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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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Enemy AI is split into two sections seperated by the bytes FE FF.
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Enemy AI is divided into two blocks that terminate with $FF.
  
 
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FE FF YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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AAAAAAAAFF
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BBBBBBBBFF
 
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</pre>
  
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The first section is the normal enemy moves. The second section is the counter section is used if the enemy is hit.  Each section has the following layout.
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The first block contains actions that the enemy performs on its own.
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The second block contains reactions when the enemy is attacked.
  
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<pre>
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Each block can be broken down into sections that alternate between Condition and Action.
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<condition_1>  FE  <action_1>  FE <condition_2> FE <action_2> .... FE <condition_n> FE <action_n>
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</pre>
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Each condition is a multiple of 4 bytes.  Every 4 bytes is a boolean statement (see below conditions).  If there are more than one statements they must all evaluate to true in order to do the corresponding action. 
 
  
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'''Condition'''
  
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==Know Conditions==
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Conditions are a multiple of 4 bytes, each of which is a boolean statement.  All must be true for the following Action section to be executed.  The section is terminated by $FE.
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'''Action'''
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Actions can contain one or more commands to perform.  An enemy's attack meter must refill first before it can continue with the next command.  The section is terminated by $FE.
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==Conditions==
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There is a total of 41 Conditions ($00-28)
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<pre>xx - unused,
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tt - targeting byte 80 - copy flag, copies $7E:AED8 to $7E:AECC, ignore Targeting 0x7F - targeting routine,
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?? - unknown
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00 xx xx xx - Default, always passes.
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01 tt xx xx - HP less than half (tt is usually set to 03 for current enemy,
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              but other values could be used).
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02 tt oo bb - Check for status. tt - Target, 00 for PCs, 01 for enemies. oo - Offset from
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              battle data 0x1D (start of status flags). bb - Bits to check.
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03 tt mm xx - Checks if something moved. mm - Monster/PC index
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04 xx mm ss - Checks status of monster mm - monster index, ss - Status - 00 Alive, 01 - Dead.
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05 nn xx xx - Checks for maximum number of living enemies. nn - number of enemies.
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06 ff ff ff - Check if battle frame counter is at least ff.
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              Value is little endian (lowest byte stored first).
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07 vv cc xx - Check custom mode. vv - value, cc - Compare type - 00 >=, 01 <=
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08 tt hh hh - Check if HP <= value. hh - HP to compare.
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              Value is little endian (lowest byte stored first).
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09 tt ss vv - Check if stat is less than value. ss - stat offset. vv - value
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0A tt ss bb - Check if stat has bitflags set. ss - stat offset, bb - bitflags set.
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0B tt ss vv - Check if stat is less than or equal to value. ss - stat offset, vv - value.
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0C tt ff xx - Check if target is inside or outside of a 32 pixel radius. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside
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0D tt ff xx - Check if X distance against 32 pixels. ff - 00 >, 01 <=
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0E tt ff rr - Distance - multiple options.  ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside rr - routine
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              00 - below this enemy
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              01 - to the left of this enemy
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              02 - in a 32 pixel radius (angle considered)
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              03 - on bottom half of screen
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              04 - on top half of screen
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              05 - on right 176 pixels of screen
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              06 - on left 80 pixels of screen
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              07 - unknown distance 0x0c (routines are part of larger list that cannot be called,
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                  hence the labeling here)
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              08 - in a 48 pixel radius
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0F tt ff ?? - Check if target is inside or outside of a 32 pixel radius, considering angle as a factor. Specifics unknown. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside.
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10 xx SV NC - NCSV - Needlessly complicated simple value. NC is the 2 bit, and SV is the 1 bit. (0-3)
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              If position of the current enemy is in a certain range.
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              0 - 128px or more from the top of the screen.
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              1 - less than 128px from the top of the screen.
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              2 - less than 80px from the left of the screen.
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              3 - 176px or more from the left of the screen.
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11 ee xx mm - Check if hit by tech type. ee - 00 player tech, 01 enemy tech. mm - 00 ==, 01 !=
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12 ee aa mm - Check if hit by specific tech.  ee - 00 player tech, 01 enemy tech. aa - tech index.
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              mm - 00 ==, 01 !=
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13 aa xx mm - Check Attacker. aa - 00 player, 01 enemy. mm - 0 ==, 01 !=
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14 vv mm ee - Check specific attacker. mm - mode 00 Check attacker against value vv, 01 buggy.
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              ee - 00 ==, 01 !=.
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              Only checks against player techs and attacks, or enemy techs without enemy vs
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              enemy attack set. There is a minor bug in mode 00 when ee is 01. Set 0x019551
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              to 89 to fix in the Japanese and US releases.
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15 ee xx ff - Checks element of attack, ff - 00 ==, 01 !=, ee - element 20 Ice, 10 Fire,
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              80 Lightning, 40 Shadow, 02 Magic, 04 Physical
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16 xx xx xx - Copy of 00.
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17 pp xx xx - Percent chance. pp - percent
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18 vv tt ss - Check if stat is equal. vv - value, ss - stat offset.
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19 xx xx xx - Copy of 00.
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1A mm aa ss - Check if monster type is alone or not. mm - monster index, aa - 0 - alone,
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              1 - with other types.
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              ss - If with other types, should the condition succeed? 0 - fail, 1 - succeed.
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1B pp xx xx - Count of living PCs is at most pp.
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1C tt pp ll - Is PC present or absent. tt can load any targeting routine, but only routines 30-36
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              will produce expected results.
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              pp - Presence status. 00 - Present, 01 - Absent. ll - Life status. 01 - may be dead.
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1D tt xx aa - Check if target is alive or not.
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1E xx xx xx - Copy of 00 that sets $7E:AF24 (failure status) to 1 (failed).
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1F tt ff xx - Check if target is inside or outside of a 48 pixel radius. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside
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20 xx xx xx - Final Attack.
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21 xx xx xx - If current enemy is dead or unknown $7E:AF15 & 40 is set. Possible revival reaction.
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22 tt aa cc - aa - Maximum ATB value, determined by a combination of speed and battle speed settings.
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              cc - compare type 0 - Less than, 1 - Greater than or equal to.
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23 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
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24 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
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25 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
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26 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
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27 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
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28 vv tt ss - (same as 18)</pre>
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==Actions==
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There is a total of 23 Actions ($00-16)
  
