Final Fantasy VII/Save map

This is a sub-page of Final Fantasy VII.

The following is the general save format for the game. This data excludes the header data that differs between the PSX and PC version.

Note: For the preview descriptions below, changing these values does not change any in-game values. These are only used so a player can preview the data within the save file when viewing the Save menu.

Table 1: FF7 Save Slot

Offset	Length	Description
0x0000	4 bytes	Checksum
0x0004	1 byte	Preview: Lead character's level
0x0005	1 byte	Preview: Lead character's portrait
		0x00: Cloud 0x01: Barret 0x02: Tifa 0x03: Aeris 0x04: Red XIII 0x05: Yuffie 0x06: Cait Sith	0x07: Vincent 0x08: Cid 0x09: Young Cloud 0x0A: Sephiroth 0x0B: Chocobo 0xFF: None
0x0006	1 byte	Preview: 2nd character's portrait
0x0007	1 byte	Preview: 3rd character's portrait
0x0008	16 bytes	Preview: Lead character's name, terminated with 0xFF
0x0018	2 bytes	Preview: Lead character's current HP
0x001A	2 bytes	Preview: Lead character's max HP
0x001C	2 bytes	Preview: Lead character's current MP
0x001E	2 bytes	Preview: Lead character's max MP
0x0020	4 bytes	Preview: Amount of Gil
0x0024	4 bytes	Preview: Total number of seconds played
0x0028	32 bytes	Preview: Save location, FF Text format, terminated with 0xFF
0x0048	3 bytes	RGB value for upper left corner of window
0x004B	3 bytes	RGB value for upper right corner of window
0x004E	3 bytes	RGB value for lower left corner of window
0x0051	3 bytes	RGB value for lower right corner of window
0x0054	132 bytes	Character record: Cloud [see below for Character record format]
0x00D8	132 bytes	Character record: Barret
0x015C	132 bytes	Character record: Tifa
0x01E0	132 bytes	Character record: Aeris
0x0264	132 bytes	Character record: Red XIII
0x02E8	132 bytes	Character record: Yuffie
0x036C	132 bytes	Character record: Cait Sith
0x03F0	132 bytes	Character record: Vincent
0x0474	132 bytes	Character record: Cid
0x04F8	1 byte	Party member in slot 1 [uses same format as character portrait above]
0x04F9	1 byte	Party member in slot 2
0x04FA	1 byte	Party member in slot 3
0x04FB	1 byte	0xFF
0x04FC	640 bytes	Party Item stock, 2 bytes per item, 320 item slots max [See save item list below]
0x077C	800 bytes	Party Materia stock, 4 bytes per materia, 200 materia max [See materia list]
0x0A9C	192 bytes	Materia stolen by Yuffie, 4 bytes per materia, 48 materia max [See materia list]
0x0B5C	32 bytes	Unknown
0x0B7C	4 bytes	Party's Gil amount
0x0B80	4 bytes	Total number of seconds played
0x0B84	16 bytes	Unknown
0x0B94	2 bytes	Current map
0x0B96	2 bytes	Current location
0x0B98	2 bytes	Unknown
0x0B9A	2 bytes	X location on world map
0x0B9C	2 bytes	Y location on world map
0x0B9E	2 bytes	Z location on world map
0x0BA0	4 bytes	Unknown
0x0BA4	1 bytes	Plot Progression Variables [BEGINNING OF SCRIPT MEMORY BANK 1/2]
0x0BA5	2 bytes	Unknown
0x0BA7	1 byte	Aeris' current love points
0x0BA8	1 byte	Tifa's current love points
0x0BA9	1 byte	Yuffie's current love points
0x0BAA	1 byte	Barret's current love points
0x0BAB	5 bytes	Unknown
0x0BB0	2 bytes	Number of battles fought (???)
0x0BB2	2 bytes	Number of escapes (???)
0x0BB4	1 byte	Game timer (Hours)
0x0BB5	1 byte	Game timer (Minutes)
0x0BB6	1 byte	Game timer (Seconds)
0x0BB7	1 byte	Game timer (Tenths)
0x0BB8	4 bytes	Unknown (curse ring usage?)
0x0BBC	2 bytes	Number of battles fought
0x0BBE	2 bytes	Number of escapes
0x0BBF	2 bytes	Menu Visiblity Mask (Quit not affected)
		LSB item magic materia equip status order limit config PHS save MSB
0x0BC1	2 bytes	Menu Locking Mask (1: Locked) (Quit not affected)
		LSB item magic materia equip status order limit config PHS save MSB
0x0BC3	17 bytes	Unknown
0x0BD5	1 byte	Materia Cave masks (applied when you pick up the corresponding Materia). 0x01: Mime, 0x02: HP<->MP, 0x04: Quadra Magic, 0x08: KOTR
0x0BD6	1 byte	Unknown
0x0BD7	1 byte	Item masks (applied when you pick them up). 0x10: Chaos & Death Penalty, others are unknown
0x0BD8	0x0BE3	Unknown
0x0BE4	8 bytes	Key items [see Key Item List]
0x0BEC	0x0BF8	Unknown
0x0BF9	1 byte	Field Chocobo rating
0x0BFA	1 byte	Field Chocobo rating
0x0BFB	1 byte	Field Chocobo rating
0x0BFC	1 byte	Field Chocobo rating
0x0BFD	0x0BFE	Unknown
0x0BFF	3 bytes	Ultimate Weapon's remaining HP
0x0C02	1 byte	Rating for Penned Chocobo Number 1 (01: Wonderful -> 08: Worst)
0x0C03	1 byte	Rating for Penned Chocobo Number 2
0x0C04	1 byte	Rating for Penned Chocobo Number 3
0x0C05	1 byte	Rating for Penned Chocobo Number 4
0x0C06	0x0C1D	Unknown
0x0C1E	1 byte	Mask for the "target" text appearing over all available targets in battle Inactive (0x00); Active (0x40) (Other masks are still to be identified on this byte)
