create

Create an MPQ archive from a target directory or a single file.

Create an MPQ archive from a target directory

Create an MPQ file from a target directory. Automatically adds (listfile) to the archive, and will skip this file if it exists in the target directory.

$ mpqcli create <target_directory>

The default mode of operation for the create subcommand is to take everything from the “target” directory (and below) and recursively add it to the archive. The directory structure is retained. Windows-style backslash path separators are used (\), as per the observed behavior in most MPQ archives.

Create an MPQ archive for a specific game

Target a specific game version by using the -g or --game argument. This will automatically set the correct archive format version and settings, although they can be overridden.

$ mpqcli create -g starcraft <target_directory>
$ mpqcli create --game wow-wotlk \
    --sector-size 16384 \
    --version 3 <target_directory>

Create an MPQ archive from a single file

Create an MPQ file from a single file.

$ mpqcli create --game diablo2 <target_file>

Control where files are stored

For single files, one can specify both directory and filename in one step using -p or --path:

$ mpqcli create fts.txt --output archive.mpq --path "texts\swarm.txt"
[+] Adding file: texts\swarm.txt

For directories, one can specify the base directory using -p or --path:

$ mpqcli create textures/ --output archive.mpq --path textures
[+] Adding file: textures\Creature\Bear\Bear.blp
[+] Adding file: textures\Creature\Wolf\Wolf.blp

Create and sign an MPQ archive

Use the -s or --sign argument to cryptographically sign an MPQ archive with the Blizzard weak signature.

$ mpqcli create --version 1 --sign <target_directory>

Create an MPQ archive with a given locale

Use the --locale argument to specify the locale that all added files will have in the archive. Note that subsequent added files will have the default locale unless the --locale argument is specified again.

$ mpqcli create <target_directory> --locale koKR