diff --git a/src/ItemCreator.cc b/src/ItemCreator.cc
index a2378694..ca249032 100644
--- a/src/ItemCreator.cc
+++ b/src/ItemCreator.cc
@@ -1752,7 +1752,6 @@ ItemData ItemCreator::base_item_for_specialized_box(uint32_t param4, uint32_t pa
     case 0x04:
       item.data2d = ((param5 >> 0x10) & 0xFFFF) * 10;
       break;
-
     default:
       throw runtime_error("invalid item class");
   }
diff --git a/src/ItemData.hh b/src/ItemData.hh
index c06329d7..e8fa281d 100644
--- a/src/ItemData.hh
+++ b/src/ItemData.hh
@@ -81,13 +81,14 @@ struct ItemData {
 
   // QUICK ITEM FORMAT REFERENCE
   //           data1/0  data1/4  data1/8  data2
-  //   Weapon: 00ZZZZGG SSNNAABB AABBAABB 00000000
-  //   Armor:  0101ZZ00 FFTTDDDD EEEEXXXX 00000000
-  //   Shield: 0102ZZ00 FFTTDDDD EEEEXXXX 00000000
-  //   Unit:   0103ZZ00 FF00RRRR 0000XXXX 00000000
-  //   Mag:    02ZZLLWW HHHHIIII JJJJKKKK YYQQPPVV
-  //   Tool:   03ZZZZUU 00CC0000 0000XXXX 00000000
-  //   Meseta: 04000000 00000000 00000000 MMMMMMMM
+  //   Weapon:    00ZZZZGG SSNNAABB AABBAABB 00000000
+  //   Armor:     0101ZZ00 FFTTDDDD EEEEXXXX 00000000
+  //   Shield:    0102ZZ00 FFTTDDDD EEEEXXXX 00000000
+  //   Unit:      0103ZZ00 FF00RRRR 0000XXXX 00000000
+  //   Mag:       02ZZLLWW HHHHIIII JJJJKKKK YYQQPPVV
+  //   Tool:      03ZZZZUU 00CC0000 0000XXXX 00000000
+  //   Tech disk: 0302&&UU %%CC0000 0000XXXX 00000000
+  //   Meseta:    04000000 00000000 00000000 MMMMMMMM
   // A = attribute type (for S-ranks, custom name; last pair is kill count for some weapons)
   // B = attribute amount (for S-ranks, custom name; last pair is kill count for some weapons)
   // C = stack size (for tools)
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ struct ItemData {
   // X = kill count (big-endian; high bit always set)
   // Y = mag synchro
   // Z = item ID
+  // & = technique level
+  // % = technique number
   // Note: PSO GC erroneously byteswaps data2 even when the item is a mag. This
   // makes it incompatible with little-endian versions of PSO (i.e. all other
   // versions). We manually byteswap data2 upon receipt and immediately before
diff --git a/src/Map.cc b/src/Map.cc
index 9fcace46..a464883d 100644
--- a/src/Map.cc
+++ b/src/Map.cc
@@ -1454,11 +1454,42 @@ static const vector<DATEntityDefinition> dat_object_definitions({
     //   param1 = if positive, box is specialized to drop a specific item or
     //     type of item; if zero or negative, box drops any common item or
     //     none at all (and param3-6 are all ignored)
-    //   param3 = if zero, then bonuses, grinds, etc. are applied to the item
-    //     after it's generated; if nonzero, the item is not randomized at
-    //     all and drops exactly as specified in param4-6
-    //   param4-6 = item definition (see base_item_for_specialized_box in
-    //     ItemCreator.cc for how these values are decoded)
+    //   param3 = if zero, then only data1[0-1] are used and the rest of the
+    //     ItemData is cleared, then bonuses, grinds, etc. are applied to the
+    //     item; if nonzero, the item is not randomized at all and drops
+    //     exactly as specified in param4-6
+    //   param4-6 = item definition (see below)
+    // Not all fields in ItemData can be specified in the item definition here.
+    // The field order here does not match the field order in ItemData! The
+    // item definition is encoded here as follows:
+    //              -param4- -param5- -param6-
+    //   Weapon:    00wwZZSS GG--PPQQ PPQQPPQQ
+    //   Armor:     0100ZZTT 00VV---- --------
+    //   Shield:    0101ZZTT 00VV---- --------
+    //   Unit:      0102ZZ00 00VV---- --------
+    //   Mag:       02zz---- -------- --------
+    //   Tool:      03zzZZ-- -------- --------
+    //   Tech disk: 0302&&%% -------- --------
+    //   Meseta:    040000-- $$$$---- --------
+    //   - = ignored
+    //   G = weapon grind
+    //   P = attribute type (for S-ranks, custom name; last pair is kill count
+    //       for some weapons)
+    //   Q = attribute amount (for S-ranks, custom name; last pair is kill
+    //       count for some weapons)
+    //   S = weapon flags (80=untekked, 40=present) and special (low 6 bits)
+    //   T = slot count
+    //   U = tool flags (40=present; unused if item is stackable)
+    //   V = armor/shield/unit flags (40=present; low 4 bits are present color)
+    //   w = weapon class - 1 (second byte of item code, offset by 1, so e.g.
+    //       Mechgun is 07 here, not 08)
+    //   z = item class (second byte of item code)
+    //   Z = item subclass (third byte of item code)
+    //   & = technique level
+    //   % = technique number
+    //   $ = meseta amount, divided by 10 (so max possible amount is 655350)
+    // See base_item_for_specialized_box in ItemCreator.cc for newserv's
+    // implementation of decoding this format.
     // In the non-specialized case (param1 <= 0), param3-6 are still sent via
     // the 6xA2 command when the box is opened on v3 and later, and the
     // server may choose to use those parameters for some purpose. The client