making an .exe or disabling opening a folder

[ModestNovice]

Hello. I have been working on an RPG mod. My question is how can I make an exe or have it, if at all possible, to make people need a password to open a folder. I need an addon folder for my mission, but there are a couple addons that have been requested that are for use only in my mod and I know even if I ask people not to use them, that there are those few that will go in and snag 'em.

[ModestNovice]

guess thats a no? or no one cares?

locked

[Wolfrug]

Sorry for the lack of reply, but the answer is indeed "no". There is no way that I am aware of that can stop anyone from opening a folder and snagging any addons they darned well want. Of course, if said addons are binarized the snaggers will need specialized tools to be able to edit them, but that's true for ANY addon out there. Don't worry, the community won't condone any "stealing" of addons. Likewise, if you for instance release all the addons necessary compiled into one single .pbo (say... "dachevsrpgcollection.pbo"), and state in the readme the addons in there are not for redistribution, then that pretty much solves it.

Still won't stop people from using the stuff outside of your mission, or creating their own missions with them, or playing in the editor with them etc. etc. etc. As it should be when creating stuff. If someone is releasing an addon to the world, then someone should be prepared for the fact that addon will be used.

Wolfrug out.

[ModestNovice]

ok thanks Wolfrug.

Yeah wish there was a tool.

But...eh...its only our dreams right?