Open .w3a

[mfox]

Is there a proper way to open .w3a archive(related with custom spells)? I mean, I can open it with notepad++ but I see a bunch of Null characters, along with other words, making it really hard to read.

 

[WaterKnight]

Hex editor, http://www.wc3c.net/tools/specs/index.html

 

[mfox]

Thank you WaterKnight, but is there any other way to edit it? I'm trying to translate it but the amount of letters must match with the new ones, otherwise I got errors..

Edit: btw, could you tell me a good hex editor?

 

[WaterKnight]

Those are binary files, meaning you should read them as they are without interpreting newlines and such, opening/writing files in binary mode. The format must be exactly as stated on the site.

I use Next-Soft Hex Editor.

In my signature, I have written a tool for reading various binary files of wc3 and storing the data in a LUA table, respectively you can modify the table and reconvert it.

 

[mfox]

@WaterKnight
Thanks for your help. I tried to use your tool but I didn't succeeded, however I found a way to edit with notepad++. All I had to do is convert the file to UTF-8, and somehow I was able to clearly see what I needed.

Problem solve.