Can't find my protected map in the ingame map list

[Tylon]

I have tried three different protectors from HiveWorkshop. (Wc3MapOptimizer, Map Protector and ExtProtect.) And I get the same result from all three. The map doesn't show up in the ingame map browser.

Most people say that Wc3MapOptimizer is the best. So I used it, and this is what I did:

1. I saved my map that I'm working on in Jass NewGen Editor to my Desktop.

2. I started up Wc3MapOptimizer and pressed "Check All" so it looked like this:


3. I clicked "Save Optimized As..." and saved it to C:/Games/Warcraft III/Maps/Scenario. (That's where TheDeathSheep and WarChasers is.) I named it "Legendary Gladiators X 0.9 beta Protected". I checked in the folder and the map was there, its size had also decreased with 500kB.

4. I started up Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne.

5. I entered Single Player and then Custom Game.

6. In the map browser I entered the folder Scenario. There I could only see TheDeathSheep and WarChasers, and NOT my own map that I protected.


Does anyone have a clue why this happens? Isn't the protectors compatible with 1.23 (latest Warcraft 3 version.) (version 1.23.0.6352 to be exact.)
I find this very annoying, because I have put many hours on this map and do not want someone else to modify it and add cheats.

 

[Narks]

I've found issues with when the path leading to your WarCraft map was too long.

ie. maps/downloads/bawwww/morefolders/massive/massivewarcraftfilename.w3x

 

[WolfieeifloW]

It's nothing to do with the protectors AFAIK.
My friend had this problem.
He fixed it by copying all his stuff into a new map.

 

[Tylon]

I've found issues with when the path leading to your WarCraft map was too long.

ie. maps/downloads/bawwww/morefolders/massive/massivewarcraftfilename.w3x

Thanks, I just shortened up the map name, and now it works!

+rep 4 u! <3


I just have another little question. When I protect a map with Wc3MapOptimizer it leaves a text file in the same folder that I saved my map to. Its name is "LG X 0.9 beta (protected).w3x" but Windows says it's a "J-file" and it is 432 Kb... It just look like a lot of jass codes.
Take a look:


So can anyone tell me what it is, and what it is doing in my folder!

 

[WolfieeifloW]

I r g0ing t0 h4xx y3r m4pz with th4t inf0, 1337!1!!!111shift2.

...It's just all your code scrambled into a text file (AFAIK) .
Just leave it;
It's nothing to worry about.

 

[Tylon]

But can I delete it without messing up my map? Is it more like a trigger backup?

 

[WolfieeifloW]

Just ignore it.
It's only on your computer.

 

[Tylon]

OK. I'm just curious.

Well, thanks for the help! +rep