Also there's nothing stopping the rivals from just repacking them. The trick with the lump file works because - correct me if i'm wrong - it never gets downloaded to the client.
Valve does not care if someone takes your map. They will not ban or blacklist the serverAll I think is that you could send Valve's VAC ban human resources to black list the community, the ip, anyone involved and lock your map download, as someone mentioned earlier: the cost wouldn't be justified to take legal action, but there is some nasty things you can do.
you could send Valve's VAC ban human resources
I'm surprised as to how much help I received on here. Most good advice, some bad.
I've decided to go with the lump suggestion, and I'll be sure to leave a post here again when/if I get it working.
Thanks everyone.
I do not remember, I think I had like 5% battery left without a charger I wanted to give a possible solution, and yes, VAC Ban actually has a human resource, how else do counter measures of justice takes place, like any other system or business, human resourcesJesus christ what the fuck are you on about.