 
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00 00 00 00 - Normal attack./enemy alive
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00 ?? jj ??  wander mode.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index
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01 03 00 00 - HP is at 50% or less.
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01 aa jj ??  attack mode. aa - attack index jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index
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05 XX 00 00 - number of enemies atleast XX
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02 tt jj jj jj ss  tech mode.  tt - tech index jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index ss - battle enemy message string
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40 00 XX 01 - If monster XX is dead...byte 2/4 unexplored
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03 (nothing, no routines)
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09 00 00 00 - Physical Counter.
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04  random action.  uses a random number to determine which action in current section to start on.
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10 00 00 00 - Always Counter.
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05 ?? ??  unknown, possibly unused, and not confirmed if it is a 3 byte command.
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11 00 00 00 - Magical Counter.
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06 (nothing, no routines)
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15 XX 00 00 - Elemental Counter - 20 Ice, 10 Fire, 80 Lightning, 40 Shadow, 00 Physical. (02 and 04 have been used, only saw them skimming the listings)
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07 mm aa hh  become monster.  mm - monster to turn into aa - animation? hh - hp
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1F 04 XX 00 - Is enemy distant (non-zero) or up close (zero)?
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08 (nothing, no routines)
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20 00 00 00 - Final attack.
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09 ??  display flashes for distant attack?
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0A aa ss  run away.  aa - action to show ss - battle enemy message string
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0B oo vv mm ss  set stat.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set/bitwise OR mm - mode, 00 set value 01 bitwise OR ss - battle enemy message string
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0C oo vv ss  stat math. oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
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0D ?? ss  unknown, state change?  ss - battle enemy message string
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0E (nothing, no routines)
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0F ss  display text. ss - battle enemy message string
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10 vv ee ss  revive support enemies.  vv - unk. stored to temp 7E000E ee - battle sound effect ss - battle enemy message string
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11 oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi stat set. oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string
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12 ?? ?? jj jj oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  special multi stat set.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string
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13 jj vv  unknown, possibly unused, and not confirmed if it is a 3 byte command.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index vv - unknown value stored to temp 7E000E
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14 oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi stat math.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
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15 ?? ?? jj jj oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  special multi stat math.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
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16 -- tt oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi revive and set stat. tt - tech/tech animation related index oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string
 
