If this is your first time using the Optimizer, you'll have to locate the War3Patch.mpq file which is required for safely obfuscating your map script. How to use: Open your map in the Optimizerįirst, open your w3m or w3x map file in the Optimizer by clicking on the Open button and then locating it in the dialog. This is the best available map protecting tool to date.ĭownload: WC3MapOptimizer5.0 (438kb, zip) ( or visit original website for latest.7z version) (3ICE: Like me!) Vexorian's Map Optimizer: Map protection might keep newbies from opening your maps in the world editor, but as long as Warcraft III can open your map, it is wide open for an expert user. You can safely delete them and still play the map.
The editor uses a lot of extra files and headers that Warcraft III doesn't need. Protecting means damaging a Warcraft III map in a way that the World Editor can not, but the game can still read, load and play it.
