Evolving items support about server HOT 5 OPEN

Just a brain dump regarding ItemSerializationHeader, based on packet captures on COTF client. It should give some indication for earlier clients, although it could get painful trying to backport, esp. pre- ROF:-

Evo items (which have an unknown int32 NOT unint or byte at position 43 which is >0) have an extra 25 bytes in the header. I think this is inserted at position 82.

If there is an ornament, the id file (IT12345 etc) for the ornament is placed BEFORE the item name (e.g. in ItemSerializationHeader) , 75 bytes away from the 1st "unkn_string". If it is an evo item, there is 25 bytes of extra info BEFORE ornament id, so it starts at 107.

Non evo item, no ornament= ItemSerializationHeader= 110 bytes
Non evo item, ornament= ItemSerializationHeader= 117 bytes. Ornament ID File @ 82
evo item, no ornament= ItemSerializationHeader= 135 bytes
evo item, ornament= ItemSerializationHeader= 142 bytes,Ornament ID File @ 107

For all evo items I have seen so far, regardless of ornamentation or not:-
Evo id (duplicate of Lore group Id, but only stored here for evo items) stored at 82
current evo level= 98 (byte)
evo level max= 99 (byte)
evo xp=94 (% expressed as single, luckily not the mad EQ19 thing)

from server.

Do you possibly have some captures to share? I have this mostly worked out for UF thanks to your 25 byte tip!

from server.

http://wiki.eqemulator.org/i?Module=Pastebin&Paste=XJKk4oxP
http://wiki.eqemulator.org/i?Module=Pastebin&Paste=9d3XxCsQ

Packet dumps, known values and some analysis.

Currently I'm rebuilding my house when I'm not at work (long story) so haven't had time to work on this more.

from server.

Ty sir. I am working through it for UF but still have some missing pieces

from server.

I think @Drajor has actually collected a bunch of information regarding evolving items, maybe he can comment and provide some documentation on this thread

from server.