Locking Maps

[StoPCampinGn00b]

How do you lock warcraft 3 maps? How did u do it? Is there a best way?

Thx im a new map maker but I don't want to put one up without it being locked.

 

[Zakamutt]

dont protect it, thats lame

 

[SA Dashie]

Thy map shall be proected.
This optimizes and removes all World Editor data making it not op-enable in the normal world editor.

Please do post your problems similar to this in the world editor help zone.

But yeh protecting maps is usually pretty lame. :|

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

I want to protect it.

I want to protect it, I don't want my map to be stolen. I put a lot of hard work into it.

 

[Almia]

^ Hard work. Seeing that you are a beginner does not mean you put a hard work to it. I guess the map has very simple gameplay. who cares if someone looks up inside it?

 

[Nuclear]

Beginner can put hard work into something. It's simply a statement about the amount of the work, not about its quality.

 

[DSanhueza]

^ Hard work. Seeing that you are a beginner does not mean you put a hard work to it. I guess the map has very simple gameplay. who cares if someone looks up inside it?

Beginner can put hard work into something. It's simply a statement about the amount of the work, not about its quality.

This, me gusta!

 

[Almia]

I have seen a lot who said that, but the map is too simple.My approach in maps are quality.

 

[HammerFist132]

If kobas didnt protected sotp I have no idea why would you protect it. People who protect maps are selfish.

 

[Almia]

^ Agreed.
-Kobas- stated that the reason why he didn't protect it is because he wants to share his modding knowledge in Wc3

 

[gorillabull]

people who protect maps are not selfish, they are n00bs! true story, only noobs think that people will steal their maps while in reality their maps are so bad people are scared to open them happened to me the first time i made a map

 

[Almia]

^ Agree.
DotA is a noob. But not in balancing.

 

[sonofjay]

HEY GUYS WHY DON'T WE FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEP OF -KOBAS-!!!

Bullshit, respect other people's decision, not because -Kobas- let his map unprotected doesn't mean everyone need to do so. You're being rude to this new guy just because you're already a experience modder let me remind you everyone of us started like him.

only noobs think that people will steal their maps while in reality their maps are so bad people are scared to open them happened to me the first time i made a map

Hell if I was a modder and making a mod such as AoS or TD I'm sure be pissed to see a rip-off while still updating the map. SotP's quality is above the roof that no average modder can make a rip-off and match its quality. Hell, just reading the bunch of codes will already make people stay away from making a copy of the map. Also its a singleplayer with its own lore which only the creator knows atm.


You guys setting your standard too high for average modders.

 

[EmoBrother]

But no matter how you protects your map, it is still can be opened by MPQmaster.
Hackers are smart,
so just let them steal your hard works in easy way xD

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Protecting them does decrease the filesize somehwat though doesnt it, could be usefull for that. But otherwise, no not alot of use for that if you just upload it on the hive nobody will steal it.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Thx Son of Jay. But I relized that people wont steal on this website because of the rules that I didnt know about. I posted it on Epic War, because its kinda in beta. Its called Battle for Althias Lake and it is indeed simple, but has nice terrain and a fun gameplay for my standards. Not sure if it is balanced but one side is that overpowering as the other, tested with my brother. Anyone wanna try it out and contact me, [email protected].

 

[Dr Super Good]

I want to protect it, I don't want my map to be stolen. I put a lot of hard work into it.

Then do not publish it. All you can do is stop World Editor from opening it but that will not stop people from tampering map files directly.

WarCraft III needs to be able to read it, so everyone can modify it.