diff --git a/decode.py b/decode.py
index e6a1516..b3292f5 100755
--- a/decode.py
+++ b/decode.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+#!c:/Python27/python.exe -u
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import sys
 import os
+import zipfile
+import shutil
+
+#to use: py decode.py homebrew.txt homepretty.txt --norarity -v -mse in mtgencode folder.
 
 libdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'lib')
 sys.path.append(libdir)
@@ -14,7 +19,7 @@ def exclude_sets(cardset):
     return cardset == 'Unglued' or cardset == 'Unhinged' or cardset == 'Celebration'
 
 def main(fname, oname = None, verbose = True, 
-         gatherer = False, for_forum = False, creativity = False, norarity = False):
+         gatherer = False, for_forum = False, creativity = False, norarity = False, for_mse = False):
     cards = []
     valid = 0
     invalid = 0
@@ -107,9 +112,12 @@ def main(fname, oname = None, verbose = True,
         namediff = Namediff()
 
     def writecards(writer):
+        if for_mse:
+            # have to prepend a massive chunk.
+            writer.write(utils.mse_prepend)
         for card in cards:
-            writer.write((card.format(gatherer = gatherer, for_forum = for_forum)).encode('utf-8'))
-            if creativity:
+            writer.write((card.format(gatherer = gatherer, for_forum = for_forum, for_mse = for_mse)).encode('utf-8'))
+            if creativity and not for_mse: # this won't end well if mse mode is enabled.
                 writer.write('~~ closest cards ~~\n'.encode('utf-8'))
                 nearest = cbow.nearest(card)
                 for dist, cardname in nearest:
@@ -125,12 +133,25 @@ def main(fname, oname = None, verbose = True,
                         cardname = '[card]' + cardname + '[/card]'
                     writer.write((cardname + ': ' + str(dist) + '\n').encode('utf-8'))
             writer.write('\n'.encode('utf-8'))
+        if for_mse:
+            writer.write('version control:\n\ttype: none\napprentice code: ') # have to append some junk at the end of file.
 
     if oname:
         if verbose:
             print 'Writing output to: ' + oname
         with open(oname, 'w') as ofile:
             writecards(ofile)
+        if for_mse:
+            shutil.copyfile(oname, 'set') # copy whatever output file is produced, name the copy 'set' (yes, no extension).
+            zf = zipfile.ZipFile(oname+'.mse-set', mode='w') # use the freaky mse extension instead of zip.
+            try:
+                zf.write('set') # zip up the set file into oname.mse-set.
+            finally:
+                print 'Made an MSE set file called ' + oname + '.mse-set.'
+                zf.close()
+                os.remove('set') # the set file is useless outside the .mse-set, delete it.
+
+
     else:
         writecards(sys.stdout)
         sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -154,9 +175,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help='the card format has no rarity field; use for legacy input')
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', 
                         help='verbose output')
+    parser.add_argument('-mse', '--mse', action='store_true', help='use Magic Set Editor 2 encoding; will output as .mse-set file')
     
     args = parser.parse_args()
     main(args.infile, args.outfile, verbose = args.verbose, 
          gatherer = args.gatherer, for_forum = args.forum, creativity = args.creativity,
-         norarity = args.norarity)
+         norarity = args.norarity, for_mse = args.mse)
     exit(0)
diff --git a/lib/cardlib.py b/lib/cardlib.py
index 718155a..3d69128 100644
--- a/lib/cardlib.py
+++ b/lib/cardlib.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def fields_check_valid(fields):
 # layout - string
 # rarity - string
 # flavor - string
-# artis - string
+# artist - string
 # number - string
 # multiverseid - number
 # variations - list
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class Card:
 
         return outstr
 
-    def format(self, gatherer = False, for_forum = False):
+    def format(self, gatherer = False, for_forum = False, for_mse = False):
         outstr = ''
         if gatherer:
             cardname = titlecase(self.__dict__[field_name])
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class Card:
                     outstr += '[/i]'
                     outstr += '\n'
 
-        else:
+        elif for_forum:
             cardname = self.__dict__[field_name]
             outstr += cardname
             if self.__dict__[field_rarity]:
@@ -657,7 +657,85 @@ class Card:
                     outstr += '<' + str(idx) + '> ' + str(value)
                     outstr += '\n'
 
