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Introduction

What's the point? (TLDR)

kuniwar is a command-line utility for checking, modifying, and compiling maps. With it you can edit a map in any editor, hook up third-party modules, use git, and generally it's just convenient.

Advantages:

  • Ease of use
  • Open source
  • Module support
  • Autoloading of required components (jasshelper, w3x2lni, etc.)
  • Map creation from scratch without an editor
  • Cross-platform development (runs on Linux, requires wine to run executables)
  • Unpacking your existing map into a project (no need to start from scratch)
  • Easy dependency management
  • Works with standard code editors
  • Convenient localization and formatting system

Disadvantages:

  • Not all maps can be unpacked (probably temporarily)
  • Won't work correctly with protected maps (probably temporarily)
  • Doesn't support Reforged (maybe temporarily? Is it even necessary?)
  • No MacOS support (probably, I don't have it)
  • Might be something else, I don't know