🎮 Announcing warcraft-rs: Parse WoW Files with Rust!

[danielsreichenbach]

Hey WoW modding community! 👋

We're excited to introduce warcraft-rs, a blazing-fast Rust toolkit for working with World of Warcraft file formats. Whether you're building tools, exploring game data, or just curious about what's inside those MPQ archives, we've got you covered!

What can it do? 🚀

warcraft-rs handles all the major WoW file formats from vanilla (1.12.1) through Mists of Pandaria (5.4.8):

• 📦 MPQ Archives - Extract, create, and modify game archives with full encryption/compression support
• 🗺️ World Data - Parse ADT terrain files, WDT map definitions, and WDL low-res terrain
• 🎨 Graphics - Work with BLP textures, M2 models, and WMO world objects
• 📊 Databases - Read DBC client database files

Why should you care? 💡

• ⚡ Lightning Fast - Written in Rust for maximum performance
• 🛡️ Memory Safe - No more segfaults or buffer overflows
• 🔧 CLI Ready - Powerful command-line tools included
• 📚 Well Documented - Comprehensive docs and examples
• 🤝 StormLib Compatible - Works seamlessly with existing tools

Quick Example 🎯

# Install the CLI
git clone https://github.com/wowemulation-dev/warcraft-rs.git
cd warcraft-rs
cargo install --path .

# List files in an MPQ
warcraft-rs mpq list patch-3.mpq

# Extract terrain data
warcraft-rs adt info Kalimdor_32_48.adt

# Parse a DBC file
warcraft-rs dbc read Item.dbc

Ready to dive in? Check out the https://github.com/wowemulation-dev/warcraft-rs repository for installation instructions, examples, and more!

Happy modding! 🎉