feat(quests): implement all remaining binary sections in JSON format

Implement the 8 pointer-addressed sections that were previously written
as null pointers in the quest JSON compiler and parser:

- questAreaPtr → MapSections (ptMapSection pointer array + minion spawns)
- areaTransitionsPtr → AreaTransitions (per-zone floatSet arrays, 52B each)
- areaMappingPtr → AreaMappings (32-byte coordinate mapping entries)
- mapInfoPtr → MapInfo (qMapID + returnBC_ID, 8 bytes)
- gatheringPointsPtr → GatheringPoints (per-zone 24-byte gatheringPoint entries)
- areaFacilitiesPtr → AreaFacilities (per-zone facPoint blocks with sentinel)
- someStringsPtr → SomeString/QuestTypeString (two u32 ptrs + Shift-JIS data)
- gatheringTablesPtr → GatheringTables (pointer array → GatherItem[] lists)

Also set gatheringTablesQty and area1Zones in generalQuestProperties from
JSON data, and validate zone-length consistency between AreaTransitions,
GatheringPoints, and AreaFacilities arrays.

Round-trip tests cover all new sections to ensure compile(parse(bin)) == bin.

server/channelserver/quest_json.go

@@ -105,11 +105,107 @@ type QuestForcedEquipJSON struct {
 	Waist  [4]uint16 `json:"waist,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// QuestMinionSpawnJSON is one minion spawn entry within a map section.
+type QuestMinionSpawnJSON struct {
+	Monster     uint8   `json:"monster"`
+	SpawnToggle uint16  `json:"spawn_toggle"`
+	SpawnAmount uint32  `json:"spawn_amount"`
+	X           float32 `json:"x"`
+	Y           float32 `json:"y"`
+	Z           float32 `json:"z"`
+}
+
+// QuestMapSectionJSON defines one map section with its minion spawns.
+// Each section corresponds to a loaded stage area.
+type QuestMapSectionJSON struct {
+	LoadedStage   uint32                 `json:"loaded_stage"`
+	SpawnMonsters []uint8                `json:"spawn_monsters,omitempty"` // monster IDs for spawn type list
+	MinionSpawns  []QuestMinionSpawnJSON `json:"minion_spawns,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// QuestAreaTransitionJSON is one zone transition (floatSet).
+type QuestAreaTransitionJSON struct {
+	TargetStageID1 int16      `json:"target_stage_id"`
+	StageVariant   int16      `json:"stage_variant"`
+	CurrentX       float32    `json:"current_x"`
+	CurrentY       float32    `json:"current_y"`
+	CurrentZ       float32    `json:"current_z"`
+	TransitionBox  [5]float32 `json:"transition_box"`
+	TargetX        float32    `json:"target_x"`
+	TargetY        float32    `json:"target_y"`
+	TargetZ        float32    `json:"target_z"`
+	TargetRotation [2]int16   `json:"target_rotation"`
+}
+
+// QuestAreaTransitionsJSON holds the transitions for one area zone entry.
+// The pointer may be null (empty transitions list) for zones without transitions.
+type QuestAreaTransitionsJSON struct {
+	Transitions []QuestAreaTransitionJSON `json:"transitions,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// QuestAreaMappingJSON defines coordinate mappings between area and base map.
+// Layout: 32 bytes per entry (Area_xPos, Area_zPos, pad8, Base_xPos, Base_zPos, kn_Pos, pad4).
+type QuestAreaMappingJSON struct {
+	AreaX float32 `json:"area_x"`
+	AreaZ float32 `json:"area_z"`
+	BaseX float32 `json:"base_x"`
+	BaseZ float32 `json:"base_z"`
+	KnPos float32 `json:"kn_pos"`
+}
+
+// QuestMapInfoJSON contains the map ID and return base camp ID.
+type QuestMapInfoJSON struct {
+	MapID      uint32 `json:"map_id"`
+	ReturnBCID uint32 `json:"return_bc_id"`
+}
+
+// QuestGatheringPointJSON is one gathering point (24 bytes).
+type QuestGatheringPointJSON struct {
+	X           float32 `json:"x"`
+	Y           float32 `json:"y"`
+	Z           float32 `json:"z"`
+	Range       float32 `json:"range"`
+	GatheringID uint16  `json:"gathering_id"`
+	MaxCount    uint16  `json:"max_count"`
+	MinCount    uint16  `json:"min_count"`
+}
+
+// QuestAreaGatheringJSON holds up to 4 gathering points for one area zone entry.
+// A nil/empty list means the pointer is null for this zone.
+type QuestAreaGatheringJSON struct {
+	Points []QuestGatheringPointJSON `json:"points,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// QuestFacilityPointJSON is one facility point (24 bytes, facPoint in hexpat).
+type QuestFacilityPointJSON struct {
+	Type  uint16  `json:"type"` // SpecAc: 1=cooking, 2=fishing, 3=bluebox, etc.
+	X     float32 `json:"x"`
+	Y     float32 `json:"y"`
+	Z     float32 `json:"z"`
+	Range float32 `json:"range"`
+	ID    uint16  `json:"id"`
+}
+
+// QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON holds the facilities block for one area zone entry.
+// A nil/empty list means the pointer is null for this zone.
+type QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON struct {
+	Points []QuestFacilityPointJSON `json:"points,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// QuestGatherItemJSON is one entry in a gathering table.
+type QuestGatherItemJSON struct {
+	Rate uint16 `json:"rate"`
+	Item uint16 `json:"item"`
+}
+
+// QuestGatheringTableJSON is one gathering loot table.
+type QuestGatheringTableJSON struct {
+	Items []QuestGatherItemJSON `json:"items,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // QuestJSON is the human-readable quest definition.
 // Time values: TimeLimitMinutes is converted to frames (×30×60) in the binary.
 // Strings: encoded as UTF-8 here, converted to Shift-JIS in the binary.
-// All pointer-based sections (gathering, area transitions, facilities) are
-// omitted — those fields are set to null pointers so the client uses defaults.
 type QuestJSON struct {
 	// Quest identification
 	QuestID uint16 `json:"quest_id"`
@@ -174,6 +270,32 @@ type QuestJSON struct {
 
 	// Forced equipment (optional)
 	ForcedEquipment *QuestForcedEquipJSON `json:"forced_equipment,omitempty"`
+
+	// Map sections with minion spawns (questAreaPtr)
+	MapSections []QuestMapSectionJSON `json:"map_sections,omitempty"`
+
+	// Area transitions per zone (areaTransitionsPtr); one entry per zone.
+	// Length determines area1Zones in generalQuestProperties.
+	AreaTransitions []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON `json:"area_transitions,omitempty"`
+
+	// Area coordinate mappings (areaMappingPtr)
+	AreaMappings []QuestAreaMappingJSON `json:"area_mappings,omitempty"`
+
+	// Map info: map ID + return base camp ID (mapInfoPtr)
+	MapInfo *QuestMapInfoJSON `json:"map_info,omitempty"`
+
+	// Per-zone gathering points (gatheringPointsPtr); one entry per zone.
+	GatheringPoints []QuestAreaGatheringJSON `json:"gathering_points,omitempty"`
+
+	// Per-zone area facilities (areaFacilitiesPtr); one entry per zone.
+	AreaFacilities []QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON `json:"area_facilities,omitempty"`
+
+	// Additional metadata strings (someStringsPtr / unk30). Optional.
+	SomeString string `json:"some_string,omitempty"`
+	QuestType  string `json:"quest_type_string,omitempty"`
+
+	// Gathering loot tables (gatheringTablesPtr)
+	GatheringTables []QuestGatheringTableJSON `json:"gathering_tables,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // toShiftJIS converts a UTF-8 string to a null-terminated Shift-JIS byte slice.
@@ -194,6 +316,11 @@ func writeUint16LE(buf *bytes.Buffer, v uint16) {
 	buf.Write(b[:])
 }
 
+// writeInt16LE writes a little-endian int16 to buf.
+func writeInt16LE(buf *bytes.Buffer, v int16) {
+	writeUint16LE(buf, uint16(v))
+}
+
 // writeUint32LE writes a little-endian uint32 to buf.
 func writeUint32LE(buf *bytes.Buffer, v uint32) {
 	b := [4]byte{}
@@ -213,6 +340,29 @@ func pad(buf *bytes.Buffer, n int) {
 	buf.Write(make([]byte, n))
 }
 
+// questBuilder is a small helper for building a quest binary with pointer patching.
+// All pointers are absolute offsets from the start of the buffer (file start).
+type questBuilder struct {
+	out *bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+// reserve writes a u32(0) placeholder and returns its offset in the buffer.
+func (b *questBuilder) reserve() int {
+	off := b.out.Len()
+	writeUint32LE(b.out, 0)
+	return off
+}
+
+// patch writes the current buffer length as a u32 at the previously reserved offset.
+func (b *questBuilder) patch(reservedOff int) {
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(b.out.Bytes()[reservedOff:], uint32(b.out.Len()))
+}
+
+// patchValue writes a specific uint32 value at a previously reserved offset.
+func (b *questBuilder) patchValue(reservedOff int, v uint32) {
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(b.out.Bytes()[reservedOff:], v)
+}
+
 // objectiveBytes serialises one QuestObjectiveJSON to 8 bytes.
 // Layout per hexpat objective.hexpat:
 //
@@ -267,13 +417,30 @@ func objectiveBytes(obj QuestObjectiveJSON) ([]byte, error) {
 //	0x044–0x085  generalQuestProperties (66 bytes)
 //	0x086–0x1C5  mainQuestProperties (320 bytes, questBodyLenZZ)
 //	0x1C6+       QuestText pointer table (32 bytes) + strings (Shift-JIS)
-//	aligned+     stages, supply box, reward tables, monster spawns
+//	aligned+     stages, supply box, reward tables, monster spawns,
+//	             map sections, area mappings, area transitions,
+//	             map info, gathering points, area facilities,
+//	             some strings, gathering tables
 func CompileQuestJSON(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var q QuestJSON
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &q); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse quest JSON: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// ── Compute counts before writing generalQuestProperties ─────────────
+	numZones := len(q.AreaTransitions)
+	numGatheringTables := len(q.GatheringTables)
+
+	// Validate zone-length consistency.
+	if len(q.GatheringPoints) != 0 && len(q.GatheringPoints) != numZones {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GatheringPoints len (%d) must equal AreaTransitions len (%d) or be 0",
+			len(q.GatheringPoints), numZones)
+	}
+	if len(q.AreaFacilities) != 0 && len(q.AreaFacilities) != numZones {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("AreaFacilities len (%d) must equal AreaTransitions len (%d) or be 0",
+			len(q.AreaFacilities), numZones)
+	}
+
 	// ── Section offsets (computed as we build) ──────────────────────────
 	const (
 		headerSize    = 68             // 0x44
@@ -335,88 +502,101 @@ func CompileQuestJSON(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Large monster spawns: each is 60 bytes + 1-byte terminator.
 	largeMonsterPtr := afterRewards
 	monsterBuf := buildMonsterSpawns(q.LargeMonsters)
+	afterMonsters := align4(largeMonsterPtr + uint32(len(monsterBuf)))
 
