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Dialog

{dialog 0, arg0type=2, arg1type=7, arg2type=9, arg3type=1, flags1=137, flags2=1}
{arg:3,0,0} stole {count:2,1}{item:1,2} from {arg:0,0,0}!
{/dialog}

This text could translate to: Vaan stole 2 Potions from Imperial Soldier!

Arg Type

Defines the type used in tags such as Amount, Arg, Count, Item and Article. They also define at which offset the data is saved in, but this information is only relevant if you plan to create entirely new battle messages.

Id	Offset	Name	Notes
0	------	None	No support for tags with arguments.
1	0x00	Caster	The battle unit keep address of the caster.
2	0x08	Target	The battle unit keep address of the target.
3	0x10	Gil	Gil amount (e.g. from gil toss).
4	0x14	Unknown 4	Always appends dialog entry 99 of battle_pack.bin/section_002.bin (limited char length).
5	0x18	Status Effect	The status effect identifier.
6	0x1C	Level	The level of the caster.
7	0x20	Content	Items, equipment, loot, etc. Note that gil (0 -> 4095) is also content.
8	0x28	Action	The action identifier (e.g. 0 -> Cure).
9	0x24	Count	The count of the content.

Flags 1

The purpose of these flags are mostly unknown.

Type	Name
Binary 0->1	Arg Type 4 Color Parameter?
Binary 2->6	Unknown 0
Binary 7->7	Party Leader Must Not Be Nearby

Flags 2

The purpose of these flags are mostly unknown.

Type	Name
Binary 0->1	No Forced Close? (15 Second Interval?)
Binary 1->7	Unused?

Notes

For unknown reasons, some text tags (e.g. Amount) do not require their argument type to be correctly set to work as expected, if the game language is set to Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.