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i need a better way of protecting my maps

09-12-2004, 05:38 PM#1
nouse
i need a map protection other than extprotect or heavy locker
09-12-2004, 05:40 PM#2
JoSanchez55
Whats wrong with extprotect?
09-12-2004, 05:45 PM#3
nouse
Quote:
Originally Posted by JoSanchez55
Whats wrong with extprotect?

open source... and even has a program to deprotect it...
09-12-2004, 05:49 PM#4
JoSanchez55
Quote:
Originally Posted by nouse
open source... and even has a program to deprotect it...
Oh really. Well im glad i havnt used it then. You should tell Extrarius about this deprotecter, he told me he has not seen one that works with Extprotect.
09-12-2004, 08:25 PM#5
Master-O-Chaos
O.o thanks for telling this im making an rpg and now i know not to use extprotect or whatever O.O does heavylocker have a unprotecter for it?
09-12-2004, 09:02 PM#6
JoSanchez55
BTW can you post this de-protecter for ext protect.
09-12-2004, 09:40 PM#7
nouse
Quote:
Originally Posted by Master-O-Chaos
O.o thanks for telling this im making an rpg and now i know not to use extprotect or whatever O.O does heavylocker have a unprotecter for it?

heavylocker has one also..
09-12-2004, 09:40 PM#8
nouse
Quote:
Originally Posted by JoSanchez55
BTW can you post this de-protecter for ext protect.

no, sorry...
09-12-2004, 10:07 PM#9
35263526
Every form of protection can be broken. Right now I believe that ExtProtect or Heavylocker is the best form of protection, but it's not that hard to get into a map, so you're just gonna have to live with it.

Tiki, I'm getting pretty fed up with your smart-ass comments, if you have a problem with Warcraft III or the site, go do something else instead of annoying those who want to work.

// [35263526] Removed Tiki's abusive posts. There are rumblings surrounded you, cut it out.
09-13-2004, 12:32 AM#10
BuRnInSpartan
WEU has a map protect i think or just look in tut theres a map protect in there
09-13-2004, 02:30 AM#11
Tiki
are u offened numberboy?

go cry somemore...
09-13-2004, 05:02 AM#12
Guest
hey umm ive always wondered, why do you want to protect the maps? isnt it kinda flattering for people to make mods on yer map, it means yer liked....but w/e i dont know all the reasons cause im new :P
09-13-2004, 05:19 AM#13
JoSanchez55
People not only steal other peoples hardwork, but they also change it to be rigged and dont change the name. There are several reasons to protect a map.
09-13-2004, 07:16 AM#14
Guest
good point lol
09-13-2004, 09:41 PM#15
Extrarius
Quote:
Originally Posted by nouse
open source... and even has a program to deprotect it...
Believe it or not, the open source doesn't tell you how to unprotect maps, because part of the protection is just to delete data inside the map. There is no magic way to just 'undelete it', the unprotectors have to go through a lot of trouble to recreate all that missing information (and even then, some of the data can't be gotten back, like variable names).

If by 'even has a program to deprotect it', you mean the password backup feature, that only lets you unprotect it if you know the password (it uses a good algorithm for the encryption so it would take a long time{as in more than 10 years even if computers doubled speed every year from now on} to hack it).

If you mean there is an unprotector that works against ExtProtect, I'd appreciate you sharing it with me(via PM or somesuch) so I can improve ExtProtect.