Question

1. Map protected.
For H3MT,CMT,COD4MT,MMT alot, with the (name) Mapping team.

So Why You protected those map for ? => For the reason ?

Lol.. COD4MT is a joke.. Never released a map.. Good job there no nothing about the teams.

We protect or maps for simple reasons. No one wants to see their good weapons, in mods that are bad. If you really care so much about the tags, then you can see that CMT has released tags already. Their SMG, Brutes etc..

Waaaaaaa xD ( Ty for reply )

http://http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4343

Make classic plz xD

Huh? I'm not in MMT.. That map sucked azz anyway

lol i know ¬_¬
I want classic.
where i can contact MMT ?

I quit and I was co leader. So no, we aren't doing anymore. That map sucked horribly and I say it again, we are not doing anything else about it or any other map.

People (or teams, in this case), lock their maps, because they want people to "use" their items, but not "have" their item, its a form of greediness.

I know Helipad Studios released a map that was locked, but we did because Cody did not want the Coronet, Tow Truck, or Ranger to be used in other peoples maps, it was just something we designed for personal fun, but I convinced him to release a map with em on it.

(We did not have permission to release the coronet model, so that's another reason we locked it.)

We did release the GTA Conversion Tags though, more to come, but its pending on Cody's schedule, school comes first, Halo comes after homework.

Just be nice, and everyone unlock your stuff, and release it, there is no "real" reason to lock it, let others create modifications, its the first step to being a map designer. (In most cases).

There's also other reasons, like hek+ doesn't rip globals and ui correctly so by ripping say one of cmt's maps and everything overwriting, your entire tags folder would basically be destroyed with corrupt tags.

Ouch.
I thought it didn't extract the monitor and scorpion tags right. And isn't there an updated version? That can leave certain tag classes unprotected.

Ask any CMT member if they can rip from an nonprotected CMT map without screwing up their tagset.

question is will they actually do that?

Of course they'd rip from a CMT map... they're in CMT.

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4343

Classic ?
>_< Im so impatient

( Or someone rip those tags un-protected )
Edited by zanghfei mac on Mar 6, 2009 at 08:55 PM

Zangfei go back to MGM stop begging for tags please no one is going to do it besides those tags suck because it was a beta :| So now.... GTFO theres a reason why creators/mapping team protect the map and still you fail to understand what it is. They do not want other people using them. They only want to see them in their maps THEY made!!!!

Sorry eveyeone ( I know you work so hard to see u : D )
im leaving -_-

No, fux you. Quit begging and do it yourself you lazy fat slob.

Honestl, you guys may think I'm greedy, but I protect my stuff because it is MINE. You don't leave you door unlocked when you sleep do you? So why would I leave my tags unprotected? It's the same basic concept. I don't want people to have my things because they are valuable to me and I don't want them thrown in a crappy mod especially if the creator is not going to credit the right people.

Me playing for me.
Not others

Selfish there much? All I see is ME and ME. Imagine if everything in your house was your tags you made. Now you guys are asking us to leave our doors unlocked.. Tell me, who doesn't lock their door at night? I lock it, protection is the reason. You cannot take what you didn't create or have in the first place. It's simple stuff guys, life lessons.

Yeah, you're so special...people have already figured out how to rip from Zteam's older maps. They don't care much anymore since they are almost 2 years old, I suggest you don't release anything, and let people work it out themselves. It's probably not as hard as people think.

No, you put the wrong picture

That's better

Not protecting your maps can be compared to not locking your front door. I'm sure you don't want some stranger walking into your house and using your Computer. Then stealing it and saying he bought it. Sure the two instances differ dramatically but the concept is the same.

the thing is that you have a copyright over your stuff in your house, while everything compiled though tool goes to microsoft, and you dont have a copy right over them.

The robber will put the computer through a cloning machine and save you a copy first though

Everybody is stealing my example of not locking your door at night D:

If its "Your" stuff, then why release it in maps?

Whats wrong with letting other people use your models? The more they are used, the more popular it is, right?

Un-protecting maps is not easy, I agree, but it is possible.

Their are several ways to unprotect maps, and the one I know of, thats the easiest, is using Notepad.

I am working on a modified version of Notepad, that will allow you to unprotect maps, it will be better for everyone, that I will be giving it out personally, its not done, so don't ask for it at this second. (I might release it on Halomaps, IDK yet?

So?

I unprotect mine in hex edit and notepad.

I DON'T unprotect maps. Because I have enough respect for the creator to know that he/she wanted the tags protected FOR A REASON.

The only reason i do it is so i can learn the coding of HEK+ and maps more i do not take their tags :|. Why would someone do that that is just not right.

Unprotecting maps doesn't give you a better understanding of hek+'s source code.

Really? i have most of the source code and well.... I understand most of it by now lol so i am wanting to learn how it protects maps so i can make another map protecter that should be unbreakable such as Zteams. Or it is heard that you can't unprotect theres.

The luls.

Sure there is a copyright but you have to respect the creators work. it's people who fail to make their own maps or model their own weapons that make people with more modeling experience leave the community because their work isn't respected.

Why did Teh Lag leave?