Spawn files viewer

*.swt only.

Reasons for creation

Reading plain text of .swt files is a pain for the eyes, so I created this tool to make modding a bit easier.

It is targeting <Action> blocks with name a_spawnUnitGroupToZone

Installation

Prerequisites

This tool requires Go programming language to be installed on your system.

Linux/Mac

Install Go using your package manager

Windows

1. Download Go from https://go.dev/dl/
2. Run the installer and follow the instructions
3. Open Command Prompt and verify installation:

go version

Building the binary

# Clone or download the source code
git clone <repository-url>
cd spawn-editor

# Build the binary
go build -o spawn-view main.go

# Make it executable (Linux/macOS)
chmod +x spawn-view

Usage

spawn-view <filename>

$ spawn-view 3rd_mission.swt

LINE | TRIGGER           | WAVE             | UNIT TO SPAWN       | SPAWN POINT    | APPLIED OWNER
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1696 | b1_armed          | guards           | Lgn_homunculus      | b1             | integrators
1710 | b1_armed          | guards           | Lgn_homunculus      | b1             | integrators
1724 | b1_armed          | guards           | Lgn_homunculus      | b2             | integrators
1738 | b1_armed          | guards           | Lgn_spider          | b3             | integrators
1752 | b1_armed          | guards           | Lgn_wolfpack        | b4             | integrators
1774 | b2_armed          | guards           | Lgn_homunculus      | b2             | integrators
1894 | b3_armed          | guards           | Lgn_spider          | b4             | integrators
1908 | b3_armed          | guards           | Lgn_wolfpack        | b2             | integrators
1930 | b4_armed          | guards           | Lgn_homunculus      | b3             | integrators
2234 | boss_b2           | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b2_spwn        | founders
2338 | boss_b3           | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b3_spwn        | founders
2442 | boss_b4           | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b4_spwn        | founders
2544 | guard_aggr_b1     | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b1_spwn        | founders
2646 | guard_aggr_b2     | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b2_spwn        | founders
2748 | guard_aggr_b3     | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b3_spwn        | founders
2850 | guard_aggr_b4     | prm=?            | Madrobot_damaged    | b4_spwn        | founders
2954 | legion_spawn1     | legion_group     | Lgn_homunculus      | legion_spawn1  | total_marauders
2968 | legion_spawn1     | legion_group     | Lgn_wolfpack        | legion_spawn1  | total_marauders
3009 | legion_spawn2     | legion_group     | Lgn_homunculus      | legion_spawn2  | total_marauders
3023 | legion_spawn2     | legion_group     | Lgn_wolfpack        | legion_spawn2  | total_marauders
...

A bit of explanations

COLUMN NAME	MEANING
LINE	Related to action name a_spawnUnitGroupToZone string number
TRIGGER	Self explanatory
WAVE	The sequence in one trigger to spawn units
UNIT TO SPAWN	The actual unit sysname to spawn it
SPAWN POINT	Area where unit will be spawned
APPLIED OWNER	Faction on which unit will appear

Editing examples

Here is basic schema for spawning with some explanations source

<Action guid="199" disabled="0"><Name>a_spawnUnitGroupToZone</Name>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
  <Param>army</Param>
  <Param>tank</Param>
  <Param>Fnd_bradley</Param>
  <Param>brd_atgm_rotary_cannon_blocks</Param>
  <Param>cop_1_run</Param>
  <Param>player</Param>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
  <Param>prm=?</Param>
</Action>

Known definitions

Parameter	Definition
a_spawnUnitGroupToZone	Name and unique ID of the action to do. ID must be unique!
prm=?
army
tank
Fnd_bradley	Unit sysname
brd_atgm_cannon_ceramic	Names of loadout, taken from *upgrade_presets.xml files
cop_1_run	Spawning zone or point. Make sure it exist in your current *.swt file. Otherwise unit will not be spawned.
player	Who owns unit after spawn
prm=?
prm=?
prm=?
prm=?
prm=?