[GUIDE] How To Deprotect Any Map

[DeMons]

who is password?

[Kyoshiro]

read the post, its there.

[wickedforehand]

Chapter 3 - Solving Unit error.
If you get a Unit Data Missing Or Invalid, open up the map in MPQEditor. Click on the map's name in the list at the left, and click anywhere but not on a file. Click "Add File(s)" and go to the folder "Complex Files". Add the only one there (ill add more, like a blank war3map.j later). Click yes if it asks you to replace it, but its improbable there will be one. Should be fixed now.

1. What shall I select on the list file? Shall I do pre-setting up lists before opening the map?
2. MPQEditor, can I use MPQMaster instead? and just use the provided files...
3. MPQEditor, what will i do with the add file(s) option? I have to select file type...

[owner123]

Chapter 3 - Solving Unit error.
If you get a Unit Data Missing Or Invalid, open up the map in MPQEditor. Click on the map's name in the list at the left, and click anywhere but not on a file. Click "Add File(s)" and go to the folder "Complex Files". Add the only one there (ill add more, like a blank war3map.j later). Click yes if it asks you to replace it, but its improbable there will be one. Should be fixed now.

1. What shall I select on the list file? Shall I do pre-setting up lists before opening the map?
2. MPQEditor, can I use MPQMaster instead? and just use the provided files...
3. MPQEditor, what will i do with the add file(s) option? I have to select file type...

Select the biggest listfile you have - Listfile can be downloaded here.. Put the listfile in the listfiles folder and it should work fine.

Yes you can, it is recommended.

Just select the war3map.doo file, press OK.

[wickedforehand]

Can I post what i have done or encountered to open it? well you can't add war3mapunits.doo, because mpq editor will say "not enough space on the mpq archive"... what i have done is delete the war3map.wtg... the war3mapunits.doo was then accepted... i can now open it... i hope i got it right though... tnx owner123...

[naturesfury]

"Models and triggers cannot be recovered if the deprotection is good."
O.o?
How can you hide the triggers and stuff?
(Whee random trolling xD)

[Nuuby]

You can only not find the models if the model isn't used anyway. Trigger data is WE-use only, so you can easily delete it and the map would still be playable.

Can I post what i have done or encountered to open it? well you can't add war3mapunits.doo, because mpq editor will say "not enough space on the mpq archive"... what i have done is delete the war3map.wtg... the war3mapunits.doo was then accepted... i can now open it... i hope i got it right though... tnx owner123...

Use MPQ Master.

[owner123]

"Models and triggers cannot be recovered if the deprotection is good."
O.o?
How can you hide the triggers and stuff?
(Whee random trolling xD)

Name the models something weird (Something that a listfile won't have) (It will still be possible but harder), obfuscate the scripts.

[darking10000]

I've been trying to un-protect something for the past hour.. I've been trying to replace the war3map.w3i with your template, but nothing happens. I hit add file, select it and nothing happens. I try to delete the current on inside the file and nothing happens. Can you help me?

[haxorico]

you probably have the map open in some other program. MPQMaster wont tell you, just wont do it.