I'm wondering how the locked system works for map publishing on battle net. I'm working on a map project and i released a locked alpha file to battle net for testing purpose, the map was marked as "locked" and "private". However after the testing, we tracked down a couple of bugs so i reopened the locked map file and fixed these bugs, then saved and re-uploaded the locked file to battle net.
It supprises me that i'm able to upload a locked map with saved files to battle net and make the edits appear on battle net. Is this a bug? or is this just how the system works?
But if i save a locked map file and then close the galaxy editor, restart the computer and then open the locked file, the last "save" is not included.
This has been very confusing to me, and because of this i may have ruined my entire map. You see, i have "auto save" enabled and after i noticed that you can edit and publish locked files i became less careful and may have overwriten my backup file with a locked file (because of the auto save). And i can't even see if a file really is locked because there are no visible changes between locked and unlocked files (as far as i know, apart from the ones i mentioned allready).
My questions are:
1) Is there a way to see if a map file is marked as locked or unlocked? (Another way than the following: Editing the map, close it, restart computer, reopen it and see if the changes are "saved")
2) If i've screwed up and managed to lock all my local map files, does this mean that i have to publish each change before i can safely close the galaxy editor? (Since the saves aren't stored when i close it, restart and reopen it)
3) Is there a way to unlock a locked map file?
4) Is it likely that Blizzard can unlock my locked map file if i contact them for support and explain my problem? Even if they don't usually assist with Galaxy editor issues?
5) If all my map versions really appears as "locked" and i for some reason wouldn't be able to apply my latest changes when publishing, does this mean that i either have to recreate the entire map or leave in the current almost-done shape?
Thanks for reading, i know this might be a little messy but i hope everyone understands my problems.
Edit: I managed to find a unlocked backup file, but i would still like to recive answers on these questions :)
I'm wondering how the locked system works for map publishing on battle net. I'm working on a map project and i released a locked alpha file to battle net for testing purpose, the map was marked as "locked" and "private". However after the testing, we tracked down a couple of bugs so i reopened the locked map file and fixed these bugs, then saved and re-uploaded the locked file to battle net.
It supprises me that i'm able to upload a locked map with saved files to battle net and make the edits appear on battle net. Is this a bug? or is this just how the system works?
But if i save a locked map file and then close the galaxy editor, restart the computer and then open the locked file, the last "save" is not included.
This has been very confusing to me, and because of this i may have ruined my entire map. You see, i have "auto save" enabled and after i noticed that you can edit and publish locked files i became less careful and may have overwriten my backup file with a locked file (because of the auto save). And i can't even see if a file really is locked because there are no visible changes between locked and unlocked files (as far as i know, apart from the ones i mentioned allready).
My questions are:
1) Is there a way to see if a map file is marked as locked or unlocked? (Another way than the following: Editing the map, close it, restart computer, reopen it and see if the changes are "saved")
2) If i've screwed up and managed to lock all my local map files, does this mean that i have to publish each change before i can safely close the galaxy editor? (Since the saves aren't stored when i close it, restart and reopen it)
3) Is there a way to unlock a locked map file?
4) Is it likely that Blizzard can unlock my locked map file if i contact them for support and explain my problem? Even if they don't usually assist with Galaxy editor issues?
5) If all my map versions really appears as "locked" and i for some reason wouldn't be able to apply my latest changes when publishing, does this mean that i either have to recreate the entire map or leave in the current almost-done shape?
Thanks for reading, i know this might be a little messy but i hope everyone understands my problems.
Edit: I managed to find a unlocked backup file, but i would still like to recive answers on these questions :)
Regards Infernium.