When playing Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps, there exists the option to save the game. The caution is given that only the original players are able to rejoin the map. I have discovered that a map saved after a disconnect does not permit them to rejoin.

The only solution obvious to me would be to edit the savegame files to add the player back in in control of their forces. How to accomplish that, or any other method of recovering a networked game will be accepted.

Instructions to eliminate disconnections from a hostile network environment will also be accepted. Final testing was done in a LAN game over a gigabit switch to minimize the effects of network latency.