Map PRotecting

Is there a quick and none confusing way to "protect " your map? is so how? and explain how it works so ill be that much smarter

You'll need to download a map protector
I highly reccommend getting a map optimizer while you're at it

Lord Vexorian's WC3 Map Optimizer will both lock and decrease size dramatically
Remember to save your optimized map as a NEW file, or else you wont be able to ever edit your map again

I know this sounds newbie but where do i fined this? ( i think i know so ill go cheak right now)

Here's a link if you can't find it by yourself.

Does anyone know the difference between a map optimizer ad a map protector?

This must mean you're incredibly stupid or just a noob.

Map Optimizer's reduces the loading time and the amount of space your map takes. Map Protectors just protect your map by encrypting it so that noone can view it with World Editor. It's not that complicated you know..?

simplest map protection just corrupts the files only WE uses, but the game itself doesnt care about. do some research, theres tools and howtos.

Of course there are different kinds of Map Protectors.

Some of them just makes the map work only with an certain name, kind of an password system. As Seal said, there is lots of Protectors, some are better and more water proof than the others. It's only an question of how well you want to protect your map.

I like the ones that require a password, they are ALMOST unopenable w/o the password whereas if you use a really unique password your computer speed (just an example) NO ONE will ever figure it out. unless you gave it out.

God my new dvd drive, as long as the computer is on acts as if it's possesed by poltergiests (poltergeists are mischevious ghosts for noobs) i think there might be a problem w/ the eject button, it maybe stuck, from the inside, cuz i can open it myself. :'(

which one requires a pass?

i dont recall seeing one for wc3, but the sc I forgot, it was my first protecter.

Actually I think that WEU can make that kind of password protection.

i didn't no weu could protect

exprotect uses a password, although using it with a password actually increases the filesize.

Can you add a link that gives me a protector with a pass word??? Thanks!