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</pre>
  
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==Know Actions==
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inuksuk: Action 12 calls an enemy tech with the two bytes "?? ??". The first byte lists the enemy tech and the second ?? is the target. You can see examples in the Masa & Mune and Nizbel scripts.
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<pre>
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00 WW XX YY            - wander mode YY is how you wonder, WW animation related?
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'''Older data not 100% confirmed:'''
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00 WW XX YY            - wander mode YY is how you wander, WW animation related?
 
02 WW 05 XX YY ZZ      - Spell WW, Message ZZ, XX YY for double/triple?
 
02 WW 05 XX YY ZZ      - Spell WW, Message ZZ, XX YY for double/triple?
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07 XX YY ZZ            - Become different monster XX using animation YY.  ZZ affects keeping HP requires event code
 
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09 XX                  - Pretend to do attack XX
 
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0A XX YY-              - Disable do animation XX display Message YY
 
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0B XX YY 00 ZZ        - Set stat type XX, Stat YY, with message ZZ
 
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0C XX YY ZZ            - Add stat XX by YY message ZZ
 
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0F XX                  - Display Message XX
 
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28 XX YY              - Change Stat XX by YY
 
 
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</pre>
  
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==Enemy AI Targeting subroutines==
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Used by Conditions: 01, 03, 08, 09, 0A, 0B, 0C, 0D, 0E, 0F, 18, 1C*, 1D, 1F, 22, 23-28
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Used by Actions: 00, 01, 02, 12, 13, 15
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*Condition 1C does not treat the data obtained the from the routines the same way as the others, so it will have unexpected results.
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jj - Multiply x2 + 0x01B8BB to obtain the pointer
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<pre>00 - Nothing
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01 - All PCs
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02 - All enemies
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03 - Current enemy
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04 - Attacking PC
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05 - Random PC
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06 - Nearest PC
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07 - Farthest PC
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08 - PC with lowest HP. This routine does not properly check PC1's HP. To fix, replace 0x01A50C (unheadered US or Japanese ROM) with D0 05 EA EA.
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09 - PCs with any flags on battle data 0x1D set. 80 is used for a dead PC, others are unknown.
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0A - PCs with any negative status.
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0B - PCs with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
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0C - PCs with any positive status from set 1 (2x Evade/Unknown Status/2.5x Evade/Haste)
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0D - PCs with any positive status from set 2 (Attack Power Up/Shield (Defense Up)/Max Attack Power Up/MP Regen/Barrier (M. Defense Up)/Berserk)
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0E - Sleeping PCs
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0F - Stopped PCs
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10 - Confused PCs
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11 - Shielded (Defense Up) PCs
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12 - Barriered (M. Defense Up) PCs
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13 - PCs with bit 10 of positive status set 2 (unused)
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14 - PCs with bit 8 of battle data 01 (unknown)
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15 - Other enemies
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16 - Living enemies
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17 - Nearest enemy
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18 - Farthest enemy
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19 - Enemy with lowest HP
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1A - Other enemies with any battle data 0x1D flags set
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1B - All enemies with any battle data 0x1D flags set
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1C - Other enemies with any negative status
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1D - All enemies with any negative status
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1E - Other enemies with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
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1F - All enemies with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
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20 - Other Sleeping enemies
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21 - Other Stopped enemies
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22 - Other Confused enemies
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23 - Other Barriered (M. Defense Up) enemies
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24 - Other enemies with 0x1D bitflag 2 set
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25 - Other enemies with 0x19 bitflag 1 set
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26 - Enemy with lowest HP other than self
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27 - Enemy 03. This and the following routines are mostly used with multi-part bosses. Enemy index is determined by event commands.
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28 - Enemy 04
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29 - Enemy 05
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2A - Enemy 06
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2B - Enemy 07
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2C - Enemy 08
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2D - Enemy 09
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2E - Enemy 0A
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2F - Random enemy with $7E:AF15 bit 80 set
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30 - PC 1. This and the following routines were most likely designed for condition 1C, check for specific PC. If used in that condition, it would check for Crono.
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31 - PC 2
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32 - PC 3
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33 - Enemy 3
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34 - Enemy 4
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35 - Enemy 5
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36 - Enemy 6
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37 - PC with highest HP
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38 - Random enemy other than self</pre>
  
