Monster Models

This is a list of all the various monster models that the FFXIV 1.23b client contains. Contents of the below are located within <FFXIV install directory>/client/chara/mon/ . Some monster indices have multiple equippable models within, nicknamed variants, located at /mon/<index>/equ/.

Each variant folder within is a multiplicative of 1024 dec (0x400 hex). For example, /equ/e008/ would be 8192 dec (0x2000 hex) if looking for actors that used that particular version of the model in the client table. Said variants are 'equipped' to the model, similar to players. So for example, top_mdl represents a body mesh which the majority of these use almost exclusively. You can change the appearance by equipping a different body slot in this instance via Set Actor Appearance (x32), or finding an actor that exists which uses the different pieces as indicated in gamedata_actor_graphic

There's a variety of animations that can be associated to monster models, from regular weapons players can to use, to monster specific abilities used via animation category 19 (13 HEX).

id	Mesh	Appearance	Comment
m001	e001	Grey standing rectangle	Collision test model?
m002	e001	Puk
m003	e001	Raptor
m004	e001	Antelope
	e002	Antelope Stag	Different texture from base, has horns
m005	e001	Hippocerf
m006	e001	Galago/Opo-Opo
m007	e001	Giant Gnat
m008	e001	Peiste
	e002		Lacks the head spikes
m009	e001	Bison/Buffalo
	e002		Different sound only, no model, probably optional for footsteps due to size difference?
m011	e001	Cactuar	Body texture variants control head piece texture on otherwise masked part of the model
m012	e001	Ochu/Morbol
m013	e001	Giant Crab
m017	e001	Miteling	No tail, no horns
	e002	Diremite	Has curled narrow spikes on tail and horns
	e003	Banemite	Rounder in design
m020	e001	Buzzard/Vulture
m021	e001	Salamander	Has row of wart clusters
	e002	Eft	Just one set of warts
m022	e001	Pelican	Unused in game despite being animated and nearly complete
m023	e001	Wolf	Regular wolf
	e002	Hellhound	Lives up to its name. Only one actorClass id entry.
	e003	Watchwolf	Collar and cuffs equipped
m025	e001	Wild Hog/Boar
m028	e001	Bomb	Head equip gives red fiery glow
	e005		Head equip only, used on Bombard King, gives purple fiery glow
m029	e001	Ahriman
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple glow.
m030	e001	Rotting Corpse/Fallen Soldier/Zombie	Has animation data to handle Axe, Polearm, and Stave models. Investigate BTL folder some time
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m031	e001	Magicked Bones/Wight/Wendigo	Has animation data to handle Sword & Shield models.
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m032	e001	Cockatrice/Dodo
m033	e001	Coblyn/Doblyn
	e002		Head equip is a different kind of ore
m034	e001	Biast/Drake
	e002		Bracelets added
m035	e001	Aldgoat	Textures affect horn masking
	e002		Larger horn model
m036	e001	Imperial Juggernaut	The tall flying Garlean mech with the chicken legs
m037	e001	Ogre
	e002		Turns the horns into antlers
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m038	e001	Imp
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m039	e001	Roseling/Flytrap
m040	e001	Treant
m041	e001	Apkallu
m043	e001	Antling
m045	e001	Gigantoad
m046	e001	Lynx/Torama/Coeurl
m047	e001	Chimera
m048	e001	Goobbue
	e002		Mount version with rug on head
m049	e001	Flan/Pudding
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m050	e001	Iron Giant	Unused in game, unfinished. Curious has a weapon animation folder 2sw_emp, implying a great sword
m051	e001	Stone Golem
m052	e001	Magitek Vanguard
m054	e001	Gargoyle
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m055	e001	Coincounter	Cyclops model.
m056	e001	Mammet
m057	e001	Wyvern	Unused in game, unfinished. Has some animations, test sounds.
m058	e001	Antling	Bad bookkeeping? Dupe of m043 but no animations
m070	e001	Atomos
m091	e001	Lunar Fragment	Meteors during White Raven fight
m501	e001	Ladybug
m502	e001	Lemming	Head equip gives a repeating glow effect
	e002	Squirrel	Fluffy tail and ears over the Lemming version
m503	e001	Bat
m504	e001	Slug/Sea Hare
m505	e001	Bogy
	e005		Head equip only. Gives purple body glow.
m506	e001	Phurble/Snurble
m507	e001	Angler
	e002	Orobon	Angler, but has ball things on its nose hairs
m508	e001	Spirit/Elemental	Smooth wings
	e002		Wings with defined edges
m509	e001	Swarm
m510	e001	Jellyfish/Aurelia
	e002	Anemone	Has the fat two front tendrils unlike Jellyfish
m511	e001	Yarzon
m512	e001	Chigoe
m513	e001	Mole
	e002	Hedgemole/Porcupine	Spikes on back compared to base model
