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A type of proprietary data file used by [[World of Warcraft]], but also used in various games by [[Blizzard Entertainment]].
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For more details, see [[wikipedia:MPQ]].
'''MPQ''', or  "'''M'''o'''P'''a'''Q'''" supposedly derived from Mike O'Brien Pack, is a proprietary data archive file format developed by Blizzard Entertainment and used in World of Warcraft.


[[Category:Game Terms]]
For the WoW Warlords of Draenor expansion, MPQ was replaced by the newer [[CASC]] archive format.
[[Category:UI Technical Details]]
 
== External links ==
* {{wplink|MPQ|MPQ on Wikipedia}} - MPQ history
* [http://www.zezula.net/en/mpq/mpqformat.html MPQ archive format on zezula.net] - MPQ technical description
* {{wwicon|archive}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222093346/http://wiki.devklog.net/index.php?title=The_MoPaQ_Archive_Format The MoPaQ Archive Format] - the basis for work on Zezula.net
* [http://zezula.net/en/mpq/download.html Ladik's MPQ Editor on zezula.net] - Archive view and edit tool. Supports Diablo I, Starcraft II and more
* [https://libmpq.org/ libmpq on libmpq.org] - Open source MPQ manipulation library
[[Category:CASC files]]
[[Category:Game terms]]
[[Category:File formats]]

Latest revision as of 04:48, 15 August 2023

MPQ.png

MPQ, or "MoPaQ" supposedly derived from Mike O'Brien Pack, is a proprietary data archive file format developed by Blizzard Entertainment and used in World of Warcraft.

For the WoW Warlords of Draenor expansion, MPQ was replaced by the newer CASC archive format.

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