 
==Supplemental Material==
 
==Supplemental Material==
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*[[Enemy AI_Listings]]
 
*[[Enemy AI_Listings]]
  
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''From'': [[Offsets (Chrono Trigger)]]
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''From'': [[Modification]]

Latest revision as of 04:12, 21 September 2024

Notes on Enemy AI are currently incomplete; eventually, data will be decoded and added into Temporal Flux for functionality. Enemy AI information will be updated as new stuff comes.

Offsets

Directly from Geiger's Offsets.txt
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0C8B08 0C8D07 PTR No No Pointers to Enemy AI (local) 6/21/2004
0C8D08 0CCBC8 AI No No Enemy AI 7/14/2003
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Summary

Enemy AI is divided into two blocks that terminate with $FF. 

AAAAAAAAFF
BBBBBBBBFF

The first block contains actions that the enemy performs on its own. The second block contains reactions when the enemy is attacked.

Each block can be broken down into sections that alternate between Condition and Action.


Condition

Conditions are a multiple of 4 bytes, each of which is a boolean statement. All must be true for the following Action section to be executed. The section is terminated by $FE.

Action

Actions can contain one or more commands to perform. An enemy's attack meter must refill first before it can continue with the next command. The section is terminated by $FE.

Conditions

There is a total of 41 Conditions ($00-28) 

