Trying to test it offline will get them a map unplayable. So people will download a bsp with missing entities but be able to play it on your server. So it is possible to have your map bsp without any entity, and have your server use a stripper cfg that add all these missing entities. (use latest version is stripper-1.2.2-git129) You can modify existing entities properties, add new entities (you can add any point entity and only add brush entities use existing 'brush entities shapes') and remove existing entities. It allows you to edit the map server-sided using cfg. There is a method implying using the Metamod:Source plugin called Stripper:Source. However, without BSPSource not being able to decompile the map, they can just add back the ents. However these are currently secret methods however, so instead I wanted to know what methods you guys may know.ĮDIT: I forgot to mention that I'm talking about specifically BSPSource because in terms of generally protecting your map, you can use VIDE to take out all your entities and put into a lump file. I would like to note for the people who may comment that 'there isn't one', there is ways as I have friends who locked their maps and BSPSource doesn't work.

It would be like if you made a video game, but instead of getting all the success, someone else does cause they stole that work.

In gmod, you have people who are more then willing to steal your map and in turn try to steal your players due to them having your work.

What are some known methods you guys know of to protect your map from decompiling via BSPSource? I understand some of you may think that people should be allowed to look at your level in hammer, but that only makes since if it was just about any other game besides Garry's Mod (gmod).

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