If i submit a map.... Created 19 years ago2005-04-29 08:52:43 UTC by beaver6813

If there a way to stop a map from even being decompiled? Like sorta an encryption to stop decompilers, as i don't want things like the sprite in the center to be changed?

Not really, but since decompiling is looked down upon in mapping communitys, whoever decompiles + edits your work will surely get harassed.

With HL2 decompilers there is, though ;x

There isn't.. but, decompiling maps doesn't work.
Sure, you get the image of how the map works - but a decompiled map can't be compiled - decompiling creates all sorts of errors (Hollow brushes being just one) and mostly fucks up the textures.

If you release a map there is close to no chance your map will get decompiled, changed and re-released - simply because the decompiling technology sucks, to this date.

Actually, you don't even need to decompile a map to adjust certain entities like sprites. These are found as plain text almost at the end of the .bsp file...
(Usefull for finding secrets perhaps, by searching for item entities? ;))

I'd say you shouldn't worry about this. It hardly ever happens that people 'steal' custom maps.

Thanks guys i basically finished a map called, unf_deathbox for www.unftfc.com Do you think it should be exclusive to the server i made it for or for anyone?

There are ways to prevent your map from being decompiled. Try -wadincluding it and then ripping it with Rip ent to add something compleely useless or something like that. Doing so makes your map un-decompilable.

I very much doubt that it does.

It works, I ripped cs_assault and tried to decompile it and it crashed WINBSP