xx - unused, 
tt - targeting byte 80 - copy flag, copies $7E:AED8 to $7E:AECC, ignore Targeting 0x7F - targeting routine, 
?? - unknown
00 xx xx xx - Default, always passes.
01 tt xx xx - HP less than half (tt is usually set to 03 for current enemy, 
              but other values could be used).
02 tt oo bb - Check for status. tt - Target, 00 for PCs, 01 for enemies. oo - Offset from 
              battle data 0x1D (start of status flags). bb - Bits to check.
03 tt mm xx - Checks if something moved. mm - Monster/PC index
04 xx mm ss - Checks status of monster mm - monster index, ss - Status - 00 Alive, 01 - Dead.
05 nn xx xx - Checks for maximum number of living enemies. nn - number of enemies.
06 ff ff ff - Check if battle frame counter is at least ff. 
              Value is little endian (lowest byte stored first).
07 vv cc xx - Check custom mode. vv - value, cc - Compare type - 00 >=, 01 <=
08 tt hh hh - Check if HP <= value. hh - HP to compare. 
              Value is little endian (lowest byte stored first).
09 tt ss vv - Check if stat is less than value. ss - stat offset. vv - value
0A tt ss bb - Check if stat has bitflags set. ss - stat offset, bb - bitflags set.
0B tt ss vv - Check if stat is less than or equal to value. ss - stat offset, vv - value.
0C tt ff xx - Check if target is inside or outside of a 32 pixel radius. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside
0D tt ff xx - Check if X distance against 32 pixels. ff - 00 >, 01 <=
0E tt ff rr - Distance - multiple options.  ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside rr - routine
              00 - below this enemy
              01 - to the left of this enemy
              02 - in a 32 pixel radius (angle considered)
              03 - on bottom half of screen 
              04 - on top half of screen
              05 - on right 176 pixels of screen
              06 - on left 80 pixels of screen
              07 - unknown distance 0x0c (routines are part of larger list that cannot be called, 
                   hence the labeling here)
              08 - in a 48 pixel radius
0F tt ff ?? - Check if target is inside or outside of a 32 pixel radius, considering angle as a factor. Specifics unknown. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside.
10 xx SV NC - NCSV - Needlessly complicated simple value. NC is the 2 bit, and SV is the 1 bit. (0-3)
              If position of the current enemy is in a certain range.
              0 - 128px or more from the top of the screen.
              1 - less than 128px from the top of the screen.
              2 - less than 80px from the left of the screen.
              3 - 176px or more from the left of the screen.
11 ee xx mm - Check if hit by tech type. ee - 00 player tech, 01 enemy tech. mm - 00 ==, 01 !=
12 ee aa mm - Check if hit by specific tech.  ee - 00 player tech, 01 enemy tech. aa - tech index. 
              mm - 00 ==, 01 !=
13 aa xx mm - Check Attacker. aa - 00 player, 01 enemy. mm - 0 ==, 01 !=
14 vv mm ee - Check specific attacker. mm - mode 00 Check attacker against value vv, 01 buggy. 
              ee - 00 ==, 01 !=. 
              Only checks against player techs and attacks, or enemy techs without enemy vs 
              enemy attack set. There is a minor bug in mode 00 when ee is 01. Set 0x019551 
              to 89 to fix in the Japanese and US releases.
15 ee xx ff - Checks element of attack, ff - 00 ==, 01 !=, ee - element 20 Ice, 10 Fire, 
              80 Lightning, 40 Shadow, 02 Magic, 04 Physical
16 xx xx xx - Copy of 00.
17 pp xx xx - Percent chance. pp - percent
18 vv tt ss - Check if stat is equal. vv - value, ss - stat offset.
19 xx xx xx - Copy of 00.
1A mm aa ss - Check if monster type is alone or not. mm - monster index, aa - 0 - alone, 
              1 - with other types. 
              ss - If with other types, should the condition succeed? 0 - fail, 1 - succeed.
1B pp xx xx - Count of living PCs is at most pp.
1C tt pp ll - Is PC present or absent. tt can load any targeting routine, but only routines 30-36 
              will produce expected results. 
              pp - Presence status. 00 - Present, 01 - Absent. ll - Life status. 01 - may be dead.
1D tt xx aa - Check if target is alive or not.
1E xx xx xx - Copy of 00 that sets $7E:AF24 (failure status) to 1 (failed).
1F tt ff xx - Check if target is inside or outside of a 48 pixel radius. ff - 00 Inside, 01 Outside
20 xx xx xx - Final Attack.
21 xx xx xx - If current enemy is dead or unknown $7E:AF15 & 40 is set. Possible revival reaction.
22 tt aa cc - aa - Maximum ATB value, determined by a combination of speed and battle speed settings. 
              cc - compare type 0 - Less than, 1 - Greater than or equal to.
23 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
24 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
25 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
26 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
27 vv tt ss - (same as 18)
28 vv tt ss - (same as 18)

Actions

There is a total of 23 Actions ($00-16) 

00 ?? jj ??  wander mode.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index
01 aa jj ??  attack mode.  aa - attack index jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index
02 tt jj jj jj ss  tech mode.  tt - tech index jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index ss - battle enemy message string
03 (nothing, no routines)
04  random action.  uses a random number to determine which action in current section to start on.
05 ?? ??  unknown, possibly unused, and not confirmed if it is a 3 byte command.
06 (nothing, no routines)
07 mm aa hh  become monster.  mm - monster to turn into aa - animation? hh - hp
08 (nothing, no routines)
09 ??  display flashes for distant attack?
0A aa ss  run away.  aa - action to show ss - battle enemy message string
0B oo vv mm ss  set stat.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set/bitwise OR mm - mode, 00 set value 01 bitwise OR ss - battle enemy message string
0C oo vv ss  stat math.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
0D ?? ss  unknown, state change?  ss - battle enemy message string
0E (nothing, no routines)
0F ss  display text.  ss - battle enemy message string
10 vv ee ss  revive support enemies.  vv - unk. stored to temp 7E000E ee - battle sound effect ss - battle enemy message string
11 oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi stat set.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string
12 ?? ?? jj jj oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  special multi stat set.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string
13 jj vv  unknown, possibly unused, and not confirmed if it is a 3 byte command.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index vv - unknown value stored to temp 7E000E
14 oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi stat math.  oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
15 ?? ?? jj jj oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  special multi stat math.  jj - multipurpose byte, 80 copy flag: 7EAED8 to 7EAECC, 7F subroutine index oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - multipurpose byte, 80 subtract flag, 7F amount to add/sub ss - battle enemy message string
16 -- tt oo vv oo vv oo vv oo vv ss  multi revive and set stat.  tt - tech/tech animation related index oo - offset from enemy stat set start vv - value to set ss - battle enemy message string

