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This section is going to assume you already have Dolphin Emulator installed and ready to go.
¶ Step 1: Extract Game Files
The first thing you want to do is make an "Extracted" version of Battalion Wars 1 and/or Battalion Wars 2, you can do so by watching the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plUi3Ak-B98
Now that you have an "Extracted" version of the game you want to mod.
¶ Step 2: BW Level Editor
You're going to want to download the latest version of the BW Level Editor.
¶ Step 3: Loading Levels
After you downloaded the BW Level Editor, navigate to the CompoundFiles directory and select the correct .xml for the level you want to start editing.
Folder Structure
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In order to load a level in the editor, you're going to need to go into the game files then go into the CompoundFiles folder, and select the correct ".xml" for the level you want to edit, if you select the wrong one the editor will through an error (Example below).
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There are mutliple .xml files in the CompoundFiles directory, so it's important to load the correct one in the editor. The example below show which .xml you want to select for both games (Example below).
Correct Files
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¶ Step 4: Editing Levels
Now that you selected a level, you should have loaded into the said level you picked. Now you can start messing around, just know that it's a good idea to watch the video below explaining what's in the BW Level Editor since the 1.0 release.