# Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Hex Editing Codes **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 15, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477 "2020-01-15T21:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/1 "2020-01-15T21:44:35Z")
So I am getting back into Baldur’s Gate but i want to customize the game. I have the game on my phone and i can’t figure out how to use EEKeeper. But I do know how to use a hex editor. The main thing i want to do is change alignments and classes. I want Jaheira=Ranger/Cleric, Khalid= Paladin, Minsc=Berserker, Imoen=Thief/Mage multi-class, Dynaheir=Sorcerer I know where the class hex location is and I know the class codes for: Mage=1 Fighter=2 Cleric=3 Thief=4 But I do not have and cannot find class codes for any of the others and i fear I am starting to destroy saved games to figure it out. Does anyone have these class codes I would also like to know a few alignment and race codes and hex locations so that I can change Khalid to LG, etc. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/2 "2020-01-15T22:17:05Z")
I’m guessing since you’re on your phone you don’t have a way to access the game resources. There is a file called class.ids, which defines the constants for all classes and races (including monsters and whatnot). These numbers are in base 10, not hex. The first 21 lines are: 1 MAGE 2 FIGHTER 3 CLERIC 4 THIEF 5 BARD 6 PALADIN 7 FIGHTER\_MAGE 8 FIGHTER\_CLERIC 9 FIGHTER\_THIEF 10 FIGHTER\_MAGE\_THIEF 11 DRUID 12 RANGER 13 MAGE\_THIEF 14 CLERIC\_MAGE 15 CLERIC\_THIEF 16 FIGHTER\_DRUID 17 FIGHTER\_MAGE\_CLERIC 18 CLERIC\_RANGER 19 SORCERER 20 MONK 21 SHAMAN Everything after that is races and monsters. If you’re looking to also assign kits, there is a file called kit.ids, which defines all kit constants, this time in hexadecimal. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/3 "2020-01-15T22:30:25Z")
Oops! Missed the last line of your post. race.ids: 1 HUMAN 2 ELF 3 HALF\_ELF 4 DWARF 5 HALFLING 6 GNOME 7 HALFORC align.ids: 0x00 NONE 0x11 LAWFUL\_GOOD 0x12 LAWFUL\_NEUTRAL 0x13 LAWFUL\_EVIL 0x21 NEUTRAL\_GOOD 0x22 NEUTRAL 0x23 NEUTRAL\_EVIL 0x31 CHAOTIC\_GOOD 0x32 CHAOTIC\_NEUTRAL 0x33 CHAOTIC\_EVIL 0x01 MASK\_GOOD 0x02 MASK\_GENEUTRAL 0x03 MASK\_EVIL 0x10 MASK\_LAWFUL 0x20 MASK\_LCNEUTRAL 0x30 MASK\_CHAOTIC I fired up Near Infinity, and looked at a few NPCs, at it appears race is located at 0272, while alignment is located at 027b. This _should_ be uniform for all NPCs. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/4 "2020-01-15T22:47:30Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > So I am getting back into Baldur’s Gate but i want to customize the game. I have the game on my phone and i can’t figure out how to use EEKeeper. > > But I do know how to use a hex editor. > > The main thing i want to do is change alignments and classes. I want Jaheira=Ranger/Cleric, Khalid= Paladin, Minsc=Berserker, Imoen=Thief/Mage multi-class, Dynaheir=Sorcerer > > I know where the class hex location is and I know the class codes for: > > Mage (M)=01 > Fighter(F)=02 > Cleric(C)=03 > Thief(T)=04 > > But I do not have and cannot find class codes for any of the others and i fear I am starting to destroy saved games to figure it out. > > Does anyone have these class codes > > I would also like to know a few alignment and race codes and hex locations so that I can change Khalid to LG, etc. Mage(M)=01 Fighter(F)=02 Cleric(C)=03 Thief(T)=04 Bard(B)=05 Paladin=06 F/M=07 F/C=08 F/T=09 F/M/T=0a Druid(D)=0b Ranger(R)=0c M/T=0d C/M=0e C/T=0f F/D=10 F/M/C=11 C/R=12 Sorcerer=13 Monk=14 Shaman=15 [empty]=16+ The hex location for the class is 6 rows down and 5 columns to the right of the Charisma stat (or 53 spots after the Charisma stat) Other hex locations are responsible for the class kit and alignment. I will update as I can ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/5 "2020-01-15T22:52:17Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > I’m guessing since you’re on your phone you don’t have a way to access the game resources. There is a file called class.ids, which defines the constants for all classes and races (including monsters and whatnot). These numbers are in base 10, not hex. The first 21 lines are: > > 1 MAGE > 2 FIGHTER > 3 CLERIC > 4 THIEF > 5 BARD > 6 PALADIN > 7 FIGHTER\_MAGE > 8 FIGHTER\_CLERIC > 9 FIGHTER\_THIEF > 10 FIGHTER\_MAGE\_THIEF > 11 DRUID > 12 RANGER > 13 MAGE\_THIEF > 14 CLERIC\_MAGE > 15 CLERIC\_THIEF > 16 FIGHTER\_DRUID > 17 FIGHTER\_MAGE\_CLERIC > 18 CLERIC\_RANGER > 19 SORCERER > 20 MONK > 21 SHAMAN > > Everything after that is races and monsters. > > If you’re looking to also assign kits, there is a file called kit.ids, which defines all kit constants, this time in hexadecimal. I don’t see those flags on the saved game hex data. Where do I find the class.id file you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/6 "2020-01-15T22:54:08Z")
