Reading IES Overview

To read an .ies file, do the following:

1. Extract ies.ipf file using GE Tools.
2. Convert the desired .ies file(s) to .xml and .prn using GE Tools.
3. Open the .xml file as an xml table or .prn file as a tab-delimited table using Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet software.

The .ies files come in a few main groups:

• datatable = most data other than monster and NPC.
• mongenflag = divisions and coordinates of monsters.
• mongentype = population and id of monsters.
• npcgen = NPC by map.

Map names are listed according to its id. You can check the map id quickly by looking at the URL for a specific map at Jupath GE Database 🔗. For example, Armonia Latina 🔗 has the map id of btlarm01.


Most tables have a few key columns:

• id = general group of the data. For example, weapons, necklaces, and costumes are all listed under "Item".
• ClassID = identity number of a specific data set (character, item, monster, etc.).
• ClassName = identity name of a specific data set; can be used to reference data in localize file. See Modifying Localize File for details.

Some text values contain a reference (e.g. <$>12345</>) to dictionary_local.xml file. To see the actual text, extract dictionary.ipf file and search for the number (e.g. 12345) as ClassID in dictionary_local.xml file.

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IES File Details

The following are links to additional posts about specific .ies files.

• To be posted.