Bohemia Interactive Mod Manager (B.I.M.M)

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B.I.M.M (Bohemia Interactive Mod Manager) is a command-line utility designed to streamline the management of Arma 3 mod presets. It provides functionality to extract mod lists from preset files and merge multiple presets into a single, unified file

Features

• Mod List Extraction: Quickly generate a list of mods from an Arma 3 preset HTML file, facilitating easy inspection and configuration.
• Preset Merging: Combine multiple Arma 3 preset files into a consolidated file, simplifying the management of complex mod configurations.

Usage

Mod List Extraction

Linux/macOS

./BIMM-Extract.sh

Windows

.\BIMM-Extract.ps1

Detailed Explanation

This command extracts mod names from a given Arma 3 preset HTML file.

1. File Selection: A file selection dialog will appear, prompting you to choose the desired preset HTML file.

2. Mod Name Extraction: The script parses the HTML file, identifying and extracting the mod names.

3. Output: The extracted mod list is saved to ModList.txt in the current working directory. The file contains a single line with mod names delimited by ;@, suitable for direct use in configuration files.

Preset Merging

Linux/macOS

./BIMM-Merge.sh

Windows

.\BIMM-Merge.ps1

Detailed Explanation

This command merges two Arma 3 preset HTML files.

1. File Selection: You will be prompted to select two preset HTML files.

2. Template Utilization: The script uses a template file (Arma 3 Preset Default.html) to ensure proper formatting of the merged output.

3. Mod List Extraction & Combination: The script extracts the mod lists from the selected files and combines them.

4. Template Population: The combined mod list is inserted into the designated section of the template.

5. Output: The merged preset is saved as Arma 3 Preset Merged.html in the current working directory.

Installation

Download: Download the B.I.M.M scripts from here. Make Executable (Linux/macOS): For the Bash scripts, execute the following command:

chmod +x BIMM-Extract.sh BIMM-Merge.sh

Dependencies

• Linux/macOS: zenity, grep, cut, sed, tr, cat (Typically pre-installed on most distributions.)
• Windows: PowerShell (Pre-installed on Windows).

Releases

• v1.5.0 (23-02-2025): Release Notes
• v1.4.0 (11-08-2023): Release Notes
• v1.3.1 (20-11-2021): Release Notes
• v1.3.0 (18-11-2021): Release Notes

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit pull requests or open issues.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.