Macros/Gear/Maps - Inquiry

I'm re-writing this first post for extra clarity.

I'm trying to locate the exact files for macros/equip sets/map markers for the purpose of backing them up an sharing them with friends.

All the standard searches an running about discord servers hasn't turned up very reliable information, for some reason people don't wanna talk about this.

It would be nice to do something about the pol wallpapers while we're on this, as trying to download them from inside pol is met with a prompt reading *** (yes 3 star marks) which is followed by nothing at all.

I am NOT trying to mod any files, not trying to edit them from outside the game or w/e. Please stop going in this direction.

Not interested in "check the USER dir" replies.
Google/etc was 'not' my friend for this inquiry.

I'd like to get this done an saved for everyone to use. Thanks to those who actually help.. the trolls are not welcome here.

Serious biz only thread.
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Updating, what has been found so far: (a backup of this list is with me offline incase its needed)

(This section below is thanks to: Fenrir - Zenion)
Aucsort.dat = Auction Sorting
cnf.dat = In-game Configs
es0.dat thru es9.dat = Equip Sets
###.mrk = Map Markers
mcr.dat / mcr.sys / mcr.ttl (an variable names) = Spell/ability/item Macros


(This section below is thanks to: Cerberus - Gillesjboulon)
aix.dat = abilities sorting
bs.dat = mog safe
b2.dat = mog safe 2
ca.dat = mog case
cl.dat = mog house 'storage'
cmb0~9.dat = synthesis history
es0.dat thru es9.dat = Equip Sets
gmNotice.* = GM support related
is.dat / is_2.dat = inventory
mb.dat = locker
mix.dat = magic sorting
moix.dat = mounts sorting
sb.dat = mog satchel
sk.dat = mog sack
wr.dat = wardrobe (wr2.dat = wardrobe2...)


Maybe?:

ffxiusr.msg = Sent Messages (not /t) from others in-game


Remains Unknown What These Do/Are For:

ti.dat / pec.dat / eix.dat (not weapon skill sorting) / acq.dat / nmcr*.dat / timestamp.dat

Yeah I got alot of those replies too.. about checking what files changed an all that.

I wanna make this easier for everyone, there's gotta be something more reliable. Thanks though.

This may or may not help you but in-game macros with auto-translated text are quite unreadable in the folders/files when opened, if you hadn't noticed already. I can't remember the program that allowed you to view/edit macros offline, something like modelviewer.

Always something to consider, thank you.

Sorry if you feel this is adding more noise, as you probably already know about this and need the files for more esoteric reasons, but if this thread is for posterity it's worth mentioning that all of these things can be saved to the server as well.

This can be done at the character selection screen. Saving will capture your macros, equipsets, and map markers and save them onto the server. You can then go to a fresh install and load them back.

Just make sure you save onto the server, and not to one of the four local slots it provides because those just save with your local copy of PlayOnline which is basically useless.

Your welcome to add it, but that won't allow one to share the macros an map markers with friends for example.

Copying over partial files risks causing a file check-rebuild (per an experience some years ago) we gotta get this right to prevent issues.

People been treating this like the kinda question that "shouldn't be asked" well.. I dare to ask it.

Thanks in the meantime =)

POLUtils is probably what you're talking about. Used it a while ago to redo my macros because I'd hate to do it in game.

THAT's the one, thank you.

The idea was to just copy over my pre-existing macros an such to a friend, not trying to mod or edit them in other ways.

If others wanna do that, then thats up to them.
Just trying to move the right files, fairly straight plan.


