Stratagus Data Extractor Script

Script for extracting Warcraft 1 and 2 game data on macOS for use with the War1gus and Wargus projects

How to use the script

Run the script from the same folder as:

• The latest War1gus or Wargus app
• Your game data

Supported files

The script can extract data from these files:

• Warcraft
  • DATA folder and WAR1.BIN
  • setup_warcraft_orcs__humans_1.2_(28330).exe GoG installer
• Warcraft 2
  • Support folder and Install.mpq
  • setup_warcraft_ii_2.02_v5_(78104).exe with setup_warcraft_ii_2.02_v5_(78104).bin together

Troubleshooting

When downloaded, it's likely the script won't be able to run at first. This is expected.

• If you get a message saying that the script can't be opened, right-click on it and select Open from the context menu. You should now get a new option to Open anyway. If you are running macOS 15 Sequoia or later you may need to approve it from the Privacy & Security tab in the Settings app.
  

• If there is still a message that says it can't be opened, try changing the Extended Attributes of the file with xattr -cr Extractor\ script.sh.

• The default application that is used to open the script might be set to a text editor. Change the default application by selecting the script and using Command+I to open the Get Info window (or right-click and select from the context menu). Under the Open With: section, if Terminal is not selected choose Other, enable All Applications and navigate to /Applications/Utilities/Terminal. It should now open by double-clicking it.
  

• The script was written for the Zsh shell environment. If run from the command line, use zsh Extractor\ script.sh. The script will not work properly using sh Extractor\ script.sh.

• If you have done the above steps and nothing happens when you run it, you may need to give it executable permissions. In Terminal, use the cd command to navigate to where the script is and enter chmod +x Extractor\ script.sh.
  

Note that the script will perform all actions in the same folder you run it from (likely your Downloads folder), so you may need to give it permission for this, or move it somewhere else.