 	// ── Assemble file ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	qb := &questBuilder{out: &bytes.Buffer{}}
 
-	// ── Header (68 bytes) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// ── Header placeholders (68 bytes) ────────────────────────────────────
-	writeUint32LE(out, questTypeFlagsPtr) // 0x00 questTypeFlagsPtr
+	// We'll write the header now with known values; variable section pointers
-	writeUint32LE(out, loadedStagesPtr)   // 0x04 loadedStagesPtr
+	// that depend on the preceding variable sections are also known at this
-	writeUint32LE(out, supplyBoxPtr)      // 0x08 supplyBoxPtr
+	// point because we computed them above. The new sections (area, gathering,
-	writeUint32LE(out, rewardPtr)         // 0x0C rewardPtr
+	// etc.) will be appended after the monster spawns and patched in.
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                 // 0x10 subSupplyBoxPtr (unused)
+	hdrQuestAreaOff := 0x14    // questAreaPtr placeholder
-	out.WriteByte(0)                      // 0x12 hidden
+	hdrAreaTransOff := 0x1C    // areaTransitionsPtr placeholder
-	out.WriteByte(0)                      // 0x13 subSupplyBoxLen
+	hdrAreaMappingOff := 0x20  // areaMappingPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x14 questAreaPtr (null)
+	hdrMapInfoOff := 0x24      // mapInfoPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, largeMonsterPtr)   // 0x18 largeMonsterPtr
+	hdrGatherPtsOff := 0x28    // gatheringPointsPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x1C areaTransitionsPtr (null)
+	hdrFacilitiesOff := 0x2C   // areaFacilitiesPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x20 areaMappingPtr (null)
+	hdrSomeStringsOff := 0x30  // someStringsPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x24 mapInfoPtr (null)
+	hdrGatherTablesOff := 0x38 // gatheringTablesPtr placeholder
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x28 gatheringPointsPtr (null)
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x2C areaFacilitiesPtr (null)
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x30 someStringsPtr (null)
-	writeUint32LE(out, unk34Ptr)          // 0x34 fixedCoords1Ptr (stages end)
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x38 gatheringTablesPtr (null)
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x3C fixedCoords2Ptr (null)
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                 // 0x40 fixedInfoPtr (null)
 
-	if out.Len() != headerSize {
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, questTypeFlagsPtr) // 0x00 questTypeFlagsPtr
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("header size mismatch: got %d want %d", out.Len(), headerSize)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, loadedStagesPtr)   // 0x04 loadedStagesPtr
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, supplyBoxPtr)      // 0x08 supplyBoxPtr
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, rewardPtr)         // 0x0C rewardPtr
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x10 subSupplyBoxPtr (unused)
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                      // 0x12 hidden
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                      // 0x13 subSupplyBoxLen
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x14 questAreaPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, largeMonsterPtr)   // 0x18 largeMonsterPtr
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x1C areaTransitionsPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x20 areaMappingPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x24 mapInfoPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x28 gatheringPointsPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x2C areaFacilitiesPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x30 someStringsPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, unk34Ptr)          // 0x34 fixedCoords1Ptr (stages end)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x38 gatheringTablesPtr (patched later)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x3C fixedCoords2Ptr (null)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                 // 0x40 fixedInfoPtr (null)
+
+	if qb.out.Len() != headerSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("header size mismatch: got %d want %d", qb.out.Len(), headerSize)
 	}
 
 	// ── General Quest Properties (66 bytes, 0x44–0x85) ──────────────────
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.MonsterSizeMulti) // 0x44 monsterSizeMulti
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.MonsterSizeMulti)         // 0x44 monsterSizeMulti
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.SizeRange)        // 0x46 sizeRange
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.SizeRange)                // 0x46 sizeRange
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.StatTable1)       // 0x48 statTable1
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.StatTable1)               // 0x48 statTable1
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.MainRankPoints)   // 0x4C mainRankPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.MainRankPoints)           // 0x4C mainRankPoints
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                  // 0x50 unknown
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x50 unknown
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.SubARankPoints)   // 0x54 subARankPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.SubARankPoints)           // 0x54 subARankPoints
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.SubBRankPoints)   // 0x58 subBRankPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.SubBRankPoints)           // 0x58 subBRankPoints
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                  // 0x5C questTypeID / unknown
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x5C questTypeID / unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x60 padding
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                               // 0x60 padding
-	out.WriteByte(q.StatTable2)            // 0x61 statTable2
+	qb.out.WriteByte(q.StatTable2)                    // 0x61 statTable2
-	pad(out, 0x11)                         // 0x62–0x72 padding
+	pad(qb.out, 0x11)                                 // 0x62–0x72 padding
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x73 questKn1
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                               // 0x73 questKn1
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x74 questKn2
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x74 questKn2
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x76 questKn3
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x76 questKn3
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x78 gatheringTablesQty
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, uint16(numGatheringTables)) // 0x78 gatheringTablesQty
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x7A unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x7A unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x7C area1Zones
+	qb.out.WriteByte(uint8(numZones))                 // 0x7C area1Zones
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x7D area2Zones
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                               // 0x7D area2Zones
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x7E area3Zones
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                               // 0x7E area3Zones
-	out.WriteByte(0)                       // 0x7F area4Zones
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                               // 0x7F area4Zones
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x80 unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x80 unknown
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x82 unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x82 unknown
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                  // 0x84 unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                          // 0x84 unknown
 
-	if out.Len() != headerSize+genPropSize {
+	if qb.out.Len() != headerSize+genPropSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("genProp size mismatch: got %d want %d", out.Len(), headerSize+genPropSize)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("genProp size mismatch: got %d want %d", qb.out.Len(), headerSize+genPropSize)
 	}
 
 	// ── Main Quest Properties (320 bytes, 0x86–0x1C5) ───────────────────
-	// Matches mainQuestProperties struct in questfile.bin.hexpat.
+	mainStart := qb.out.Len()
-	mainStart := out.Len()
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x00 unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x00 unknown
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x01 musicMode
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x01 musicMode
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x02 localeFlags
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x02 localeFlags
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x03 unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x03 unknown
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x04 rankingID
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x04 rankingID
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x05 unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                             // +0x05 unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                        // +0x06 unknown
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                        // +0x06 unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.RankBand)               // +0x08 rankBand
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.RankBand)               // +0x08 rankBand
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                        // +0x0A questTypeID
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                        // +0x0A questTypeID
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.Fee)                    // +0x0C questFee
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.Fee)                    // +0x0C questFee
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.RewardMain)             // +0x10 rewardMain
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.RewardMain)             // +0x10 rewardMain
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)                        // +0x14 cartsOrReduction
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)                        // +0x14 cartsOrReduction
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.RewardSubA)             // +0x18 rewardA
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.RewardSubA)             // +0x18 rewardA
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                        // +0x1A padding
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                        // +0x1A padding
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.RewardSubB)             // +0x1C rewardB
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.RewardSubB)             // +0x1C rewardB
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.HardHRReq)              // +0x1E hardHRReq
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.HardHRReq)              // +0x1E hardHRReq
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.TimeLimitMinutes*60*30) // +0x20 questTime (frames at 30Hz)
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.TimeLimitMinutes*60*30) // +0x20 questTime (frames at 30Hz)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.Map)                    // +0x24 questMap
-	writeUint32LE(out, q.Map)                    // +0x24 questMap
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, questStringsTablePtr)     // +0x28 questStringsPtr
-	writeUint32LE(out, questStringsTablePtr)     // +0x28 questStringsPtr
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)                        // +0x2C unknown
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)                        // +0x2C unknown
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.QuestID)                // +0x2E questID
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.QuestID)                // +0x2E questID
 
 	// +0x30 objectives[3] (8 bytes each)
 	for _, obj := range []QuestObjectiveJSON{q.ObjectiveMain, q.ObjectiveSubA, q.ObjectiveSubB} {
@@ -424,18 +604,18 @@ func CompileQuestJSON(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		out.Write(b)
+		qb.out.Write(b)
 	}
 
 	// +0x48 post-objectives fields
-	out.WriteByte(0)                  // +0x48 unknown
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                  // +0x48 unknown
-	out.WriteByte(0)                  // +0x49 unknown
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0)                  // +0x49 unknown
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)             // +0x4A padding
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)             // +0x4A padding
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.JoinRankMin) // +0x4C joinRankMin
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.JoinRankMin) // +0x4C joinRankMin
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.JoinRankMax) // +0x4E joinRankMax
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.JoinRankMax) // +0x4E joinRankMax
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.PostRankMin) // +0x50 postRankMin
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.PostRankMin) // +0x50 postRankMin
-	writeUint16LE(out, q.PostRankMax) // +0x52 postRankMax
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, q.PostRankMax) // +0x52 postRankMax
-	pad(out, 8)                       // +0x54 padding[8]
+	pad(qb.out, 8)                       // +0x54 padding[8]
 
