Fix alignment/ids output

README.md

@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ and column. Set `dataset: "*"` to apply an encoding to the same column name in
 any native topdata dataset; an exact dataset rule takes precedence over the
 wildcard rule for that column. Supported compact encodings include packed hex
 lists, external hex-list sidecar tables, alignment set masks, and ID hex lists.
+Explicit `{"alignments": [...]}` and `{"ids": [...]}` objects are portable in
+any native topdata dataset even without a column-specific rule; configured
+rules still override when a column needs custom bounds, widths, or alignment
+encoding mode. Plain `{"list": [...]}` objects remain config-driven because
+numeric lists need table-specific output semantics.
 
 Class spell availability can be authored as JSON spellbooks under
 `topdata/data/classes/spellbooks/`. Each file names a `classes:*` row, and the

internal/topdata/native.go

@@ -4252,6 +4252,20 @@ func (r *valueResolver) resolveValue(row map[string]any, field string, value any
 				return tlkCompiledValue{Value: value}, nil
 			}
 		}
+		if _, hasAlignments := typed["alignments"]; hasAlignments {
+			encoded, err := encodeConfiguredAlignmentSetMask(typed, defaultExplicitAlignmentSetMaskEncoding())
+			if err != nil {
+				return tlkCompiledValue{}, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field, err)
+			}
+			return tlkCompiledValue{Value: encoded}, nil
+		}
+		if _, hasIDs := typed["ids"]; hasIDs {
+			value, err := r.encodeConfiguredIDHexList(typed, defaultExplicitIDHexListEncoding())
+			if err != nil {
+				return tlkCompiledValue{}, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field, err)
+			}
+			return tlkCompiledValue{Value: value}, nil
+		}
 		if refID, ok := typed["id"]; ok {
 			if refKey, ok := refID.(string); ok && strings.Contains(refKey, ":") {
 				id, ok := r.keyToID[refKey]
@@ -4413,6 +4427,24 @@ func encodeConfiguredAlignmentSetMask(raw any, encoding project.TopDataValueEnco
 	return "0x" + fmt.Sprintf("%0*X", encoding.HexWidth, mask), nil
 }
 
+func defaultExplicitAlignmentSetMaskEncoding() project.TopDataValueEncodingConfig {
+	return project.TopDataValueEncodingConfig{
+		Mode:     "alignment_set_mask",
+		Min:      0,
+		Max:      511,
+		HexWidth: 3,
+	}
+}
+
+func defaultExplicitIDHexListEncoding() project.TopDataValueEncodingConfig {
+	return project.TopDataValueEncodingConfig{
+		Mode:     "id_hex_list",
+		Min:      0,
+		Max:      65535,
+		HexWidth: 4,
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *valueResolver) encodeConfiguredIDHexList(obj map[string]any, encoding project.TopDataValueEncodingConfig) (string, error) {
 	mode := strings.TrimSpace(encoding.Mode)
 	if mode != "id_hex_list" {

internal/topdata/topdata_test.go

@@ -586,6 +586,57 @@ func TestBuildNativeAppliesWildcardConfiguredValueEncodings(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBuildNativeEncodesExplicitAlignmentAndIDListsInAnyDataset(t *testing.T) {
+	root := testProjectRoot(t)
+	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "feat"))
+	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "futuretable", "modules"))
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "base_dialog.json"), "{}\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "feat", "base.json"), `{
+  "output": "feat.2da",
+  "columns": ["LABEL"],
+  "rows": [
+    {"id": 2, "key": "feat:first_future", "LABEL": "FirstFuture"},
+    {"id": 17, "key": "feat:second_future", "LABEL": "SecondFuture"}
+  ]
+}`+"\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "feat", "lock.json"), `{
+  "feat:first_future": 2,
+  "feat:second_future": 17
+}`+"\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "futuretable", "base.json"), `{
+  "output": "futuretable.2da",
+  "columns": ["Label", "AnyAlignmentMask", "AnyIDList"],
+  "rows": [
+    {"id": 0, "key": "futuretable:first", "Label": "First"}
+  ]
+}`+"\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "futuretable", "lock.json"), `{"futuretable:first":0}`+"\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "futuretable", "modules", "10_first.json"), `{
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "key": "futuretable:first",
+      "AnyAlignmentMask": {"alignments": ["lg", "tn", "ce"]},
+      "AnyIDList": {"ids": ["feat:first_future", {"id": "feat:second_future"}]}
+    }
+  ]
+}`+"\n")
+
+	proj := testProject(root)
+
+	result, err := BuildNativeWithOptions(proj, NativeBuildOptions{BuildWiki: false}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildNativeWithOptions failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(result.Output2DADir, "futuretable.2da"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read futuretable.2da: %v", err)
+	}
+	got := string(raw)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "0\tFirst\t0x111\t0x00020011\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected generic explicit list encodings in futuretable.2da, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildNativeAppliesConfiguredValueDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	root := testProjectRoot(t)
 	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "racialtypes", "core", "modules"))