Do you know where the address is for kits? I’d like Minsc to be a Berserker but i can’t figure out how kits work. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/7 "2020-01-16T00:38:43Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > I don’t see those flags on the saved game hex data. Where do I find the class.id file you speak of? On the PC, In the unmodded game, the files are all packed away in zipped files called biffs. There are a mess of them, I’m not sure it’s possible to locate which biff has which files. You need a program like Near Infinity to access them. Unfortunately, I don’t know how it works with a tablet or phone. Near Infinity is written in Java and is cross-platform (I use it on linux), so it’s possible it will work with Android (assuming that’s what you’re using). If a mod touches a file, then it gets put in a folder called override, within the game folder. Then the file can be accessed directly. .ids files are just text files, so they can be opened right up. The .ids file just defines constants. For our purposes, it’s a list of which integer indicates which class. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/8 "2020-01-16T00:41:31Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Do you know where the address is for kits? I’d like Minsc to be a Berserker but i can’t figure out how kits work. Looks like the kit offset is 0244. Here’s kit.ids: 0x4000 TRUECLASS 0x4001 BERSERKER 0x4002 WIZARDSLAYER 0x4003 KENSAI 0x4004 CAVALIER 0x4005 INQUISITOR 0x4006 UNDEADHUNTER 0x0040 MAGESCHOOL\_ABJURER 0x0080 MAGESCHOOL\_CONJURER 0x0100 MAGESCHOOL\_DIVINER 0x0200 MAGESCHOOL\_ENCHANTER 0x0400 MAGESCHOOL\_ILLUSIONIST 0x0800 MAGESCHOOL\_INVOKER 0x1000 MAGESCHOOL\_NECROMANCER 0x2000 MAGESCHOOL\_TRANSMUTER 0x4000 MAGESCHOOL\_GENERALIST 0x4007 FERALAN 0x4008 STALKER 0x4009 BEASTMASTER 0x400A ASSASIN 0x400B BOUNTYHUNTER 0x400C SWASHBUCKLER 0x400D BLADE 0x400E JESTER 0x400F SKALD 0x4013 GODTALOS 0x4014 GODHELM 0x4015 GODLATHANDER 0x4010 TOTEMIC 0x4011 SHAPESHIFTER 0x4012 BEASTFRIEND 0x40000000 BARBARIAN 0x80000000 WILDMAGE 0x4020 Blackguard 0x4021 SHADOWDANCER 0x4022 DWARVEN\_DEFENDER 0x4023 DRAGON\_DISCIPLE 0x4024 DARK\_MOON 0x4025 SUN\_SOUL 0x4027 GRIZZLY\_BEAR 0x4028 OHTYR 0x4029 OHTEMPUS Be careful assigning kits, though. If you want Minsc to be a bezerker, then his base class needs to be changed to fighter. I don’t know what kind of bizarre things might happen if a kit is assigned to a class it’s not meant for. 🙂 But it probably will just fail to work. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/9 "2020-01-16T00:54:50Z")
For a little further clarification, I looked at Jan in Near Infinity. He’s a mage/thief with the illusioninst kit. 0x0400 MAGESCHOOL\_ILLUSIONIST Looks like the kit is 4 bytes long, starting at 0244, so the hex looks like: … 04 05 06 07 00000240 00 00 00 04 It seems that 0244 and 0245 are always 00. Weird that they did it that way. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/10 "2020-01-16T01:05:13Z")
I just realized something… everything I’ve been saying refers to modifying the NPC’s creature file, but you’re talking about editing your savegame file. Doh! Ok, so looking at this another way: in a NPC creature file, the class starts at offset 0273, and the kit starts at 0244. So if you’ve located the NPC’s class in your savegame file, you can figure out how far to back up to locate the kit. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/11 "2020-01-16T13:00:39Z")
I’m on an android device. BTW. I just realized this should probably be in game room. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/12 "2020-01-16T19:14:09Z")
In the slot immediately below Charisma (8 spots later) is the fighter kit address on line 00000458 column 3 00=Basic Fighter 01=Berserker 02=Wizard Slayer 03=Kensai 04-09 does nothing and defaults to normal fighter But this is all I need to turn Minsc into a Berserker. Now I’m gonna try and figure out how to turn Khalid into a Cavalier. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/13 "2020-01-16T19:22:05Z")
04=Cavalier 05=Inquisitor 06=Undead Hunter 20=Blackguard ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/14 "2020-01-16T19:47:43Z")
Barbarian requires a 40 in row 00000458 column 2 right below the Constitution stat It also requires changing row 00000458 column 4 from 40 to 00 Wild Mage is 80 in that slot with an 01 in the class slot 40 Abjurer 80 Conjurer one slot to the right of that 01 Diviner 02 Enchanter 04 Illusionist 08 Invoker 10 Necromancer 20 Transmuter 40 generalist ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477/15 "2020-01-16T20:32:26Z")
[Moderating] Huh, I’d seen this thread before, but I thought it was in the Game Room. Fixing that now.