 	// +0x5C forced equipment (6 slots × 4 u16 = 48 bytes)
 	eq := q.ForcedEquipment
@@ -444,90 +624,88 @@ func CompileQuestJSON(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	for _, slot := range [][4]uint16{eq.Legs, eq.Weapon, eq.Head, eq.Chest, eq.Arms, eq.Waist} {
 		for _, v := range slot {
-			writeUint16LE(out, v)
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, v)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// +0x8C unknown u32
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)
 
 	// +0x90 monster variants[3] + mapVariant
-	out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[0]
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[0]
-	out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[1]
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[1]
-	out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[2]
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0) // monsterVariants[2]
-	out.WriteByte(0) // mapVariant
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0) // mapVariant
 
 	// +0x94 requiredItemType (ItemID = u16), requiredItemCount
-	writeUint16LE(out, 0)
+	writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)
-	out.WriteByte(0) // requiredItemCount
+	qb.out.WriteByte(0) // requiredItemCount
 
 	// +0x97 questVariants
-	out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant1)
+	qb.out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant1)
-	out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant2)
+	qb.out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant2)
-	out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant3)
+	qb.out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant3)
-	out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant4)
+	qb.out.WriteByte(q.QuestVariant4)
 
 	// +0x9B padding[5]
-	pad(out, 5)
+	pad(qb.out, 5)
 
 	// +0xA0 allowedEquipBitmask, points
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0) // allowedEquipBitmask
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // allowedEquipBitmask
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0) // mainPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // mainPoints
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0) // subAPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // subAPoints
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0) // subBPoints
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // subBPoints
 
 	// +0xB0 rewardItems[3] (ItemID = u16, 3 items = 6 bytes)
-	pad(out, 6)
+	pad(qb.out, 6)
 
 	// +0xB6 interception section (non-SlayAll path: padding[3] + MonsterID[1] = 4 bytes)
-	pad(out, 4)
+	pad(qb.out, 4)
 
 	// +0xBA padding[0xA] = 10 bytes
-	pad(out, 10)
+	pad(qb.out, 10)
 
 	// +0xC4 questClearsAllowed
-	writeUint32LE(out, 0)
+	writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)
 
 	// +0xC8 = 200 bytes so far for documented fields. ZZ body = 320 bytes.
 	// Zero-pad the remaining unknown ZZ-specific fields.
-	writtenInMain := out.Len() - mainStart
+	writtenInMain := qb.out.Len() - mainStart
 	if writtenInMain < mainPropSize {
-		pad(out, mainPropSize-writtenInMain)
+		pad(qb.out, mainPropSize-writtenInMain)
 	} else if writtenInMain > mainPropSize {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mainQuestProperties overflowed: wrote %d, max %d", writtenInMain, mainPropSize)
 	}
 
-	if out.Len() != int(questTypeFlagsPtr)+mainPropSize {
+	if qb.out.Len() != int(questTypeFlagsPtr)+mainPropSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("main prop end mismatch: at %d, want %d", out.Len(), int(questTypeFlagsPtr)+mainPropSize)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("main prop end mismatch: at %d, want %d", qb.out.Len(), int(questTypeFlagsPtr)+mainPropSize)
 	}
 
 	// ── QuestText pointer table (32 bytes) ───────────────────────────────
 	for _, ptr := range stringPtrs {
-		writeUint32LE(out, ptr)
+		writeUint32LE(qb.out, ptr)
 	}
 
 	// ── String data ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	for _, s := range sjisStrings {
-		out.Write(s)
+		qb.out.Write(s)
 	}
 
 	// Pad to afterStrings alignment.
-	for uint32(out.Len()) < afterStrings {
+	for uint32(qb.out.Len()) < afterStrings {
-		out.WriteByte(0)
+		qb.out.WriteByte(0)
 	}
 
 	// ── Stages ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Each Stage: u32 stageID + 12 bytes padding = 16 bytes.
 	for _, st := range q.Stages {
-		writeUint32LE(out, st.StageID)
+		writeUint32LE(qb.out, st.StageID)
-		pad(out, 12)
+		pad(qb.out, 12)
 	}
-	for uint32(out.Len()) < afterStages {
+	for uint32(qb.out.Len()) < afterStages {
-		out.WriteByte(0)
+		qb.out.WriteByte(0)
 	}
 
 	// ── Supply Box ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Three sections: main (24 slots), subA (8 slots), subB (8 slots).
 	type slot struct {
 		items []QuestSupplyItemJSON
 		max   int
@@ -542,29 +720,323 @@ func CompileQuestJSON(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			if written >= section.max {
 				break
 			}
-			writeUint16LE(out, item.Item)
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, item.Item)
-			writeUint16LE(out, item.Quantity)
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, item.Quantity)
 			written++
 		}
-		// Pad remaining slots with zeros.
 		for written < section.max {
-			writeUint32LE(out, 0)
+			writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)
 			written++
 		}
 	}
 
 	// ── Reward Tables ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Written immediately after the supply box (at rewardPtr), then padded
+	qb.out.Write(rewardBuf)
-	// to 4-byte alignment before the monster spawn list.
+	for uint32(qb.out.Len()) < largeMonsterPtr {
-	out.Write(rewardBuf)
+		qb.out.WriteByte(0)
-	for uint32(out.Len()) < largeMonsterPtr {
-		out.WriteByte(0)
 	}
 
 	// ── Large Monster Spawns ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-	out.Write(monsterBuf)
+	qb.out.Write(monsterBuf)
+	for uint32(qb.out.Len()) < afterMonsters {
+		qb.out.WriteByte(0)
+	}
 
