. Webzen did a “good” job saving one bit here and there, so it’s a bit complicated sometimes (e.g. wings and pets). It seems like the structure is historically grown.
Structure
Please read this table like a stream of bits. E.g. if there are 8 bits of 1 byte are specified in a row, the highest bits come first.
| Byte index | Length | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | bit | Character class |
| 0 | 4 | bit | Character pose, see below |
| 1 | 1 | byte | Left hand item index. 0xFF if empty. |
| 2 | 1 | byte | Right hand item index. 0xFF if empty. |
| 3 | 4 | bit | Helm item index (lower 4 bits). See byte index 9 and 13 for the rest. |
| 3 | 4 | bit | Armor item index (lower 4 bits). See byte index 9 and 14 for the rest. |
| 4 | 4 | bit | Pants item index (lower 4 bits). See byte index 9 and 14 for the rest. |
| 4 | 4 | bit | Gloves item index (lower 4 bits). See byte index 9 and 15 for the rest. |
| 5 | 4 | bit | Boots item index (lower 4 bits). See byte index 9 and 15 for the rest. |
| 5 | 4 | bit | Pets and wings flags, see below |
| 6 | 3 | bit | Left hand item level |
| 6 | 3 | bit | Right hand item level |
| 6~7 | 3 | bit | Helm item level |
| 7 | 3 | bit | Armor item level |
| 7 | 3 | bit | Pants item level |
| 7~8 | 3 | bit | Gloves item level |
| 8 | 3 | bit | Boots item level |
| 8 | 3 | bit | unused |
| 9 | 1 | bit | Helm item index (5th bit) |
| 9 | 1 | bit | Armor item index (5th bit) |
| 9 | 1 | bit | Pants item index (5th bit) |
| 9 | 1 | bit | Gloves item index (5th bit) |
| 9 | 1 | bit | Boots item index (5th bit) |
| 9 | 3 | bit | Wing item index (see table below) |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Helm excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Armor excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Pants excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Gloves excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Boots excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Left hand item excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Right hand item excellent option flag |
| 10 | 1 | bit | Dinorant flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Helm ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Armor ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Pants ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Gloves ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Boots ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Left hand item ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Right hand item ancient option flag |
| 11 | 1 | bit | Full ancient set flag |
| 12 | 3 | bit | Left hand item group. 111 = empty |
| 12 | 1 | bit | unused or empty flag? |
| 12 | 1 | bit | unused |
| 12 | 1 | bit | Fenrir flag |
| 12 | 1 | bit | unused |
| 12 | 1 | bit | Dark horse flag |
| 13 | 3 | bit | Right hand item group. 111 = empty |
| 13 | 1 | bit | unused or empty flag? |
| 13 | 4 | bit | Helm item index (6-9th bit). 0xF = empty |
| 14 | 4 | bit | Armor item index (6-9th bit). 0xF = empty |
| 14 | 4 | bit | Pants item index (6-9th bit). 0xF = empty |
| 15 | 4 | bit | Gloves item index (6-9th bit). 0xF = empty |
| 15 | 4 | bit | Boots item index (6-9th bit). 0xF = empty |
| 16 | 6 | bit | Pet item index, see below |
| 16 | 1 | bit | Blue fenrir flag |
| 16 | 1 | bit | Black fenrir flag |
| 17 | 4 | bit | Small Wing item index, see below |
| 17 | 3 | bit | unused |
| 17 | 1 | bit | Gold fenrir flag |
Character pose
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Standing (default) |
| 1 | unused |
| 2 | Sitting (e.g. on a trunk) |
| 3 | Leaning (e.g. against a wall) |
| 4 | Hanging (at these strange things in Noria) |
Note: At Season 10 and above, the values are different. Sitting is at 1, Leaning 2, Hanging 3. So, they removed the unused value.
Item level calculation
The item levels are calculated with the following formula: ([Item Level] - 1) / 2.
This works until item level of 15, because it fits into 4 bits.
Item indexes
The bytes are represented in binary format. X means the bit is used by something else (see table above).
Pet items
| Item | 5th byte | 10th byte | 12th byte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Angel | xxxxxx00 | ||
| Imp | xxxxxx01 | ||
| Unicorn | xxxxxx10 | ||
| Dinorant | xxxxxx11 | xxxxxxx1 | |
| Fenrir | xxxxxx11 | xxxxxx1x | |
| None | xxxxxx11 | xxxxxxx0 |
And some other pets:
| Item | 16th byte |
|---|---|
| Pet Panda | 111000xx |
| Pet Unicorn | 101000xx |
| Skeleton | 011000xx |
| Rudolph | 100000xx |
| Spirit of Guardian | 010000xx |
| Demon | 001000xx |
Wings
| Item | Character Class | 5th byte | 9th byte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wings of Elf | Fairy Elf | xxxx01xx | xxxxx001 |
| Wings of Heaven | Dark Wizard | xxxx01xx | xxxxx010 |
| Wings of Satan | Dark Knight | xxxx01xx | xxxxx011 |
| Wings of Mistery | Summoner | xxxx01xx | xxxxx100 |
| Wings of Spirit | Muse Elf | xxxx10xx | xxxxx001 |
| Wings of Soul | Soul Master | xxxx10xx | xxxxx010 |
| Wings of Dragon | Blade Knight | xxxx10xx | xxxxx011 |
| Wings of Darkness | Magic Gladiator | xxxx10xx | xxxxx100 |
| Cape of Lord | Dark Lord | xxxx10xx | xxxxx101 |
| Wings of Despair | Bloody Summoner | xxxx10xx | xxxxx110 |
| Cape of Fighter | Rage Fighter | xxxx10xx | xxxxx111 |
| Wing of Storm | Blade Master | xxxx11xx | xxxxx001 |
| Wing of Eternal | Grand Master | xxxx11xx | xxxxx010 |
| Wing of Illusion | High Elf | xxxx11xx | xxxxx011 |
| Wing of Ruin | Duel Master | xxxx11xx | xxxxx100 |
| Cape of Emperor | Lord Emperor | xxxx11xx | xxxxx101 |
| Wing of Dimension | Dimension Master | xxxx11xx | xxxxx110 |
| Cape of Overrule | Fist Master | xxxx11xx | xxxxx111 |
| None | xxxx00xx | xxxxx000 |
Small Wings
| Wing Item | 5th byte | 17th byte |
|---|---|---|
| Small Cape of Lord | xxxx11xx | 0x20 |
| Small Wings of Mistery | xxxx11xx | 0x40 |
| Small Wings of Elf | xxxx11xx | 0x60 |
| Small Wings of Heaven | xxxx11xx | 0x80 |
| Small Wings of Satan | xxxx11xx | 0xA0 |
| Small Cloak of Warrior | xxxx11xx | 0xC0 |