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Hi, as the AE Editor seems to be the only tool to change the DAT files for a scenario, has anyone saved a set of empty DAT files from which to populate and build a new mod? Or is a manual 'cut' of each line in the editor the only way to obtain a clean set of DATs on which to build? I'm sure trying to populate DATs from a set of spreadsheets/csv's is also out of the question?! Thanks for any help.

There is a tool that exports the scenario files into .csv files and back. Look for witpaeload.exe or something similar in the game folders. Can check later when home.

It's the 'and back' part of that sentence I'm interested in. It's witploadae not witpaeload apparently :/ Explains why I couldn't find it! Thanks.

Yes, it's witploadae.exe - has been a while I have used it.

Here are some notes on how to use it (I'm not the author, credits go to Symon) :

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It's a DOS program, so DOS rules apply.

I created a work folder and made a batch file that pointed to it.

The Command Prompt comes up pointing to one's user folder, so I put a file named Witpload.bat in my C:\Users\Me folder.

Create a folder C:\matrix games\war in the pacific admiral's edition\stuff

Put a copy of witploadae.exe in the folder.

Make a batch file in your user folder that says cd\matrix games\war in the pacific admiral's edition\stuff

Copy whatever scenario (scenario xxx) you want to play with into the C:\.\.\stuff folder

When you launch Command Prompt, just type witpload <ret> ; that puts you in the right place

Then type witploadae /sxxx /e and it will dump scenario xxx things to csv files in the stuff folder

Do all your nasty.

Then type witploadae /sxxx /i and it will update scenario xxx things from the edited csv files

Then just move the scenario xxx files back to the game Scen folder.

It's a lot easier if the executable and the scenario files are in the same folder (a lot, lot less typing), and it's a lot easier if the folder is not the game Scen folder (there's so many files in there, already).

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The files gives access to more stuff than the editor, for example the setting of LCU Op stances.

Have fun.