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Newbie-Friendly Map Protecting System?

07-01-2005, 02:43 AM#1
Scyze
I was just wondering if this concept was possible, to effectively protect your map against rips (by the untalented), yet allow people who would like to see your triggers (in GUI)? Here are my thoughts:

Make your map run, show text that says it is made by you, blah blah. While discreetly, outside of the actual GUI, a trigger is running, which is checking this text to make sure it says your name, or whatever you want it to say. If not, apply Cinematic Mode to all players, tell them that it is ripped, and end game. Or leave them in Cinematic Mode. Possible? Please discuss.

- Scyze
07-01-2005, 09:03 AM#2
PitzerMike
It has been done by many people; Darky, Vex, me, ...
WEU even comes with such a feature that checks the map description and author and ends the game if they're not correct.
07-01-2005, 04:41 PM#3
Vexorian
There are thousands of ways to do this.

But unfortunally It is not like people will like to explain you cause the explanation also helps people removing the Anti noob wall easily.

I've seen thousands of variations of this, one from peppar that was really nice, The secret for most of them is to use pure JASS though.

I would recomend that a better way is protecting the map and including email were people can gather the source code, or do like me and release the map protected but the cool stuff of the map in separated demo maps
07-01-2005, 05:19 PM#4
Scyze
Good idea, Vex. Thanks. Also, I'll look into that option for WEU, Pitzer.
07-01-2005, 10:39 PM#5
FLUFFwc3
On a similar not: Are map protections pretty safe? Like are they easy to break through? I know that some maps are duplicated even though they are protected, so which protections are the best, or which would you reccommend?

Thanks