0x0C1F	0x0CA3	Unknown
0x0CA4		[BEGINNING OF FIELD BANK 3/4]
0x0CA5	0x0CED	Unknown
0x0CEE	2 bytes	Party GP (0-10000)
0x0CF0	12 bytes	Unknown
0x0CFC	1 byte	Number of chocobo stables owned
0x0CFD	1 byte	Unknown
0x0CFE	1 byte	Number of occupied stables
0x0CFF	1 byte	Mask of occupied stables
0x0D00	0x0D2C	Unknown
0x0D2D	1 byte	Kalm Traveler sidequest Progression (details)
0x0D2E	0x0DA3	Unknown
0x0DA4		[BEGINNING OF FIELD BANK B/C]
0x0DA5	0x0DC3	Unknown
0x0DC4	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 1 [See table 3 for Chocobo Slot format]
0x0DD4	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 2
0x0DE4	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 3
0x0DF4	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 4 [Slot 5 and 6 are located at 0x1084 - 0x10A3]
0x0D04	0x0E28	Unknown
0x0E29	1 byte	Chocobo breeding tutorial (taught by the Chocobo Sage) Progression Variable
0x0E2A	2 bytes	Number of battles to reach in order to unlock the next part of the Chocobo breeding tutorial
0x0E2C	0x0E32	Unknown
0x0E33	1 byte	Lucrecia's Cave sidequest Progression Variable
0x0E34	1 byte	Unknown
0x0E35	2 bytes	Lucrecia's Cave sidequest: Number of battles to get past in order to unlock Chaos & Death Penalty
0x0E37	0x0EA3	Unknown
0x0EA4	1 byte	Current CD [BEGINNING OF FIELD BANK D/E]
0x0EA5	0x0EC1	Unknown
0x0EC2	1 byte	Field pointers mask (hand over party leader's head + red and green arrows) Inactive (0x00); Active (0x01)
0x0EC3	1 byte	Unknown
0x0EC4	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 1 (FF Text format)
0x0ECA	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 2
0x0ED0	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 3
0x0ED6	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 4
0x0EDC	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 5
0x0EE2	6 bytes	Name of Chocobo 6
0x0EE8	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 1
0x0EEA	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 2
0x0EEC	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 3
0x0EEE	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 4
0x0EF0	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 5
0x0EF2	2 bytes	Stamina of Chocobo 6
0x0EF4	0x0EFD	Unknown
0x0EFD	1 byte	Vehicle Enabler
0x0EFE	0x0F14	Unknown
0x0F15	24 bytes	Name of location (FF Text format)
0x0F2E	0x0F63	Unknown
0x0F5C	8 bytes	Party's coordinates on world map (FF Coordinates format)
0x0F64	0x0F6B	Unknown (Emerald or Ruby Weapon's coordinates on world map ?)
0x0F6C	8 bytes	Tiny Bronco/Chocobo's coordinates on world map
0x0F74	8 bytes	Buggy/Highwind's coordinates on world map
0x0F7C	8 bytes	Submarine's coordinates on world map
0x0F84	8 bytes	Ultimate Weapon's coordinates on world map
0x0F8C	0x0FA5	Unknown
0x0FA4		[BEGINNING OF FIELD BANK 7/F]
0x0FA5	1 byte	Unknown
0x0FA6	1 byte	World map camera & map display Add two values (one from camera, one from map) and set this byte.
		Camera: Aerial(00); Closeup(20)
		Map: Off(80); Small(00); Large(40)
0x0FA7	0x0FAA	Unknown
0x0FAB	1 byte	If not 0x00, game crashes
0x0FAC	0x0FFA	Unknown
0x0FFB	1 byte	Kalm Traveler prices visibility (each bit set back to 0 when picked up) Guide Book (0x01); Master Command(0x02); Master Magic (0x04); Master Summon (0x08); Gold Chocobo (0x10)
0x0FFC	0x102F	Unknown
0x1030	1 byte	Field screen rain switch (non-zero to turn on rain effect)
0x1031	0x1083	Unknown
0x1084	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 5
0x1094	16 bytes	Chocobo slot 6
0x10A3		[END OF FIELD SCRIPT MEMORY BANKS]
0x10A3	0x10AE	Unknown
0x10AD	2 bytes	PHS Locking Mask (1: Locked)
		LSB Cloud Barret Tifa Aeris Red Yuffie Vincent Cait Cid MSB
0x10AF	2 bytes	PHS Visibility Mask (does not turn off party characters)
		LSB Cloud Barret Tifa Aeris Red Yuffie Vincent Cait Cid MSB
0x10B0	0x10D7	Unknown
0x10D8	1 byte	Battle Speed (0x00: fastest, 0xFF: slowest)
0x10D9	1 byte	Battle Message Speed
0x10DA	1 byte	General configuration
		Sound: mono (0x00); stereo (0x01)
		Controller: normal (0x00); customize (0x04)
		Cursor: initial (0x00); memory (0x10)
		ATB: Active (0x00); Recommended (0x40); Wait (0x80)
0x10DB	1 byte	General configuration (continued)
		Camera angle: Auto (0x00); Fix (0x01)
		Magic order: (game crashes if flag set to 0x18 or 0x1C) "1. restore attack indirect" (0x00) "2. restore indirect attack" (0x04) "3. attack indirect restore" (0x08) "4. attack restore indirect" (0x0C) "5. indirect restore attack" (0x10) "6. indirect attack restore" (0x14)
		Extra battle window displaying information: Inactive (0x00); Active (0x40)
0x10DC	16 bytes	Unknown
0x10EC	1 byte	Message Speed
0x10ED	7 bytes	Unknown

