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Contents 1 Welcome to the BWAI Modding Wiki 2 Getting Started 2.1 MPQ Archives 2.2 Creating a working EXE 3 Mysterious Palettes 4 Menus and Strings 5 The /arr directory and Unit Fundamentals 6 Graphics 6.1 The .grp file 6.2 Iscrpt.bin 6.3 Overlays, shadows and more 7 Artificial Intelligence 8 Grafting: Modifying how Starcraft behaves 9 (Cool Name)The BWAI Sample Mod

Welcome to the BWAI Modding Wiki

• Welcome! What is the BWAI Modding Wiki?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Credits, who's who, references, and all that jazz

Getting Started

MPQ Archives

• What are MPQ's?
• MPQ Filetypes: A brief description of each type
• WinMPQ: A modders best friend!

Creating a working EXE

• MPQDraft and SEMPQ's
  • reference: cwads
• Other patching methods
• Troubles! Help, I can't run any of this!

Mysterious Palettes

Menus and Strings

• What file says what?
• hotkeys
• working with BinEdit2

The /arr directory and Unit Fundamentals

• Quick Unit overview and their basic properties
• .dat Tools

Graphics

The .grp file

Iscrpt.bin

Overlays, shadows and more

Artificial Intelligence

• What is Starcraft Ai
• Custom mods utilizing custom AI
• PyAI
• misc notes to be filed

Grafting: Modifying how Starcraft behaves

• Quick overview of what Grafting is and how it works.
• Firegraft

(Cool Name)The BWAI Sample Mod