-	return out.Bytes(), nil
+	// ── Variable sections: map sections, area mappings, transitions, etc. ──
+	// All written at afterMonsters and beyond, pointers patched into header.
+
+	// ── Map Sections (questAreaPtr) ──────────────────────────────────────
+	// Layout:
+	//   u32 ptr[0], u32 ptr[1], ..., u32(0) terminator
+	//   For each section:
+	//     mapSection: u32 loadedStage, u32 unk, u32 spawnTypesPtr, u32 spawnStatsPtr
+	//     u32(0) gap, u16 unk (= 6 bytes after mapSection)
+	//     spawnTypes data: (MonsterID u8 + pad[3]) per entry, terminated by 0xFFFF
+	//     spawnStats data: MinionSpawn (60 bytes) per entry, terminated by 0xFFFF
+	if len(q.MapSections) > 0 {
+		questAreaOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrQuestAreaOff, uint32(questAreaOff))
+
+		// Write pointer array (one u32 per section + terminator).
+		sectionPtrOffs := make([]int, len(q.MapSections))
+		for i := range q.MapSections {
+			sectionPtrOffs[i] = qb.reserve()
+		}
+		writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // terminator
+
+		// Write each mapSection block.
+		type sectionPtrs struct {
+			spawnTypesOff int
+			spawnStatsOff int
+		}
+		internalPtrs := make([]sectionPtrs, len(q.MapSections))
+
+		for i, ms := range q.MapSections {
+			// Patch the pointer-array entry to point here.
+			qb.patch(sectionPtrOffs[i])
+
+			// mapSection: loadedStage, unk, spawnTypesPtr, spawnStatsPtr
+			writeUint32LE(qb.out, ms.LoadedStage)
+			writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0) // unk
+			internalPtrs[i].spawnTypesOff = qb.reserve()
+			internalPtrs[i].spawnStatsOff = qb.reserve()
+
+			// u32(0) gap + u16 unk immediately after the 16-byte mapSection.
+			writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)
+		}
+
+		// Write spawn data for each section.
+		for i, ms := range q.MapSections {
+			// spawnTypes: varPaddT<MonsterID,3> = u8 monster + pad[3] per entry.
+			// Terminated by first 2 bytes == 0xFFFF.
+			qb.patch(internalPtrs[i].spawnTypesOff)
+			for _, monID := range ms.SpawnMonsters {
+				qb.out.WriteByte(monID)
+				pad(qb.out, 3)
+			}
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0xFFFF) // terminator
+
+			// Align to 4 bytes before spawnStats.
+			for qb.out.Len()%4 != 0 {
+				qb.out.WriteByte(0)
+			}
+
+			// spawnStats: MinionSpawn per entry (60 bytes), terminated by 0xFFFF.
+			qb.patch(internalPtrs[i].spawnStatsOff)
+			for _, ms2 := range ms.MinionSpawns {
+				qb.out.WriteByte(ms2.Monster)
+				qb.out.WriteByte(0)                    // padding[1]
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, ms2.SpawnToggle) // spawnToggle
+				writeUint32LE(qb.out, ms2.SpawnAmount) // spawnAmount
+				writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)               // unk u32
+				pad(qb.out, 0x10)                      // padding[16]
+				writeUint32LE(qb.out, 0)               // unk u32
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, ms2.X)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, ms2.Y)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, ms2.Z)
+				pad(qb.out, 0x10) // padding[16]
+			}
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0xFFFF) // terminator
+
+			// Align for next section.
+			for qb.out.Len()%4 != 0 {
+				qb.out.WriteByte(0)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Mappings (areaMappingPtr) ────────────────────────────────────
+	// Written BEFORE area transitions so the parser can use
+	// "read until areaTransitionsPtr" to know the count.
+	// Layout: AreaMappings[n] × 32 bytes each, back-to-back.
+	//   float area_xPos, float area_zPos, pad[8],
+	//   float base_xPos, float base_zPos, float kn_Pos, pad[4]
+	if len(q.AreaMappings) > 0 {
+		areaMappingOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrAreaMappingOff, uint32(areaMappingOff))
+
+		for _, am := range q.AreaMappings {
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, am.AreaX)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, am.AreaZ)
+			pad(qb.out, 8)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, am.BaseX)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, am.BaseZ)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, am.KnPos)
+			pad(qb.out, 4)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Transitions (areaTransitionsPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: playerAreaChange[area1Zones] = u32 ptr per zone.
+	// Then floatSet arrays for each zone with transitions.
+	if numZones > 0 {
+		areaTransOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrAreaTransOff, uint32(areaTransOff))
+
+		// Write pointer array.
+		zonePtrOffs := make([]int, numZones)
+		for i := range q.AreaTransitions {
+			zonePtrOffs[i] = qb.reserve()
+		}
+
+		// Write floatSet arrays for non-empty zones.
+		for i, zone := range q.AreaTransitions {
+			if len(zone.Transitions) == 0 {
+				// Null pointer — leave as 0.
+				continue
+			}
+			qb.patch(zonePtrOffs[i])
+			for _, tr := range zone.Transitions {
+				writeInt16LE(qb.out, tr.TargetStageID1)
+				writeInt16LE(qb.out, tr.StageVariant)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.CurrentX)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.CurrentY)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.CurrentZ)
+				for _, f := range tr.TransitionBox {
+					writeFloat32LE(qb.out, f)
+				}
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.TargetX)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.TargetY)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, tr.TargetZ)
+				for _, r := range tr.TargetRotation {
+					writeInt16LE(qb.out, r)
+				}
+			}
+			// Terminate with s16(-1).
+			writeInt16LE(qb.out, -1)
+			// Align.
+			for qb.out.Len()%4 != 0 {
+				qb.out.WriteByte(0)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Map Info (mapInfoPtr) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if q.MapInfo != nil {
+		mapInfoOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrMapInfoOff, uint32(mapInfoOff))
+		writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.MapInfo.MapID)
+		writeUint32LE(qb.out, q.MapInfo.ReturnBCID)
+	}
+
+	// ── Gathering Points (gatheringPointsPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: ptGatheringPoint[area1Zones] = u32 ptr per zone.
+	// Each non-null ptr points to gatheringPoint[4] terminated by xPos=-1.0.
+	if numZones > 0 && len(q.GatheringPoints) > 0 {
+		gatherPtsOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrGatherPtsOff, uint32(gatherPtsOff))
+
+		// Write pointer array.
+		gpPtrOffs := make([]int, numZones)
+		for i := range q.GatheringPoints {
+			gpPtrOffs[i] = qb.reserve()
+		}
+
+		// Write gathering point arrays for non-empty zones.
+		for i, zone := range q.GatheringPoints {
+			if len(zone.Points) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			qb.patch(gpPtrOffs[i])
+			for _, gp := range zone.Points {
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, gp.X)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, gp.Y)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, gp.Z)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, gp.Range)
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, gp.GatheringID)
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, gp.MaxCount)
+				pad(qb.out, 2)
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, gp.MinCount)
+			}
+			// Terminator: xPos == -1.0 (0xBF800000).
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, float32(math.Float32frombits(0xBF800000)))
+			// Pad terminator entry to 24 bytes total (only wrote 4).
+			pad(qb.out, 20)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Facilities (areaFacilitiesPtr) ───────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: ptVar<facPointBlock>[area1Zones] = u32 ptr per zone.
+	// Each non-null ptr points to a facPointBlock.
+	// facPoint: pad[2] + SpecAc(u16) + xPos + yPos + zPos + range + id(u16) + pad[2] = 24 bytes
+	// facPointBlock: facPoints[] terminated by (xPos-at-$+4 == 0xBF800000) + pad[0xC] + float + float
+	// Terminator layout: write pad[2]+type[2] then float32(-1.0) to trigger termination,
+	// then block footer: pad[0xC] + float(0) + float(0).
+	if numZones > 0 && len(q.AreaFacilities) > 0 {
+		facOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrFacilitiesOff, uint32(facOff))
+
+		facPtrOffs := make([]int, numZones)
+		for i := range q.AreaFacilities {
+			facPtrOffs[i] = qb.reserve()
+		}
+
+		for i, zone := range q.AreaFacilities {
+			if len(zone.Points) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			qb.patch(facPtrOffs[i])
+
+			for _, fp := range zone.Points {
+				pad(qb.out, 2)                 // pad[2]
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, fp.Type) // SpecAc type
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, fp.X)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, fp.Y)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, fp.Z)
+				writeFloat32LE(qb.out, fp.Range)
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, fp.ID)
+				pad(qb.out, 2) // pad[2]
+			}
+
+			// Terminator: the while condition checks read_unsigned($+4,4).
+			// Write 4 bytes header (pad[2]+type[2]) then float32(-1.0).
+			pad(qb.out, 2)
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, float32(math.Float32frombits(0xBF800000)))
+
+			// Block footer: padding[0xC] + float(0) + float(0) = 20 bytes.
+			pad(qb.out, 0xC)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, 0)
+			writeFloat32LE(qb.out, 0)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Some Strings (someStringsPtr / unk30) ─────────────────────────────
+	// Layout at unk30: ptr someStringPtr, ptr questTypePtr (8 bytes),
+	// then the string data.
+	hasSomeStrings := q.SomeString != "" || q.QuestType != ""
+	if hasSomeStrings {
+		someStringsOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrSomeStringsOff, uint32(someStringsOff))
+
+		// Two pointer slots.
+		someStrPtrOff := qb.reserve()
+		questTypePtrOff := qb.reserve()
+
+		if q.SomeString != "" {
+			qb.patch(someStrPtrOff)
+			b, err := toShiftJIS(q.SomeString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			qb.out.Write(b)
+		}
+
+		if q.QuestType != "" {
+			qb.patch(questTypePtrOff)
+			b, err := toShiftJIS(q.QuestType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			qb.out.Write(b)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Gathering Tables (gatheringTablesPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: ptVar<gatheringTable>[gatheringTablesQty] = u32 ptr per table.
+	// Each ptr points to GatherItem[] terminated by u16(0xFFFF).
+	// GatherItem: u16 rate + u16 item = 4 bytes.
+	if numGatheringTables > 0 {
+		gatherTablesOff := qb.out.Len()
+		qb.patchValue(hdrGatherTablesOff, uint32(gatherTablesOff))
+
+		tblPtrOffs := make([]int, numGatheringTables)
+		for i := range q.GatheringTables {
+			tblPtrOffs[i] = qb.reserve()
+		}
+
+		for i, tbl := range q.GatheringTables {
+			qb.patch(tblPtrOffs[i])
+			for _, item := range tbl.Items {
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, item.Rate)
+				writeUint16LE(qb.out, item.Item)
+			}
+			writeUint16LE(qb.out, 0xFFFF) // terminator
+		}
+	}
+
+	return qb.out.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
 // buildRewardTables serialises the reward table array and all reward item lists.
@@ -587,7 +1059,6 @@ func buildRewardTables(tables []QuestRewardTableJSON) []byte {
 
 	for _, t := range tables {
 		// tableOffset is relative to the start of rewardPtr in the file.
-		// We compute it as headerArraySize + offset into itemData.
 		tableOffset := headerArraySize + uint32(itemData.Len())
 
 		headers.WriteByte(t.TableID)

server/channelserver/quest_json_parser.go

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	u16 := func(off int) uint16 {
 		return binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[off:])
 	}
+	i16 := func(off int) int16 {
+		return int16(binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[off:]))
+	}
 	u32 := func(off int) uint32 {
 		return binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off:])
 	}
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 		return math.Float32frombits(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off:]))
 	}
 
-	// bounds checks a read of n bytes at off.
+	// check bounds-checks a read of n bytes at off.
 	check := func(off, n int, ctx string) error {
 		if off < 0 || off+n > len(data) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: offset 0x%X len %d out of bounds (file len %d)", ctx, off, n, len(data))
@@ -70,19 +73,16 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	loadedStagesPtr := int(u32(0x04))
 	supplyBoxPtr := int(u32(0x08))
 	rewardPtr := int(u32(0x0C))
-	// 0x10 subSupplyBoxPtr (u16), 0x12 hidden, 0x13 subSupplyBoxLen — not in QuestJSON
+	questAreaPtr := int(u32(0x14))
-	// 0x14 questAreaPtr — null, not parsed
 	largeMonsterPtr := int(u32(0x18))
-	// 0x1C areaTransitionsPtr — null, not parsed
+	areaTransitionsPtr := int(u32(0x1C))
-	// 0x20 areaMappingPtr — null, not parsed
+	areaMappingPtr := int(u32(0x20))
-	// 0x24 mapInfoPtr — null, not parsed
+	mapInfoPtr := int(u32(0x24))
-	// 0x28 gatheringPointsPtr — null, not parsed
+	gatheringPointsPtr := int(u32(0x28))
-	// 0x2C areaFacilitiesPtr — null, not parsed
+	areaFacilitiesPtr := int(u32(0x2C))
-	// 0x30 someStringsPtr — null, not parsed
+	someStringsPtr := int(u32(0x30))
 	unk34Ptr := int(u32(0x34)) // stages-end sentinel
-	// 0x38 gatheringTablesPtr — null, not parsed
+	gatheringTablesPtr := int(u32(0x38))
-	// 0x3C fixedCoords2Ptr — null, not parsed
-	// 0x40 fixedInfoPtr — null, not parsed
 
 	// ── General Quest Properties (0x44–0x85) ────────────────────────────
 	q.MonsterSizeMulti = u16(0x44)
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	// 0x5C questTypeID/unknown — skipped
 	// 0x60 padding
 	q.StatTable2 = u8(0x61)
-	// 0x62–0x85 padding, questKn1/2/3, gatheringTablesQty, zone counts, unknowns — skipped
+	// 0x62–0x72 padding
+	// 0x73 questKn1, 0x74 questKn2, 0x76 questKn3 — skipped
+	gatheringTablesQty := int(u16(0x78))
+	// 0x7A unknown
+	area1Zones := int(u8(0x7C))
+	// 0x7D–0x7F area2–4Zones (not needed for parsing)
 
 	// ── Main Quest Properties (at questTypeFlagsPtr, 320 bytes) ─────────
 	if questTypeFlagsPtr == 0 {
@@ -107,26 +112,16 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 
 	mp := questTypeFlagsPtr // shorthand
 