-        if self.bside:
+
+        elif for_mse:
+            # need a 'card' string first
+            outstr += 'card:\n'
+            cardname = titlecase(self.__dict__[field_name])
+            outstr += '\tname: ' + cardname + '\n'
+            if self.__dict__[field_rarity]:
+                if self.__dict__[field_rarity] in utils.json_rarity_unmap:
+                    rarity = utils.json_rarity_unmap[self.__dict__[field_rarity]]
+                else:
+                    rarity = self.__dict__[field_rarity]
+                outstr += '\trarity: ' + rarity.lower() + '\n'
+            #if not self.parsed:
+            #    outstr += ' _UNPARSED_'
+            #if not self.valid:
+            #    outstr += ' _INVALID_'
+            
+            outstr += '\tcasting cost: ' + self.__dict__[field_cost].format(for_forum = for_forum).replace('{','').replace('}','')
+            outstr += '\n'
+
+            if "planeswalker" in str(self.__dict__[field_types]):
+                #print 'Walker detected! ' + cardname
+                outstr += '\tstylesheet: m15-planeswalker\n'
+                if self.__dict__[field_loyalty]:
+                    outstr += '\tloyalty: ' + utils.from_unary(self.__dict__[field_loyalty]) + '\n'
+
+            outstr += '\tsuper type: ' + ' '.join(self.__dict__[field_supertypes] + self.__dict__[field_types]).title() + '\n'
+            #outstr += 'sub type: ' + ' '.join(self.__dict__[field_types])
+            if self.__dict__[field_subtypes]:
+                outstr += '\tsub type: ' + ' '.join(self.__dict__[field_subtypes]).title()
+                outstr += '\n'
+            
+            if self.__dict__[field_text].text:
+                mtext = self.__dict__[field_text].text
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_1_choice(mtext, delimit = True)
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_2_counters(mtext)
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_3_unary(mtext)
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_4_symbols(mtext, for_forum)
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_5_cardname(mtext, cardname)
+                mtext = transforms.text_unpass_6_newlines(mtext)
+                newtext = Manatext('')
+                newtext.text = mtext
+                newtext.costs = self.__dict__[field_text].costs
+                newtext = newtext.format(for_forum = for_forum)
+                newtext = newtext.replace('@',cardname) # first let's put the cardname where all the @s are.
+                newtext = newtext.replace("uncast","counter") # now replace 'uncast' with 'counter'.
+                newtext = newtext.replace('{','<sym-auto>').replace('}','</sym-auto>') # now we encase mana/tap symbols with the correct tags for mse.
+                linecount = newtext.count('\n') + 1 # adding 1 because no newlines means 1 line, 1 newline means 2 lines etc.
+                # ok, let's capitalize every letter after a \n... 
+                # first let's find all indices of \n.
+                indices = [0] # initialise with 0, since we always want to capitalise the first letter.
+                for i in range (len(newtext)):
+                    if newtext[i] == '\n':
+                        indices.append(i + 1) # we want the index of the letter after the \n, so add one.
+                indexSet = set(indices) # convert it to a set for the next part; the capitalisation.
+                newtext = "".join(c.upper() if i in indexSet else c for i, c in enumerate(newtext))
+
+                # have to do special snowflake stuff for rule text with more than 1 line. 2 or more lines need to be double-indented...                
+                if linecount == 1:
+                    outstr += '\trule text: ' + newtext + '\n'
+                elif linecount > 1:
+                    newtext = newtext.replace('\n','\n\t\t')
+                    outstr += '\trule text:\n\t\t' + newtext + '\n'
+
+                # also uncast still exists at this point? weird. should be 'unpassed' apparently. until then, did a manual replace.
+
+            if self.__dict__[field_pt]:
+                ptstring = utils.from_unary(self.__dict__[field_pt]).split('/')
+                if (len(ptstring) > 1): #really don't want to be accessing anything nonexistent.
+                    outstr += '\tpower: ' + ptstring[0] + '\n'
+                    outstr += '\ttoughness: ' + ptstring[1] + '\n'
+                #outstr += '\n'
+
+            # now append all the other useless fields that the setfile expects.
+            outstr += '\thas styling: false\n\tnotes:\n\ttime created:2015-07-20 22:53:07\n\ttime modified:2015-07-20 22:53:08\n\textra data:\n\timage:\n\tcard code text:\n\tcopyright:\n\timage 2:\n\tcopyright 2: '
+
+            #print outstr
+
+        if self.bside and not for_mse:
             outstr += utils.dash_marker * 8 + '\n'
             outstr += self.bside.format(gatherer = gatherer, for_forum = for_forum)
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.py b/lib/utils.py
index bf51e6a..a2fc877 100644
--- a/lib/utils.py
+++ b/lib/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import re
 
 import config
 
+# special chunk of text that Magic Set Editor 2 requires at the start of all set files.
+mse_prepend = 'mse version: 0.3.8\ngame: magic\nstylesheet: m15\nset info:\n\tsymbol:\nstyling:\n\tmagic-m15:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay:\n\tmagic-m15-clear:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-m15-extra-improved:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\tpt box symbols: magic-pt-symbols-extra.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-m15-planeswalker:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-m15-planeswalker-promo-black:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-m15-promo-dka:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-m15-token-clear:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-new-planeswalker:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-new-planeswalker-4abil:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-new-planeswalker-clear:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n\tmagic-new-planeswalker-promo-black:\n\t\ttext box mana symbols: magic-mana-small.mse-symbol-font\n\t\toverlay: \n'
+
 # separators
 cardsep = config.cardsep
 fieldsep = config.fieldsep