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Credits to OMNIx for this release

Another Unprotection Method
If you tend to get a critical error while loading the map using the other method I've posted, you can try this.

Here are step by step instructions:

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Before doing anything, make a copy of the map. Place the original map in a safe location. Make all changes to the copy.

1) Download both MPQ Master (or WinMPQ) and MPQ Recover

2) Use MPQ Recover to compile a listfile for your map. 

- Click the icon in the top right button and locate your map. 
- Add any listfiles you have to increase the probability of getting a full listfile. 
- Click "Brute Force" on the right side. Wait until it finishes (shouldn't take long).
- Check the tab for 'Deep MPQ scanning' and click Scan. Wait until it's done before moving on.
- Finally, click 'Save List' and save the file somewhere you can easily find it.

3) Open the map with your MPQ Editor using the listfile you just created. For MPQ Master, simply put the file in the "Listfiles" folder inside of the MPQ Master directory. For WinMPQ, go to options, click the listfiles tab, and add your file to the list.

4) Export ALL files to an empty folder somewhere.

5) Edit the files as you wish. The triggers (war3map.j or scripts/war3map.j) and strings (war3map.wts) you can just edit with notepad. You'll need other programs such as photoshop to open the .blp's (and most likely a tga/blp converter).

6) Open up WorldEditor and create a new blank map. Go to module at the top and click 'Import Manager.' Import ALL the files you just exported with your MPQ Editor.

7) Change the file paths of each file to the file path it is in the original map.

ex.:

war3mapImported\war3map.wts to ---> war3map.wts

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8) Change the file path of

scripts/war3map.j to ---> war3map.j

9) Save the map and go play it.

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