(Updated list moved to first post or in my latest)

I have some old profile saves, so i can estimate when some files where first created in these.
Maybe it's tied to a game update.
(dates are DD/MM/YYYY)

aix.dat
b2.dat	mog safe 2
bs.dat	mog safe
ca.dat	mog case
cl.dat	storage
is.dat	inventory
is_2.dat	this file has been first created beetween 25/11/2015 and 03/04/2016
mb.dat	locker
sb.dat	mog satchel
sk.dat	mog sack
ti.dat
wr.dat	wardrobe (wr2.dat = wardrobe2...)
mix.dat	magic sorting
pec.dat	this file has been first created beetween 25/11/2015 and 03/04/2016
eix.dat	this file has been first created beetween 01/10/2014 and 16/05/2015
es0.dat	this file has been first created beetween 01/10/2014 and 16/05/2015
acq.dat
moix.dat	this file has been first created beetween 03/04/2016 and 25/09/2016
cmb*.dat	these files have been first created beetween 04/01/2019 and 12/05/2019
timestamp.dat
nmcr*.dat	these files have been first created on 2009
gmNotice.*	support (THE FINAL FANTASY XI Game Master Team)

How were you able to determine the files were these things?

i have tried a lot

you can verify yourself
example with inventory (is.dat) :
go in your mog house
manually order your items (weapons then armor then medecine...)
/logout
make a backup for is.dat
then delete is.dat
login
your inventory is now a mess (default order, a new is.dat has been generated)
/logout
restore is.dat
login again
-> your inventory is in order again

I see, then on behalf of those who would thank you someday in advance, thanks =)

I can confirm that es0.dat is Equip Sets
(i don't have es.dat file)

if you delete is.dat and is_2.dat, restoring is.dat is sufficient to restore inventory order
so i don't know what is the purpose of is_2.dat

aix.dat = abilities sorting
moix.dat = mounts sorting

eix.dat IS NOT weaponskill sorting

Thank you for confirming es.dat/es0.dat, that makes 2 people who said this was what that was for =)

I corrected es.dat to es0.dat thru es9.dat, it was prolly a bad copy/paste over that removed the number.

I never mentioned it but my main char dir has 550+ files.
Not sure if that helps.. taking pics of the contents would be quite long.. so I won't do that.

cmb0~9.dat store synthesis history
this setting is stored only in the client, not on the server

so maybe unknow files are used to store some preferences, like last atma set when you enter abyssea

is_2.dat could be temporaries items

C>Program Files(x86)>Playonline>SquareEnix>FINAL FANTASY XI>USER

Macros:
Start by changing one file, log out and see which folder is which character.

The files you are looking for are the mcr.dat files. I save my SMN macros and upload them to mules for this exact reason. When you save to another PC, it will put them in the exact macro book/order as whatever you saved them as. For example, my SMN macros are MCR130-141. That is book 18-19 I think, and the pages within those books. Hope this helps, good luck!

Maps/Markers: IDK.

I always appreciate the updates on what you discover =)


Updating, what has been found so far: (a backup of this list is with me offline incase its needed)

(This section below is thanks to: Fenrir - Zenion)
Aucsort.dat = Auction Sorting
cnf.dat = In-game Configs
es0.dat thru es9.dat = Equip Sets
###.mrk = Map Markers
mcr.dat / mcr.sys / mcr.ttl (an variable names) = Spell/ability/item Macros


(This section below is thanks to: Cerberus - Gillesjboulon)
aix.dat = abilities sorting
bs.dat = mog safe
b2.dat = mog safe 2
ca.dat = mog case
cl.dat = mog house 'storage'
cmb0~9.dat = synthesis history
es0.dat thru es9.dat = Equip Sets
gmNotice.* = GM support related
is.dat / is_2.dat = inventory
mb.dat = locker
mix.dat = magic sorting
moix.dat = mounts sorting
sb.dat = mog satchel
sk.dat = mog sack
wr.dat = wardrobe (wr2.dat = wardrobe2...)


Maybe?:

ffxiusr.msg = Sent Messages (not /t) from others in-game


Remains Unknown What These Do/Are For:

ti.dat / pec.dat / eix.dat (not weapon skill sorting) / acq.dat / nmcr*.dat / timestamp.dat