inuksuk: Action 12 calls an enemy tech with the two bytes "?? ??". The first byte lists the enemy tech and the second ?? is the target. You can see examples in the Masa & Mune and Nizbel scripts.


Older data not 100% confirmed: 


00 WW XX YY            - wander mode YY is how you wander, WW animation related?
02 WW 05 XX YY ZZ      - Spell WW, Message ZZ, XX YY for double/triple?

Enemy AI Targeting subroutines

Used by Conditions: 01, 03, 08, 09, 0A, 0B, 0C, 0D, 0E, 0F, 18, 1C*, 1D, 1F, 22, 23-28 Used by Actions: 00, 01, 02, 12, 13, 15

  • Condition 1C does not treat the data obtained the from the routines the same way as the others, so it will have unexpected results.

jj - Multiply x2 + 0x01B8BB to obtain the pointer 

00 - Nothing
01 - All PCs
02 - All enemies
03 - Current enemy
04 - Attacking PC
05 - Random PC
06 - Nearest PC
07 - Farthest PC
08 - PC with lowest HP. This routine does not properly check PC1's HP. To fix, replace 0x01A50C (unheadered US or Japanese ROM) with D0 05 EA EA.
09 - PCs with any flags on battle data 0x1D set. 80 is used for a dead PC, others are unknown.
0A - PCs with any negative status.
0B - PCs with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
0C - PCs with any positive status from set 1 (2x Evade/Unknown Status/2.5x Evade/Haste)
0D - PCs with any positive status from set 2 (Attack Power Up/Shield (Defense Up)/Max Attack Power Up/MP Regen/Barrier (M. Defense Up)/Berserk)
0E - Sleeping PCs
0F - Stopped PCs
10 - Confused PCs
11 - Shielded (Defense Up) PCs
12 - Barriered (M. Defense Up) PCs
13 - PCs with bit 10 of positive status set 2 (unused)
14 - PCs with bit 8 of battle data 01 (unknown)
15 - Other enemies
16 - Living enemies
17 - Nearest enemy
18 - Farthest enemy
19 - Enemy with lowest HP
1A - Other enemies with any battle data 0x1D flags set
1B - All enemies with any battle data 0x1D flags set
1C - Other enemies with any negative status
1D - All enemies with any negative status
1E - Other enemies with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
1F - All enemies with any flags on battle data 0x1F (unknown)
20 - Other Sleeping enemies
21 - Other Stopped enemies
22 - Other Confused enemies
23 - Other Barriered (M. Defense Up) enemies
24 - Other enemies with 0x1D bitflag 2 set
25 - Other enemies with 0x19 bitflag 1 set
26 - Enemy with lowest HP other than self
27 - Enemy 03. This and the following routines are mostly used with multi-part bosses. Enemy index is determined by event commands.
28 - Enemy 04
29 - Enemy 05
2A - Enemy 06
2B - Enemy 07
2C - Enemy 08
2D - Enemy 09
2E - Enemy 0A
2F - Random enemy with $7E:AF15 bit 80 set
30 - PC 1. This and the following routines were most likely designed for condition 1C, check for specific PC. If used in that condition, it would check for Crono.
31 - PC 2
32 - PC 3
33 - Enemy 3
34 - Enemy 4
35 - Enemy 5
36 - Enemy 6
37 - PC with highest HP
38 - Random enemy other than self

Supplemental Material

From: Modification

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