Table 2: Character Record

Offset	Length	Description
0x00	1 byte	Sephiroth flag for changing Vincent into Sephiroth
0x01	1 byte	Level (0-99)
0x02	1 byte	Strength (0-255)
0x03	1 byte	Vitality (0-255)
0x04	1 byte	Magic (0-255)
0x05	1 byte	Spirit (0-255)
0x06	1 byte	Dexterity (0-255)
0x07	1 byte	Luck (0-255)
0x08	1 byte	Strength Bonus (Power Sources used)
0x09	1 byte	Vitality Bonus (Guard Sources used)
0x0A	1 byte	Magic Bonus (Magic Sources used)
0x0B	1 byte	Spirit Bonus (Mind Sources used)
0x0C	1 byte	Dexterity Bonus (Speed Sources used)
0x0D	1 byte	Luck Bonus (Luck Sources used)
0x0E	1 byte	Current limit level (1-4)
0x0F	1 byte	Current limit bar (0xFF = limit break)
0x10	12 bytes	Name (FF Text format)
0x1C	1 byte	Equipped weapon
0x1D	1 byte	Equipped armor
0x1E	1 byte	Equipped accessory
0x1F	1 byte	Character flags - 0x10-Sadness, 0x20-Fury
0x20	1 byte	Char order - 0xFF-Normal, 0xFE-Back row
0x21	1 byte	Level progress bar
0x22	2 bytes	Learned limit skills
0x24	2 bytes	Number of kills
0x26	2 bytes	Times limit 1-1 has been used
0x28	2 bytes	Times limit 2-1 has been used
0x2A	2 bytes	Times limit 3-1 has been used
0x2C	2 bytes	Current HP
0x2E	2 bytes	Base HP (before materia alterations)
0x30	2 bytes	Current MP
0x32	2 bytes	Base MP (before materia alterations)
0x34	4 bytes	Unknown
0x38	2 bytes	Maximum HP (after materia alterations)
0x3A	2 bytes	Maximum MP (after materia alterations)
0x3C	4 bytes	Current EXP
0x40	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 1
0x44	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 2
0x48	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 3
0x4C	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 4
0x50	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 5
0x54	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 6
0x58	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 7
0x5C	4 bytes	Weapon materia slot number 8
0x60	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 1
0x64	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 2
0x68	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 3
0x6C	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 4
0x70	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 5
0x74	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 6
0x78	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 7
0x7C	4 bytes	Armor materia slot number 8
0x80	4 bytes	EXP to next level

Table 3: Chocobo Record

Offset	Length	Description
0x0	2 bytes	Sprint Speed
0x2	2 bytes	Max Sprint Speed
0x4	2 bytes	Speed
0x6	2 bytes	Max Speed
0x8	1 byte	Acceleration
0x9	1 byte	Cooperation
0xA	1 byte	Intelligence
0xB	1 byte	Personality
0xC	1 byte	Pcount (?)
0xD	1 byte	Number of races won
0xE	1 byte	1: female)
0xF	1 byte	Type (Yellow, Green, Blue, Black, Gold)