Intro[]
An area is a distinct section of the game that is loaded separately from all other sections. There are two files for each area: a SAV file and an ARE file. Both have the same name/tag but different file extensions. The SAVs are embedded in the player's savegames. The AREs are not. Once a player has entered an area for the first time, changes to the AREs will still have an effect, but changes to the SAVs seemingly will not. That's because the game engine uses the SAV that's in the save and no longer the SAV in the override folder. Saves that were made before the player entered the area are not affected by this "little" problem of course.
Both file types are GFF files and can be edited with K-GFF.
data in the SAVs:
- area name
- creatures
- placeables
- sound effects
- stores
- triggers
- waypoints
data in the AREs:
- ambient sounds
- ambient music
- scripts
Note that the rewards for quests and the contents of placeables are in neither of these types of files but in the Area Reward 2das.
Complete List of Areas[]
This list is ordered chronologically - or as chronologically as possible. See Chapters for info about internal numbering of areas.
| tag | location | map |
|---|---|---|
| j01_town | Two Rivers, school (before its destruction) | 
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| j01_beach | Two Rivers, town (before its destruction) | |
| j01_spiritcave | spirit cave | 
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| j01_swamp | swamp | 
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| j01_swampcave | swamp cave | 
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| j01_townc | Two Rivers, town (after its destruction) | 
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| j01_townbroke | Two Rivers, school (after its destruction) | |
| j02_ruins | crash site + dam in front of Tien's Landing | 
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| j02_tienlanding | Tien's Landing proper | 
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| j02_teahouse | teahouse in Tien's Landing | 
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| j02_fightclub | dockhouse in Tien's Landing | 
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| j02_ruinslower | ruins of old Tien's Landing | 
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| j02_caves | quarry below the ruins of old Tien's Landing | 
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| j02_ruins (same as above) | crash site + dam (flooded) | 
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| j02_tienlanding (same as above) | Tien's Landing (flooded) | 
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| j02_pirates | lower pirate island | 
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| j02_workshop | Kang's workshop and upper pirate island | 
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| j03_forest | great southern forest | 
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| j03_inn | Pilgrim's Inn in Great Southern Forest | 
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| j03_caves | cannibal caves | 
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| j03_heaven | heaven (Forest Shadow's realm) | 
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| j03_furnace | Lord Lao's furnace | 
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| j04_city_core | Imperial City, market district | 
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| j04_arena_tavern | arena tavern | 
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| j04_arena_pens | arena pens | 
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| j04_arena_qual | arena (qualifying rounds) | |
| j04_arena_brnz | arena (bronze rounds) | |
| j04_arena_silv | arena (silver rounds) | |
| j04_arena_gold | arena (gold rounds) | |
| j04_city_kfs | Imperial City, Black Leopard School | 
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| j04_city_rich | Imperial City, Golden Way | 
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| j04_mhostel | Imperial City, hostel | |
| j04_scholar | Imperial City, Scholars' Garden | 
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| j04_necropolis | Imperial City, necropolis | 
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| j04_lotus | Lotus Assassin fortress | 
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| j05_palace | palace (first visit) | 
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| j05_throne | throne room (first visit) | 
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| j06_spirit | spirit plain | 
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| j06_outercourt | outer court of Dirge (before the resurrection) | 
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| j06_innercourt | inner court of Dirge (before the resurrection) | 
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| j06_cave1 | bull demon cave | 
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| j06_templecourt | temple court of Dirge (before the resurrection) | 
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| j06_templetop | temple top of Dirge (before the resurrection) | 
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| j06_partycall | party is called back to player | |
| j07_drm_town | dream of destroyed Two Rivers | |
| j07_outercourt | outer court of Dirge (after the resurrection) | 
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| j07_templecourt | temple court of Dirge (after the resurrection) | 
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| j08_temple | Dirge (after fighting Death's Hand) | see j06_templetop |
| j08_palace | palace (second visit) | see j05_palace |
| j08_mind | mind battle against Li | 
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| j08_throne | throne room (second visit) | see j05_throne |