m515	e001	Will-o-the-wisp/Plasmoid	Will-o’s fiery, plasmoids electrical
m516	e001	Eftstool/Toadstool
m518	e001	Ewe/Ram/Sheep/Karakul	Different body texture masks which can apply to horns/bell
m520	e001	Spriggan	Carries ore
	e002		Carries egg
	e003		Slightly different egg shape? Hard to discern
m521	e001	Mandragora	Unused in game, unfinished. Has some animations, test sounds.
m524	e001	Infernal nail
	e002		Head equip. No discernable difference when removed? All nail actorclass id have it equipped
m525	e001	Magitek transmitter	Shoots a beam out the top
	e002	Ceruleum generator	Has a covered top
m526	e001	Monolith	Rock towers for Howling Eye fight
m527	e001	Razor plume	For Howling Eye. Head equip is Yellow/Red glow effect. Entries without head equipped labeld “Garuda”
	e002	Satin plume	Head equip. Green glow effect
	e003	Razor plume
m701	e001	Moogle
	e002		Hand equip. GLD gear. Body equip change offers fancier whiskers for King Moggle Mog.
	e003		Hand equip. MRD gear
	e004		Hand equip. CNJ gear
	e005		Hand equip. ARC gear
	e006		Hand equip. BLM gear
	e007		Hand equip. BRD gear
	e008		Hand equip. ROG gear
	e009	King Moggle Mog	Hand equip. King gear. Head equip looks like a series of attack graphics. SubState stuff perhaps?
	e010		Head equip, unable to discern purpose, same filesize as the head file in the non-e009 folders
m702	e001	Chocobo
	e002		Chocobo with various basic barding via texture masks
	e003		Chocobo with goods carried on back
	e004		Chocobo with various Xmas goods via texture masks
	e005		Chocobo with Grand Company barding via three textures
	e006		Chocobo with armored Grand Company barding via texture masks
	e900		Head equip only. Assigned to all Chocobo IDs involved in Caravan escorts. Unable to discern visual difference
m703	e001	White bird	No name. Probably intended for cutscene or scenery only. Includes a couple take-off and landing animations
m704	e001	Blue bird	No name. Probably intended for cutscene or scenery only. No animations
m707	e001	Chicken	Unused? No actorclass IDs, no animations
m708	e001	Chocobo pulled ride	Cutscene model?
m709	e001	Chocobo pulled carriage	Cutscene model and/or spawned environment prop? ARR used it for its opening scene.
m710	e001	Three chocobos	Cutscene model? Three of them, no animations. May have been for Ul’dah intro
m801	e001	Giant serpent	From Limsa opening. Biggest model in the game
m851	e001	Garuda
m852	e001	Ifrit
	e002		Head equip. Allows death animation to work.
m853	e001	Leviathan	Unused in game. Unfinished
m854	e001	Titan	Unused in game aside from a normally inaccessible cutscene.
m901	e001	Qiqirn
	e002		Changes in expression and texture colours. No actor class IDs use it
m902	e001	Ixali	Head/Hands/Feet give melee style armor. Animation folders for Axe, Polearm, Staff, Sword&Shield
	e002		Head/Hands/Feet give caster style armor
	e003		Head equip is a spiked helmet, only used on Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator
m903	e001	Amalj'aa	Head/Hand/Leg/Feet equip is melee style armor. Animation folders for Bow, Polearm, Staff, Hand-to-hand
	e002		Head/Hand/Feet equip is caster style armor
	e003		Head equip is an armored tribal mask, only used on Flamefist Ahlygg Roh
m904	e001	Kobold	Animation folders for Axe, Staff, Sword&Shield
	e002		Head equip is a large armored helmet, only used on Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga
	e003		Head equip are blinders over the front of the helmet, only used on 269th Order Mendicant Da Za
m905	e001	Sylph	Head equip is red gem on chest
	e002		Head equip is turqoise gem on chest
	e003		Head equip is green gem on chest
	e004		Head equip is yellow gem on chest
	e005		Head equip is purple gem on chest
	e006		Head equip is blue gem on chest
m907	e001	n/a	1.0 remnant in the actorclass appearance table, folder doesn’t exist in 1.23. Unfinished m009 (Buffalo) model
m909	e001	Ascian	Used in cutscenes only
m910	e001	Gaius van Baelsar
m911	e001	Imperial Centurion	Animation folders for Sword&Shield
m912	e001	Goblin	Head equip is regular backpack. No head means no backpack.
	e002		Head equip is metal pressurizer backpack, unused in game.
m917	e001	Nael van Darnus	Head equip is purple glow
m980	e001	Armored cabins	Various e00X parts adjust appearance and decorations for relevant equip slots. Doesn’t look like the game makes much use of it all.
	e002
	e003
	e035
	e036
m998	e001	Dummy?	Barebones folder with no visible mesh, perhaps reserved for a future model intended to take this spot.
m999	e001	AoE effects	Catch-all model for select encounter’s effects. Each e00X has its own set of textures, but unknown usage.
	e002
	e003