-	// +0x08 rankBand
 	q.RankBand = u16(mp + 0x08)
-	// +0x0C questFee
 	q.Fee = u32(mp + 0x0C)
-	// +0x10 rewardMain
 	q.RewardMain = u32(mp + 0x10)
-	// +0x18 rewardA
 	q.RewardSubA = u16(mp + 0x18)
-	// +0x1C rewardB
 	q.RewardSubB = u16(mp + 0x1C)
-	// +0x1E hardHRReq
 	q.HardHRReq = u16(mp + 0x1E)
-	// +0x20 questTime (frames at 30 Hz → minutes)
 	questFrames := u32(mp + 0x20)
 	q.TimeLimitMinutes = questFrames / (60 * 30)
-	// +0x24 questMap
 	q.Map = u32(mp + 0x24)
-	// +0x28 questStringsPtr (absolute file offset)
 	questStringsPtr := int(u32(mp + 0x28))
-	// +0x2E questID
 	q.QuestID = u16(mp + 0x2E)
 
 	// +0x30 objectives[3] (8 bytes each)
@@ -161,8 +156,6 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 		if err := check(questStringsPtr, 32, "questTextTable"); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		// 8 pointers × 4 bytes: title, textMain, textSubA, textSubB,
-		// successCond, failCond, contractor, description.
 		strPtrs := make([]int, 8)
 		for i := range strPtrs {
 			strPtrs[i] = int(u32(questStringsPtr + i*4))
@@ -189,8 +182,6 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	}
 
 	// ── Stages ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Guarded by loadedStagesPtr; terminated when we reach unk34Ptr.
-	// Each stage: u32 stageID + 12 bytes padding = 16 bytes.
 	if loadedStagesPtr != 0 && unk34Ptr > loadedStagesPtr {
 		off := loadedStagesPtr
 		for off+16 <= unk34Ptr {
@@ -204,7 +195,6 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	}
 
 	// ── Supply Box ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Guarded by supplyBoxPtr. Layout: main(24) + subA(8) + subB(8) × 4 bytes each.
 	if supplyBoxPtr != 0 {
 		const supplyBoxSize = (24 + 8 + 8) * 4
 		if err := check(supplyBoxPtr, supplyBoxSize, "supplyBox"); err != nil {
@@ -216,8 +206,6 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	}
 
 	// ── Reward Tables ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Guarded by rewardPtr. Header array terminated by int16(-1); item lists
-	// each terminated by int16(-1).
 	if rewardPtr != 0 {
 		tables, err := parseRewardTables(data, rewardPtr)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -227,7 +215,6 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 	}
 
 	// ── Large Monster Spawns ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Guarded by largeMonsterPtr. Each entry is 60 bytes; terminated by 0xFF.
 	if largeMonsterPtr != 0 {
 		monsters, err := parseMonsterSpawns(data, largeMonsterPtr, f32)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -236,6 +223,109 @@ func ParseQuestBinary(data []byte) (*QuestJSON, error) {
 		q.LargeMonsters = monsters
 	}
 
+	// ── Map Sections (questAreaPtr) ──────────────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: u32 ptr[] terminated by u32(0), then each mapSection:
+	//   u32 loadedStage, u32 unk, u32 spawnTypesPtr, u32 spawnStatsPtr,
+	//   u32(0) gap, u16 unk — then spawnTypes and spawnStats data.
+	if questAreaPtr != 0 {
+		sections, err := parseMapSections(data, questAreaPtr, u32, u16, f32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.MapSections = sections
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Mappings (areaMappingPtr) ────────────────────────────────────
+	// Read AreaMappings until reaching areaTransitionsPtr (or end of file
+	// if areaTransitionsPtr is null). Each entry is 32 bytes.
+	if areaMappingPtr != 0 {
+		endOff := len(data)
+		if areaTransitionsPtr != 0 {
+			endOff = areaTransitionsPtr
+		}
+		mappings, err := parseAreaMappings(data, areaMappingPtr, endOff, f32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.AreaMappings = mappings
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Transitions (areaTransitionsPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// playerAreaChange[area1Zones]: one u32 ptr per zone.
+	if areaTransitionsPtr != 0 && area1Zones > 0 {
+		transitions, err := parseAreaTransitions(data, areaTransitionsPtr, area1Zones, u32, i16, f32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.AreaTransitions = transitions
+	}
+
+	// ── Map Info (mapInfoPtr) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if mapInfoPtr != 0 {
+		if err := check(mapInfoPtr, 8, "mapInfo"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.MapInfo = &QuestMapInfoJSON{
+			MapID:      u32(mapInfoPtr),
+			ReturnBCID: u32(mapInfoPtr + 4),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Gathering Points (gatheringPointsPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// ptGatheringPoint[area1Zones]: one u32 ptr per zone.
+	if gatheringPointsPtr != 0 && area1Zones > 0 {
+		gatherPts, err := parseGatheringPoints(data, gatheringPointsPtr, area1Zones, u32, u16, f32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.GatheringPoints = gatherPts
+	}
+
+	// ── Area Facilities (areaFacilitiesPtr) ───────────────────────────────
+	// ptVar<facPointBlock>[area1Zones]: one u32 ptr per zone.
+	if areaFacilitiesPtr != 0 && area1Zones > 0 {
+		facilities, err := parseAreaFacilities(data, areaFacilitiesPtr, area1Zones, u32, u16, f32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.AreaFacilities = facilities
+	}
+
+	// ── Some Strings (someStringsPtr / unk30) ─────────────────────────────
+	// Layout: ptr someStringPtr, ptr questTypePtr (8 bytes at someStringsPtr).
+	if someStringsPtr != 0 {
+		if err := check(someStringsPtr, 8, "someStrings"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		someStrP := int(u32(someStringsPtr))
+		questTypeP := int(u32(someStringsPtr + 4))
+		if someStrP != 0 {
+			s, err := readSJIS(someStrP)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("someString: %w", err)
+			}
+			q.SomeString = s
+		}
+		if questTypeP != 0 {
+			s, err := readSJIS(questTypeP)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("questTypeString: %w", err)
+			}
+			q.QuestType = s
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Gathering Tables (gatheringTablesPtr) ─────────────────────────────
+	// ptVar<gatheringTable>[gatheringTablesQty]: one u32 ptr per table.
+	// GatherItem: u16 rate + u16 item, terminated by u16(0xFFFF).
+	if gatheringTablesPtr != 0 && gatheringTablesQty > 0 {
+		tables, err := parseGatheringTables(data, gatheringTablesPtr, gatheringTablesQty, u32, u16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		q.GatheringTables = tables
+	}
+
 	return q, nil
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +417,6 @@ func parseRewardTables(data []byte, baseOff int) ([]QuestRewardTableJSON, error)
 		if off+2 > len(data) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reward table header truncated at 0x%X", off)
 		}
-		// Check for terminator (0xFFFF).
 		if binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[off:]) == 0xFFFF {
 			break
 		}
@@ -338,7 +427,6 @@ func parseRewardTables(data []byte, baseOff int) ([]QuestRewardTableJSON, error)
 		tableOff := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off+4:])) + baseOff
 		off += 8
 
-		// Read items at tableOff.
 		items, err := parseRewardItems(data, tableOff)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reward table %d items: %w", tableID, err)
@@ -403,6 +491,347 @@ func parseMonsterSpawns(data []byte, baseOff int, f32fn func(int) float32) ([]Qu
 	return monsters, nil
 }
 
