Final Fantasy IV (SNES)/RAM map

The following article is a RAM map for Final Fantasy IV (SNES).

Battle

• 7EEF8D - Current target of cursor. Possible values:
  • 0 through 7: One of the 8 possible enemy targets.
  • 8 through 12: One of the 5 possible ally targets.
  • 13: All allies
  • 255 / -1: All enemies
• 7EEF8E - Ability to Target single and multiple targets (00 for no)
• 7EEF8F - Enemy target
• 7EEF90 - Playable Character target
• 7EF0C2 - Hit effect (graphic animation) for Fight

Map Data

• 7E06A2 - Makes screen flash when walking, like damage
• 7E06C2 - Makes screen pixelate when walking, like poison
• 7E06C4 - Makes location's colors inverted (not sprites)
• 7E06C9 - Layer 2's scrolling method
• 7E06E3 - change this for screen shake
• 7E0EDB - Tile properties for town (solid, non-solid, exit, harmful,etc...)
• 7E1A02 - Can you save and use a tent here? (00 - no, 01 - yes)
• 7E1E00 - Music data (instruments and the likes)
• 7E1A02 - Can you save and use a tent here? (00 - no, 01 - yes)
• 7E1E00 - Music data (instruments and the likes)
• 7E09CF - Event for location?
• 7E09D1 - Storyline point for location?
• 7E1703 - Current location map
• 7E0649 - Location name displayed (00-not currently displaying, 01-currently displaying)
• 7E08F0 - Location NPC sprite data, palette, location, movement, etc..
• 7F5000 - Location MAP data in RAM
• 7E172C - Location Exit destination
• 7E0FDE - Location NPC Layout
• 7E0FDD - Location tileset
• 7E0FD6 - Location Name displayed upon entering
• 7E0FD4 - Layer 1 visibility, On/Off
• 7E0FD3 - Layer 1 tileset (Whole maps, used for water and the likes)
• 7E0FE0 - Layer 1 palette for locations
• 7F4480 - Town Baron Level Data

Game/Menu Settings

• 7E16A3 - Menu 'Time' counter (always counting up)
• 7E1440 - Begining of Items
• 7E16AD - Menu customize settings - Battle Speed
• 7E16AE - Menu customize settings - Battle Message
• 7E16B6 - Menu customize settings - Sound (Stereo/Mono)
• 7E16AA - Menu customize settings - Window Color
• 7E16AB - Menu customize settings - Window Color
• 7E16A8 - Menu customize settings - Change (Front/Back)
• 7E1500 - 7E1553 - Character Names

(Cecil/Kain/Rydia/Tellah/Edward/Rosa/Yang/Palom/Porom/Cid/Edge/FuSoYa/Golbez/Anna)

• 7EC6B0 - Menu string "Item"
• 7EC730 - Menu string "Magic"
• 7EC7B0 - Menu string "Equip"
• 7EC830 - Menu string "Status"
• 7EC8B0 - Menu string "Form"
• 7EC930 - Menu string "Change"
• 7EC9B0 - Menu string "Custom"
• 7ECA30 - Menu string "Save"
• 7E0774 -7E0877 Popup window text (found so and so, people's text, etc.)
• 7E8CBC - Character command strings - character slot #1
• 7E8D20 - Character command strings - character slot #2
• 7E8D84 - Character command strings - character slot #3
• 7E8DE8 - Character command strings - character slot #4
• 7E8E4C - Character command strings - character slot #5
• 7E8EC0 -7E97A4 - Battle Item menu strings and numbers (example - Cure1: 01)
• 7EBEEA - Enemy Names and number of (Imp 4)
• 7EBF02 - In-battle character name (Slot #1)
• 7EBF12 - In-battle character Current/Max HP (Slot #1)
• 7EBF82 - In-battle character name (Slot #1)
• 7EBF92 - In-battle character Current/Max HP (Slot #1)
• 7E0302 - Item menu hand graphic (top menu)
• 7E0303 - Item menu hand graphic (attribute top menu)
• 7E0312 - Item menu hand graphic (bottom menu)
• 7E0313 - Item menu hand graphic attribute (bottom menu)
• 7E0300 - X coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Main Menu
• 7E0301 - Y coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Main Menu
• 7E0302 - Graphic for hand pointer for Main Menu
• 7E0301 - Y coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Equip Menu (choosing which area of equipment you are changing in top menu)
• 7E0300 - X coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Equip Menu (choosing which area of equipment you are changing in top menu)
• 7E0301 - Y coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Equip Menu (choosing which area of equipment you are changing in top menu)
• 7E0310 - X coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Equip Menu (choosing which area of equipment you are changing in bottom menu
• 7E0311 - Y coordinate of graphic hand pointer for Equip Menu (choosing which area of equipment you are changing in bottom menu)

Characters

The following 64-byte memory blocks contain out-of-battle character data:

• 7E1000: Center Character
• 7E1040: Upper Character
• 7E1080: Lower Character
• 7E10C0: Center-up Character
• 7E1100: Center-low Character

The following 128-byte memory blocks contain in-battle character data:

• 7E2000: Center Character
• 7E2080: Upper Character
• 7E2100: Lower Character
• 7E2180: Center-up Character
• 7E2200: Center-low Character

Use the following offsets to gather information about each character:

• +0: Character identifier. Read this modulo 64 - the 2 most significant bits appear to be flags. Known values are:
  • 1: Cecil (Dark Knight)
  • 2: Kain (beginning of game)
  • 3: Young Rydia
  • 4: Tellah (pre-Damycam)
  • 5: Gilbert
  • 6: Rosa (pre-Fabul)
  • 7: Yang (pre-Baron)
  • 8: Palom
  • 9: Porom
  • 10: Tellah (pre-Paladin)
  • 11: Cecil (Paladin)
  • 12: Tellah (post-Paladin)
  • 13: Yang (post-Baron)
  • 14: Cid
  • 15: Kain (pre-Sealed Cave)
  • 16: Rosa (final)
  • 17: Rydia (final)
  • 18: Edge
  • 19: FuSoYa
  • 20: Kain (final)
• +2: Level.
• +3: Status flags. (4 bytes)
• +7: Current HP. (2 bytes)
• +9: Max HP. (2 bytes)
• +11: Current MP. (2 bytes)
• +13: Max MP. (2 bytes)
• +16 through +47: Various stats (Strength, Agility, etc.)
• +48: Head equipment slot
• +49: Body equipment slot
• +50: Arms equipment slot
• +51: Right hand equipment slot
• +52: ???
• +53: Left hand equipment slot