Is it possible to read ship project data from a .DWDesigns file?

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RikiGamez
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Is it possible to read ship project data from a .DWDesigns file?

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Hello, is it possible to read ship project data from a .DWDesigns file? Or maybe from another location?

I’ll explain what I mean: DW2 is an ambitious strategy game, and since it’s strategic, decisions are made based on data. In the game, I lack tools to compare things (e.g., ship projects), so I would like to transfer the data to a separate spreadsheet where it’s easy to sort, filter, etc. — which gives a huge advantage for making proper decisions.

For example, I have two ship projects, escort-railgun and escort-missile (as saved in the game). Is it possible — aside from manually copying from a screenshot — to extract data from the game so I can get values like Attack Strength 10.1, Defence Strength 3.1, or a list of resources used for that project? Maybe there’s a mod that can extract this data?
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