+// parseMapSections reads the MapZones structure at baseOff.
+// Layout: u32 ptr[] terminated by u32(0); each ptr points to a mapSection:
+//
+//	u32 loadedStage, u32 unk, u32 spawnTypesPtr, u32 spawnStatsPtr.
+//
+// After the 16-byte mapSection: u32(0) gap + u16 unk (2 bytes).
+// spawnTypes: varPaddT<MonsterID,3> = u8+pad[3] per entry, terminated by 0xFFFF.
+// spawnStats: MinionSpawn (60 bytes) per entry, terminated by 0xFFFF in first 2 bytes.
+func parseMapSections(data []byte, baseOff int,
+	u32fn func(int) uint32,
+	u16fn func(int) uint16,
+	f32fn func(int) float32,
+) ([]QuestMapSectionJSON, error) {
+	var sections []QuestMapSectionJSON
+
+	// Read pointer array (terminated by u32(0)).
+	off := baseOff
+	for {
+		if off+4 > len(data) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mapSection pointer array truncated at 0x%X", off)
+		}
+		ptr := int(u32fn(off))
+		off += 4
+		if ptr == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Read mapSection at ptr.
+		if ptr+16 > len(data) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mapSection at 0x%X truncated", ptr)
+		}
+		loadedStage := u32fn(ptr)
+		// ptr+4 is unk u32 — skip
+		spawnTypesPtr := int(u32fn(ptr + 8))
+		spawnStatsPtr := int(u32fn(ptr + 12))
+
+		ms := QuestMapSectionJSON{LoadedStage: loadedStage}
+
+		// Read spawnTypes: varPaddT<MonsterID,3> terminated by 0xFFFF.
+		if spawnTypesPtr != 0 {
+			stOff := spawnTypesPtr
+			for {
+				if stOff+2 > len(data) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("spawnTypes at 0x%X truncated", stOff)
+				}
+				if u16fn(stOff) == 0xFFFF {
+					break
+				}
+				if stOff+4 > len(data) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("spawnType entry at 0x%X truncated", stOff)
+				}
+				monID := data[stOff]
+				ms.SpawnMonsters = append(ms.SpawnMonsters, monID)
+				stOff += 4 // u8 + pad[3]
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Read spawnStats: MinionSpawn terminated by 0xFFFF in first 2 bytes.
+		if spawnStatsPtr != 0 {
+			const minionSize = 60
+			ssOff := spawnStatsPtr
+			for {
+				if ssOff+2 > len(data) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("spawnStats at 0x%X truncated", ssOff)
+				}
+				// Terminator: first 2 bytes == 0xFFFF.
+				if u16fn(ssOff) == 0xFFFF {
+					break
+				}
+				if ssOff+minionSize > len(data) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("minionSpawn at 0x%X truncated", ssOff)
+				}
+				spawn := QuestMinionSpawnJSON{
+					Monster: data[ssOff],
+					// ssOff+1 padding
+					SpawnToggle: u16fn(ssOff + 2),
+					SpawnAmount: u32fn(ssOff + 4),
+					// +8 unk u32, +0xC pad[16], +0x1C unk u32
+					X: f32fn(ssOff + 0x20),
+					Y: f32fn(ssOff + 0x24),
+					Z: f32fn(ssOff + 0x28),
+				}
+				ms.MinionSpawns = append(ms.MinionSpawns, spawn)
+				ssOff += minionSize
+			}
+		}
+
+		sections = append(sections, ms)
+	}
+
+	return sections, nil
+}
+
+// parseAreaMappings reads AreaMappings entries at baseOff until endOff.
+// Each entry is 32 bytes: float areaX, float areaZ, pad[8],
+// float baseX, float baseZ, float knPos, pad[4].
+func parseAreaMappings(data []byte, baseOff, endOff int, f32fn func(int) float32) ([]QuestAreaMappingJSON, error) {
+	var mappings []QuestAreaMappingJSON
+	const entrySize = 32
+	off := baseOff
+	for off+entrySize <= endOff {
+		if off+entrySize > len(data) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("areaMapping at 0x%X truncated", off)
+		}
+		am := QuestAreaMappingJSON{
+			AreaX: f32fn(off),
+			AreaZ: f32fn(off + 4),
+			// off+8: pad[8]
+			BaseX: f32fn(off + 16),
+			BaseZ: f32fn(off + 20),
+			KnPos: f32fn(off + 24),
+			// off+28: pad[4]
+		}
+		mappings = append(mappings, am)
+		off += entrySize
+	}
+	return mappings, nil
+}
+
+// parseAreaTransitions reads playerAreaChange[numZones] at baseOff.
+// Each entry is a u32 pointer to a floatSet array terminated by s16(-1).
+// floatSet: s16 targetStageId + s16 stageVariant + float[3] current + float[5] box +
+// float[3] target + s16[2] rotation = 52 bytes.
+func parseAreaTransitions(data []byte, baseOff, numZones int,
+	u32fn func(int) uint32,
+	i16fn func(int) int16,
+	f32fn func(int) float32,
+) ([]QuestAreaTransitionsJSON, error) {
+	result := make([]QuestAreaTransitionsJSON, numZones)
+
+	if baseOff+numZones*4 > len(data) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("areaTransitions pointer array at 0x%X truncated", baseOff)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < numZones; i++ {
+		ptr := int(u32fn(baseOff + i*4))
+		if ptr == 0 {
+			// Null pointer — no transitions for this zone.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Read floatSet entries until targetStageId1 == -1.
+		var transitions []QuestAreaTransitionJSON
+		off := ptr
+		for {
+			if off+2 > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("floatSet at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			targetStageID := i16fn(off)
+			if targetStageID == -1 {
+				break
+			}
+			// Each floatSet is 52 bytes:
+			//   s16 targetStageId1 + s16 stageVariant = 4
+			//   float[3] current = 12
+			//   float[5] transitionBox = 20
+			//   float[3] target = 12
+			//   s16[2] rotation = 4
+			// Total = 52
+			const floatSetSize = 52
+			if off+floatSetSize > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("floatSet at 0x%X truncated (need %d bytes)", off, floatSetSize)
+			}
+			tr := QuestAreaTransitionJSON{
+				TargetStageID1: targetStageID,
+				StageVariant:   i16fn(off + 2),
+				CurrentX:       f32fn(off + 4),
+				CurrentY:       f32fn(off + 8),
+				CurrentZ:       f32fn(off + 12),
+				TargetX:        f32fn(off + 36),
+				TargetY:        f32fn(off + 40),
+				TargetZ:        f32fn(off + 44),
+			}
+			for j := 0; j < 5; j++ {
+				tr.TransitionBox[j] = f32fn(off + 16 + j*4)
+			}
+			tr.TargetRotation[0] = i16fn(off + 48)
+			tr.TargetRotation[1] = i16fn(off + 50)
+			transitions = append(transitions, tr)
+			off += floatSetSize
+		}
+		result[i] = QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{Transitions: transitions}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// parseGatheringPoints reads ptGatheringPoint[numZones] at baseOff.
+// Each entry is a u32 pointer to gatheringPoint[4] terminated by xPos==-1.0.
+// gatheringPoint: float xPos, yPos, zPos, range, u16 gatheringID, u16 maxCount, pad[2], u16 minCount = 24 bytes.
+func parseGatheringPoints(data []byte, baseOff, numZones int,
+	u32fn func(int) uint32,
+	u16fn func(int) uint16,
+	f32fn func(int) float32,
+) ([]QuestAreaGatheringJSON, error) {
+	result := make([]QuestAreaGatheringJSON, numZones)
+
+	if baseOff+numZones*4 > len(data) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatheringPoints pointer array at 0x%X truncated", baseOff)
+	}
+
+	const sentinel = uint32(0xBF800000) // float32(-1.0)
+	const pointSize = 24
+
+	for i := 0; i < numZones; i++ {
+		ptr := int(u32fn(baseOff + i*4))
+		if ptr == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var points []QuestGatheringPointJSON
+		off := ptr
+		for {
+			if off+4 > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatheringPoint at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			// Terminator: xPos bit pattern == 0xBF800000 (-1.0f).
+			if binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off:]) == sentinel {
+				break
+			}
+			if off+pointSize > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatheringPoint entry at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			gp := QuestGatheringPointJSON{
+				X:           f32fn(off),
+				Y:           f32fn(off + 4),
+				Z:           f32fn(off + 8),
+				Range:       f32fn(off + 12),
+				GatheringID: u16fn(off + 16),
+				MaxCount:    u16fn(off + 18),
+				// off+20 pad[2]
+				MinCount: u16fn(off + 22),
+			}
+			points = append(points, gp)
+			off += pointSize
+		}
+		result[i] = QuestAreaGatheringJSON{Points: points}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// parseAreaFacilities reads ptVar<facPointBlock>[numZones] at baseOff.
+// Each entry is a u32 pointer to a facPointBlock.
+// facPoint: pad[2] + SpecAc(u16) + xPos + yPos + zPos + range + id(u16) + pad[2] = 24 bytes.
+// Termination: the loop condition checks read_unsigned($+4,4) != 0xBF800000.
+// So a facPoint whose xPos (at offset +4 from start of that potential entry) == -1.0 terminates.
+// After all facPoints: padding[0xC] + float + float = 20 bytes (block footer, not parsed into JSON).
+func parseAreaFacilities(data []byte, baseOff, numZones int,
+	u32fn func(int) uint32,
+	u16fn func(int) uint16,
+	f32fn func(int) float32,
+) ([]QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON, error) {
+	result := make([]QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON, numZones)
+
+	if baseOff+numZones*4 > len(data) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("areaFacilities pointer array at 0x%X truncated", baseOff)
+	}
+
+	const sentinel = uint32(0xBF800000)
+	const pointSize = 24
+
+	for i := 0; i < numZones; i++ {
+		ptr := int(u32fn(baseOff + i*4))
+		if ptr == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var points []QuestFacilityPointJSON
+		off := ptr
+		for off+8 <= len(data) {
+			// Check: read_unsigned($+4, 4) == sentinel means terminate.
+			// $+4 is the xPos field of the potential next facPoint.
+			if binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off+4:]) == sentinel {
+				break
+			}
+			if off+pointSize > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("facPoint at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			fp := QuestFacilityPointJSON{
+				// off+0: pad[2]
+				Type:  u16fn(off + 2),
+				X:     f32fn(off + 4),
+				Y:     f32fn(off + 8),
+				Z:     f32fn(off + 12),
+				Range: f32fn(off + 16),
+				ID:    u16fn(off + 20),
+				// off+22: pad[2]
+			}
+			points = append(points, fp)
+			off += pointSize
+		}
+		result[i] = QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON{Points: points}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// parseGatheringTables reads ptVar<gatheringTable>[count] at baseOff.
+// Each entry is a u32 pointer to GatherItem[] terminated by u16(0xFFFF).
+// GatherItem: u16 rate + u16 item = 4 bytes.
+func parseGatheringTables(data []byte, baseOff, count int,
+	u32fn func(int) uint32,
+	u16fn func(int) uint16,
+) ([]QuestGatheringTableJSON, error) {
+	result := make([]QuestGatheringTableJSON, count)
+
+	if baseOff+count*4 > len(data) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatheringTables pointer array at 0x%X truncated", baseOff)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		ptr := int(u32fn(baseOff + i*4))
+		if ptr == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var items []QuestGatherItemJSON
+		off := ptr
+		for {
+			if off+2 > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatheringTable at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			if u16fn(off) == 0xFFFF {
+				break
+			}
+			if off+4 > len(data) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gatherItem at 0x%X truncated", off)
+			}
+			items = append(items, QuestGatherItemJSON{
+				Rate: u16fn(off),
+				Item: u16fn(off + 2),
+			})
+			off += 4
+		}
+		result[i] = QuestGatheringTableJSON{Items: items}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // objTypeToString maps a uint32 goal type to its JSON string name.
 // Returns "", false for unknown types.
 func objTypeToString(t uint32) (string, bool) {

server/channelserver/quest_json_test.go

@@ -520,6 +520,246 @@ func TestRoundTrip_EmptyQuest(t *testing.T) {
 	roundTrip(t, "empty quest", string(b))
 }
 
