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STO file format

Applies to:
BG1, BG1: TotS, BG2, BG2: ToB, IWD, BGEE

General Description
These files contain a description of the types of items and services available for sale in a given store, inn, tavern, or temple.

Detailed Description
Overall structure
  • Header
  • Items for sale
  • Drinks for sale
  • Cures for sale
  • Items purchased here

    • Header

    Offset Size (datatype) Description
    0x0000 4 (char array)

    Signature (‘STOR’)
    0x0004 4 (char array)

    Version (‘V1.0’)
    0x0008 4 (dword)

    Type (0=Store, 1=Tavern, 2=Inn, 3=Temple, 5=Container)
    0x000c 4 (strref)

    name
    0x0010 4 (dword)

    Flags

    • bit 0: User allowed to buy
    • bit 1: User allowed to sell
    • bit 2: User allowed to identify items
    • bit 3: User allowed to steal
    • bit 4: User allowed to donate money
    • bit 5: User allowed to purchase cures
    • bit 6: User allowed to purchase drinks
    • bit 7: Unknown
    • bit 8: Unknown
    • bit 9: Quality 1 (tvrnqul0-3)
    • bit 10: Quality 2 (tvrnqul0-3)
    • bit 11: Unknown
    • bit 12: Buy Fenced Goods
    • bit 13: Reputation doesn’t affect prices (BGEE)
    • bit 14: Toggle item recharge (TobEx)
    • bit 15: User allowed to sell critical items (BGEE)
    0x0014 4 (dword)

    Store “sell price markup” (percentage of base price store charges for items)
    0x0018 4 (dword)

    Store “buy price markup” (percentage of base price store is willing to pay)
    0x001c 4 (dword)

    Depreciation rate
    0x0020 2 (word)

    % chance of steal failure
    0x0022 2 (word)

    Capacity (0=unlimited)
    0x0024 8 (byte array)

    Unknown
    0x002c 4 (dword)

    Offset to items purchased section
    0x0030 4 (dword)

    Count of items in items purchased section
    0x0034 4 (dword)

    Offset to items for sale section
    0x0038 4 (dword)

    Count of items for sale
    0x003c 4 (dword)

    Lore
    0x0040 4 (dword)

    ID Price
    0x0044 8 (resref)

    Rumours (Tavern)
    0x004c 4 (dword)

    Offset to drinks section
    0x0050 4 (dword)

    Count of drinks
    0x0054 8 (resref)

    Rumours (Temple)
    0x005c 4 (dword)

    Room flags

    • bit 0: Peasant
    • bit 1: Merchant
    • bit 2: Noble
    • bit 3: Royal
    0x0060 4 (dword)

    Price of a peasant room
    0x0064 4 (dword)

    Price of a merchant room
    0x0068 4 (dword)

    Price of a noble room
    0x006c 4 (dword)

    Price of a royal room
    0x0070 4 (dword)

    Offset to cures section
    0x0074 4 (dword)

    Count of cures
    0x0078 36 (byte array)

    Unknown

    Items for sale

    Offset Size (datatype) Description
    0x0000 8 (resref)

    Filename of ITM
    0x0008 2 (word)

    Item expiration time (replace with drained item)
    0x000a 2 (word)

    Quantity/Charges 1
    0x000c 2 (word)

    Quantity/Charges 2
    0x000e 2 (word)

    Quantity/Charges 3
    0x0010 4 (dword)

    Flags

    • bit 0: Identified
    • bit 1: Unstealable
    • bit 2: Stolen
    • bit 3: Undroppable
    0x0014 4 (dword)

    Amount of this item in stock
    0x0018 4 (dword)

    Infinite supply flag (0=limited stock, 1=infinite stock)

    Items with this flag set are automatically shown as identified

    Drinks

    Offset Size (datatype) Description
    0x0000 8 (resref)

    Rumour resource
    0x0008 4 (strref)

    Drink name strref
    0x000c 4 (dword)

    Drink price
    0x0010 4 (dword)

    Alcoholic strength

    Cures

    Offset Size (datatype) Description
    0x0000 8 (resref)

    Filename of SPL
    0x0008 4 (dword)

    Spell price

    STOR V1.0 Items Purchased Here

    This is an array of dwords. These dwords indicate categories of items from the Item Types table.

    Item Types

    These codes are used in store files to indicate which types of items they will buy. They are also used to determine which inventory slots the item is allowed to go into on the inventory screen and the sound the item makes when moved in the inventory.

    Code Item type
    0x00 Books/misc
    0x01 Amulets and necklaces
    0x02 Armor
    0x03 Belts and girdles
    0x04 Boots
    0x05 Arrows
    0x06 Bracers and gauntlets
    0x07 Headgear (Helms, hats, and other head-wear)
    0x08 Keys (not in Icewind Dale?)
    0x09 Potions
    0x0a Rings
    0x0b Scrolls
    0x0c Shields (not in IWD)
    0x0d Food
    0x0e Bullets (for a sling)
    0x0f Bows
    0x10 Daggers
    0x11 Maces (in BG, this includes clubs)
    0x12 Slings
    0x13 Small swords
    0x14 Large swords
    0x15 Hammers
    0x16 Morning stars
    0x17 Flails
    0x18 Darts
    0x19 Axes (specifically, 1-handed axes -- halberds and 2-handed polearms not included)
    0x1a Quarterstaff
    0x1b Crossbow
    0x1c Hand-to-hand weapons (fist, fist irons, punch daggers, etc)
    0x1d Spears
    0x1e Halberds (2-handed polearms)
    0x1f Crossbow bolts
    0x20 Cloaks and robes
    0x21 Gold pieces (not an inventory item, but can appear as "monster dropped" treasure)
    0x22 Gems
    0x23 Wands
    0x24 Containers/eye/broken armor
    0x25 Books/Broken shields/bracelets
    0x26 Familiars/Broken swords/earrings
    0x27 Tattoos (PST)
    0x28 Lenses (PST)
    0x29 Bucklers/teeth
    0x2a Candles
    0x2b
    Unknown
    0x2c Clubs (IWD)
    0x2d
    Unknown
    0x2e
    Unknown
    0x2f Large Shields (IWD)
    0x30
    Unknown
    0x31 Medium Shields (IWD)
    0x32 Notes
    0x33
    Unknown
    0x34
    Unknown
    0x35 Small Shields (IWD)
    0x36
    Unknown
    0x37 Telescopes (IWD)
    0x38 Drinks (IWD)
    0x39 Great Swords (IWD)
    0x3a Container
    0x3b Fur/pelt
    0x3c Leather Armor
    0x3d Studded Leather Armor
    0x3e Chain Mail
    0x3f Splint Mail
    0x40 Half Plate
    0x41 Full Plate
    0x42 Hide Armor
    0x43 Robe
    0x44
    Unknown
    0x45 Bastard Sword
    0x46 Scarf
    0x47 Food (IWD2)
    0x48 Hat
    0x49 Gauntlet