+// ── New section round-trip tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestRoundTrip_MapSections(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.MapSections = []QuestMapSectionJSON{
+		{
+			LoadedStage:   5,
+			SpawnMonsters: []uint8{0x0F, 0x33}, // Khezu, Blangonga
+			MinionSpawns: []QuestMinionSpawnJSON{
+				{Monster: 0x0F, SpawnToggle: 1, SpawnAmount: 3, X: 100.0, Y: 0.0, Z: -200.0},
+				{Monster: 0x33, SpawnToggle: 1, SpawnAmount: 2, X: 250.0, Y: 5.0, Z: 300.0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "map sections", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_MapSectionsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.MapSections = []QuestMapSectionJSON{
+		{
+			LoadedStage:   2,
+			SpawnMonsters: []uint8{0x06},
+			MinionSpawns: []QuestMinionSpawnJSON{
+				{Monster: 0x06, SpawnToggle: 1, SpawnAmount: 4, X: 50.0, Y: 0.0, Z: 50.0},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			LoadedStage:   3,
+			SpawnMonsters: nil,
+			MinionSpawns:  nil,
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "map sections multiple", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_AreaTransitions(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{
+		{
+			Transitions: []QuestAreaTransitionJSON{
+				{
+					TargetStageID1: 3,
+					StageVariant:   0,
+					CurrentX:       100.0,
+					CurrentY:       0.0,
+					CurrentZ:       50.0,
+					TransitionBox:  [5]float32{10.0, 5.0, 10.0, 0.0, 0.0},
+					TargetX:        -100.0,
+					TargetY:        0.0,
+					TargetZ:        -50.0,
+					TargetRotation: [2]int16{90, 0},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			// Zone 2: no transitions (null pointer).
+			Transitions: nil,
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "area transitions", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_AreaMappings(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	// AreaMappings without AreaTransitions: the parser reads until areaTransitionsPtr,
+	// which will be null, so it reads until end of file's mapping section. To make
+	// this round-trip cleanly, add both together.
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{{}, {}}
+	q.AreaMappings = []QuestAreaMappingJSON{
+		{AreaX: 100.0, AreaZ: 200.0, BaseX: 10.0, BaseZ: 20.0, KnPos: 5.0},
+		{AreaX: 300.0, AreaZ: 400.0, BaseX: 30.0, BaseZ: 40.0, KnPos: 7.5},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "area mappings", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_MapInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.MapInfo = &QuestMapInfoJSON{
+		MapID:      2,
+		ReturnBCID: 1,
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "map info", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_GatheringPoints(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{{}, {}}
+	q.GatheringPoints = []QuestAreaGatheringJSON{
+		{
+			Points: []QuestGatheringPointJSON{
+				{X: 50.0, Y: 0.0, Z: 100.0, Range: 3.0, GatheringID: 5, MaxCount: 3, MinCount: 1},
+				{X: 150.0, Y: 0.0, Z: 200.0, Range: 3.0, GatheringID: 6, MaxCount: 2, MinCount: 1},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			// Zone 2: no gathering points (null pointer).
+			Points: nil,
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "gathering points", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_AreaFacilities(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{{}, {}}
+	q.AreaFacilities = []QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON{
+		{
+			Points: []QuestFacilityPointJSON{
+				{Type: 1, X: 10.0, Y: 0.0, Z: -5.0, Range: 2.0, ID: 1},  // cooking
+				{Type: 7, X: 20.0, Y: 0.0, Z: -10.0, Range: 3.0, ID: 2}, // red box
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			// Zone 2: no facilities (null pointer).
+			Points: nil,
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "area facilities", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_SomeStrings(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.SomeString = "extra info"
+	q.QuestType = "standard"
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "some strings", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_SomeStringOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.SomeString = "only this string"
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "some string only", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_GatheringTables(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.GatheringTables = []QuestGatheringTableJSON{
+		{
+			Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{
+				{Rate: 50, Item: 100},
+				{Rate: 30, Item: 101},
+				{Rate: 20, Item: 102},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{
+				{Rate: 100, Item: 200},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "gathering tables", string(b))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip_AllSections(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+
+	q.MapSections = []QuestMapSectionJSON{
+		{
+			LoadedStage:   5,
+			SpawnMonsters: []uint8{0x0F},
+			MinionSpawns: []QuestMinionSpawnJSON{
+				{Monster: 0x0F, SpawnToggle: 1, SpawnAmount: 2, X: 100.0, Y: 0.0, Z: -100.0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{
+		{
+			Transitions: []QuestAreaTransitionJSON{
+				{
+					TargetStageID1: 2,
+					StageVariant:   0,
+					CurrentX:       50.0,
+					CurrentY:       0.0,
+					CurrentZ:       25.0,
+					TransitionBox:  [5]float32{5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 0.0, 0.0},
+					TargetX:        -50.0,
+					TargetY:        0.0,
+					TargetZ:        -25.0,
+					TargetRotation: [2]int16{180, 0},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{Transitions: nil},
+	}
+	q.AreaMappings = []QuestAreaMappingJSON{
+		{AreaX: 100.0, AreaZ: 200.0, BaseX: 10.0, BaseZ: 20.0, KnPos: 1.0},
+	}
+	q.MapInfo = &QuestMapInfoJSON{MapID: 2, ReturnBCID: 0}
+	q.GatheringPoints = []QuestAreaGatheringJSON{
+		{
+			Points: []QuestGatheringPointJSON{
+				{X: 75.0, Y: 0.0, Z: 150.0, Range: 2.5, GatheringID: 3, MaxCount: 3, MinCount: 1},
+			},
+		},
+		{Points: nil},
+	}
+	q.AreaFacilities = []QuestAreaFacilitiesJSON{
+		{
+			Points: []QuestFacilityPointJSON{
+				{Type: 3, X: 5.0, Y: 0.0, Z: -5.0, Range: 2.0, ID: 10},
+			},
+		},
+		{Points: nil},
+	}
+	q.SomeString = "test string"
+	q.QuestType = "hunt"
+	q.GatheringTables = []QuestGatheringTableJSON{
+		{
+			Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{
+				{Rate: 60, Item: 300},
+				{Rate: 40, Item: 301},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	roundTrip(t, "all sections", string(b))
+}
+
 // ── Golden file test ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
 // This test manually constructs expected binary bytes at specific offsets and
@@ -527,11 +767,11 @@ func TestRoundTrip_EmptyQuest(t *testing.T) {
 // Hard-coded values are derived from the documented binary layout.
 //
 // Layout constants for minimalQuestJSON:
-//   headerSize      = 68   (0x44)
+//
-//   genPropSize     = 66   (0x42)
+//	headerSize      = 68   (0x44)
-//   mainPropOffset  = 0x86 (= headerSize + genPropSize)
+//	genPropSize     = 66   (0x42)
-//   questStringsPtr = 0x1C6 (= mainPropOffset + 320)
+//	mainPropOffset  = 0x86 (= headerSize + genPropSize)
-
+//	questStringsPtr = 0x1C6 (= mainPropOffset + 320)
 func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	data, err := CompileQuestJSON([]byte(minimalQuestJSON))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -545,9 +785,6 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// ── Header (0x00–0x43) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 	assertU32(t, data, 0x00, mainPropOffset, "questTypeFlagsPtr")
-	// loadedStagesPtr, supplyBoxPtr, rewardPtr, largeMonsterPtr are computed
-	// offsets we don't hard-code here — they are verified by the round-trip
-	// tests and the structural checks below.
 	assertU16(t, data, 0x10, 0, "subSupplyBoxPtr (unused)")
 	assertByte(t, data, 0x12, 0, "hidden")
 	assertByte(t, data, 0x13, 0, "subSupplyBoxLen")
@@ -562,8 +799,6 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	assertU32(t, data, 0x3C, 0, "fixedCoords2Ptr (null)")
 	assertU32(t, data, 0x40, 0, "fixedInfoPtr (null)")
 
-	// loadedStagesPtr and unk34Ptr must be equal (no stages would mean stagesPtr
-	// points past itself — but we have 1 stage, so unk34 = loadedStagesPtr+16).
 	loadedStagesPtr := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x04:])
 	unk34Ptr := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x34:])
 	if unk34Ptr != loadedStagesPtr+16 {
@@ -620,14 +855,12 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x2E, 1, "mp.questID")
 
 	// Objective[0]: hunt, target=11, count=1
-	// goalType=0x00000001, u8(target)=0x0B, u8(pad)=0x00, u16(count)=0x0001
 	assertU32(t, data, mp+0x30, questObjHunt, "obj[0].goalType")
 	assertByte(t, data, mp+0x34, 11, "obj[0].target")
 	assertByte(t, data, mp+0x35, 0, "obj[0].pad")
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x36, 1, "obj[0].count")
 
 	// Objective[1]: deliver, target=149, count=3
-	// goalType=0x00000002, u16(target)=0x0095, u16(count)=0x0003
 	assertU32(t, data, mp+0x38, questObjDeliver, "obj[1].goalType")
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x3C, 149, "obj[1].target")
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x3E, 3, "obj[1].count")
@@ -641,7 +874,7 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x50, 0, "mp.postRankMin")
 	assertU16(t, data, mp+0x52, 0, "mp.postRankMax")
 
-	// forced equip: 6 slots × 4 × 2 = 48 bytes, all zero (no ForcedEquipment in minimalQuestJSON)
+	// forced equip: 6 slots × 4 × 2 = 48 bytes, all zero
 	for i := 0; i < 48; i++ {
 		assertByte(t, data, mp+0x5C+i, 0, "forced equip zero")
 	}
@@ -652,8 +885,6 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	assertByte(t, data, mp+0x9A, 0, "mp.questVariant4")
 
 	// ── QuestText pointer table (0x1C6–0x1E5) ───────────────────────────
-	// 8 pointers, each u32 pointing at a null-terminated Shift-JIS string.
-	// All string pointers must be within the file and pointing at valid data.
 	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
 		off := int(questStringsPtr) + i*4
 		strPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[off:]))
@@ -662,7 +893,7 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Title pointer → "Test Quest" (ASCII = valid Shift-JIS)
+	// Title pointer → "Test Quest"
 	titlePtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[int(questStringsPtr):]))
 	end := titlePtr
 	for end < len(data) && data[end] != 0 {
@@ -674,7 +905,6 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// ── Stage entry (1 stage: stageID=2) ────────────────────────────────
 	assertU32(t, data, int(loadedStagesPtr), 2, "stage[0].stageID")
-	// padding 12 bytes after stageID must be zero
 	for i := 1; i < 16; i++ {
 		assertByte(t, data, int(loadedStagesPtr)+i, 0, "stage padding")
 	}
@@ -683,55 +913,43 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	supplyBoxPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x08:]))
 	assertU16(t, data, supplyBoxPtr, 1, "supply_main[0].item")
 	assertU16(t, data, supplyBoxPtr+2, 5, "supply_main[0].quantity")
-	// Remaining 23 main slots must be zero.
 	for i := 1; i < 24; i++ {
 		assertU32(t, data, supplyBoxPtr+i*4, 0, "supply_main slot empty")
 	}
-	// All 8 subA slots zero.
 	subABase := supplyBoxPtr + 24*4
 	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
 		assertU32(t, data, subABase+i*4, 0, "supply_subA slot empty")
 	}
-	// All 8 subB slots zero.
 	subBBase := subABase + 8*4
 	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
 		assertU32(t, data, subBBase+i*4, 0, "supply_subB slot empty")
 	}
 
 	// ── Reward table ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// 1 table, so: header[0] = {tableID=1, pad, pad, tableOffset=10}
-	// followed by 0xFFFF terminator, then item list.
 	rewardPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x0C:]))
 	assertByte(t, data, rewardPtr, 1, "reward header[0].tableID")
 	assertByte(t, data, rewardPtr+1, 0, "reward header[0].pad1")
 	assertU16(t, data, rewardPtr+2, 0, "reward header[0].pad2")
 	// headerArraySize = 1×8 + 2 = 10
 	assertU32(t, data, rewardPtr+4, 10, "reward header[0].tableOffset")
-	// terminator at rewardPtr+8
 	assertU16(t, data, rewardPtr+8, 0xFFFF, "reward header terminator")
-	// item 0: rate=50, item=149, qty=1
 	itemsBase := rewardPtr + 10
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase, 50, "reward[0].items[0].rate")
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+2, 149, "reward[0].items[0].item")
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+4, 1, "reward[0].items[0].quantity")
-	// item 1: rate=30, item=153, qty=1
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+6, 30, "reward[0].items[1].rate")
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+8, 153, "reward[0].items[1].item")
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+10, 1, "reward[0].items[1].quantity")
-	// item list terminator
 	assertU16(t, data, itemsBase+12, 0xFFFF, "reward item terminator")
 
 	// ── Large monster spawn ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// {id:11, spawnAmount:1, spawnStage:5, orientation:180, x:1500.0, y:0.0, z:-2000.0}
 	largeMonsterPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x18:]))
 	assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr, 11, "monster[0].id")
-	// pad[3]
 	assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+1, 0, "monster[0].pad1")
 	assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+2, 0, "monster[0].pad2")
 	assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+3, 0, "monster[0].pad3")
 	assertU32(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+4, 1, "monster[0].spawnAmount")
 	assertU32(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+8, 5, "monster[0].spawnStage")
-	// pad[16] at +0x0C
 	for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
 		assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+0x0C+i, 0, "monster[0].pad16")
 	}
@@ -739,26 +957,196 @@ func TestGolden_MinimalQuestBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	assertF32(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+0x20, 1500.0, "monster[0].x")
 	assertF32(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+0x24, 0.0, "monster[0].y")
 	assertF32(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+0x28, -2000.0, "monster[0].z")
-	// pad[16] at +0x2C
 	for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
 		assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+0x2C+i, 0, "monster[0].trailing_pad")
 	}
-	// terminator byte after 60-byte entry
 	assertByte(t, data, largeMonsterPtr+60, 0xFF, "monster list terminator")
 
 	// ── Total file size ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	// Compute expected size:
-	//   header(68) + genProp(66) + mainProp(320) +
-	//   strTable(32) + strings(variable) + align +
-	//   stages(1×16) + supplyBox(160) + rewardBuf(10+2+12+2) + monsters(60+1)
-	// The exact size depends on string byte lengths — just sanity-check it's > 0x374
-	// (the last verified byte is the monster terminator at largeMonsterPtr+60).
 	minExpectedLen := largeMonsterPtr + 61
 	if len(data) < minExpectedLen {
 		t.Errorf("file too short: len=%d, need at least %d", len(data), minExpectedLen)
 	}
 }
 
+// ── Golden test: generalQuestProperties with populated sections ───────────────
+
+func TestGolden_GeneralQuestPropertiesCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.AreaTransitions = []QuestAreaTransitionsJSON{{}, {}, {}}
+	q.GatheringTables = []QuestGatheringTableJSON{
+		{Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{{Rate: 100, Item: 1}}},
+		{Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{{Rate: 100, Item: 2}}},
+	}
+
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	data, err := CompileQuestJSON(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// area1Zones at 0x7C should be 3.
+	assertByte(t, data, 0x7C, 3, "area1Zones")
+	// gatheringTablesQty at 0x78 should be 2.
+	assertU16(t, data, 0x78, 2, "gatheringTablesQty")
+}
+
+// ── Golden test: map sections binary layout ───────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestGolden_MapSectionsBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.MapSections = []QuestMapSectionJSON{
+		{
+			LoadedStage:   7,
+			SpawnMonsters: []uint8{0x0B}, // Rathalos
+			MinionSpawns: []QuestMinionSpawnJSON{
+				{Monster: 0x0B, SpawnToggle: 1, SpawnAmount: 2, X: 500.0, Y: 10.0, Z: -300.0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	data, err := CompileQuestJSON(func() []byte { b, _ := json.Marshal(q); return b }())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// questAreaPtr must be non-null.
+	questAreaPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x14:]))
+	if questAreaPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("questAreaPtr is null, expected non-null")
+	}
+
+	// First entry in pointer array must be non-null (points to mapSection).
+	sectionPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[questAreaPtr:]))
+	if sectionPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("mapSection[0] ptr is null")
+	}
+
+	// Terminator after the pointer.
+	terminatorOff := questAreaPtr + 4
+	if terminatorOff+4 > len(data) {
+		t.Fatalf("terminator out of bounds")
+	}
+	termVal := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[terminatorOff:])
+	if termVal != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("pointer array terminator = 0x%08X, want 0", termVal)
+	}
+
+	// mapSection at sectionPtr: loadedStage = 7.
+	if sectionPtr+16 > len(data) {
+		t.Fatalf("mapSection out of bounds")
+	}
+	loadedStage := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[sectionPtr:])
+	if loadedStage != 7 {
+		t.Errorf("mapSection.loadedStage = %d, want 7", loadedStage)
+	}
+
+	// spawnTypes and spawnStats ptrs must be non-null.
+	spawnTypesPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[sectionPtr+8:]))
+	spawnStatsPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[sectionPtr+12:]))
+	if spawnTypesPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("spawnTypesPtr is null")
+	}
+	if spawnStatsPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("spawnStatsPtr is null")
+	}
+
+	// spawnTypes: first entry = Rathalos (0x0B) + pad[3], then 0xFFFF terminator.
+	if spawnTypesPtr+6 > len(data) {
+		t.Fatalf("spawnTypes data out of bounds")
+	}
+	if data[spawnTypesPtr] != 0x0B {
+		t.Errorf("spawnTypes[0].monster = 0x%02X, want 0x0B", data[spawnTypesPtr])
+	}
+	termU16 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[spawnTypesPtr+4:])
+	if termU16 != 0xFFFF {
+		t.Errorf("spawnTypes terminator = 0x%04X, want 0xFFFF", termU16)
+	}
+
+	// spawnStats: first entry monster = Rathalos (0x0B).
+	if data[spawnStatsPtr] != 0x0B {
+		t.Errorf("spawnStats[0].monster = 0x%02X, want 0x0B", data[spawnStatsPtr])
+	}
+	// spawnToggle at +2 = 1.
+	spawnToggle := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[spawnStatsPtr+2:])
+	if spawnToggle != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("spawnStats[0].spawnToggle = %d, want 1", spawnToggle)
+	}
+	// spawnAmount at +4 = 2.
+	spawnAmount := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[spawnStatsPtr+4:])
+	if spawnAmount != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("spawnStats[0].spawnAmount = %d, want 2", spawnAmount)
+	}
+	// xPos at +0x20 = 500.0.
+	xBits := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[spawnStatsPtr+0x20:])
+	xPos := math.Float32frombits(xBits)
+	if xPos != 500.0 {
+		t.Errorf("spawnStats[0].x = %v, want 500.0", xPos)
+	}
+}
+
+// ── Golden test: gathering tables binary layout ───────────────────────────────
+
+func TestGolden_GatheringTablesBinaryLayout(t *testing.T) {
+	var q QuestJSON
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(minimalQuestJSON), &q)
+	q.GatheringTables = []QuestGatheringTableJSON{
+		{Items: []QuestGatherItemJSON{{Rate: 75, Item: 500}, {Rate: 25, Item: 501}}},
+	}
+
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(q)
+	data, err := CompileQuestJSON(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// gatheringTablesPtr must be non-null.
+	gatherTablesPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0x38:]))
+	if gatherTablesPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("gatheringTablesPtr is null")
+	}
+
+	// gatheringTablesQty at 0x78 must be 1.
+	assertU16(t, data, 0x78, 1, "gatheringTablesQty")
+
+	// Table 0: pointer to item data.
+	tblPtr := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[gatherTablesPtr:]))
+	if tblPtr == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("gathering table[0] ptr is null")
+	}
+
+	// Item 0: rate=75, item=500.
+	if tblPtr+4 > len(data) {
+		t.Fatalf("gathering table items out of bounds")
+	}
+	rate0 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[tblPtr:])
+	item0 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[tblPtr+2:])
+	if rate0 != 75 {
+		t.Errorf("table[0].items[0].rate = %d, want 75", rate0)
+	}
+	if item0 != 500 {
+		t.Errorf("table[0].items[0].item = %d, want 500", item0)
+	}
+
+	// Item 1: rate=25, item=501.
+	rate1 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[tblPtr+4:])
+	item1 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[tblPtr+6:])
+	if rate1 != 25 {
+		t.Errorf("table[0].items[1].rate = %d, want 25", rate1)
+	}
+	if item1 != 501 {
+		t.Errorf("table[0].items[1].item = %d, want 501", item1)
+	}
+
+	// Terminator: 0xFFFF.
+	term := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[tblPtr+8:])
+	if term != 0xFFFF {
+		t.Errorf("gathering table terminator = 0x%04X, want 0xFFFF", term)
+	}
+}
+
 // ── Objective encoding golden tests ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
 func TestGolden_ObjectiveEncoding(t *testing.T) {