Disabling 8MB limit via editing the MPQ

[Phillzor]

Hi guys,

As the title says, is this possible at all?

Ive already downloaded a MPQ editor, but i have no idea where to begin or if its even do-able.

Thanks

 

[Daffa]

Honestly, it's impossible, even with MOQ Editing.
Currently, one of our member (TriggerHappy) is working on this stuff, this also includes that he will remove the player restriction as well.

 

[edo494]

the size restriction is set to the core, to battle.net, you cannot remove it or increase it

How TriggerHappy is doing it, he is making MMO-like style making the game singleplayer, and when the map loads you connect to server, allowing you to play 100 MB maps on internet, because you theoretically play single player

 

[Wazzz]

i thought the purpose of editing the MPQ was to add the resources you wish to use from outside of the map so that you didn't have to spend filesize on importing them to the map itself

 

[edo494]

yes but that has also some cons, if you create map with the modified mpq in mind, you have to send it to people togethr with the map

If you modify your own mpq, you make local changes, so your footman will look cooler, but only you will see him looking cooler, because others have the old models of footman in their mpq archives

 

[Wazzz]

yep, that's pretty much the primary drawback

but is that all the MPQ can be used for?

 

[edo494]

well pretty much, because it stores textures and default values from the object editor pretty much, just in some a bit encrypted way I believe, its basically a encrypted rar with data native data for game, so you cant do too much with that

 

[GhostThruster]

is it possible to edit a map so that it uses a certain mpq?

so rather than editing war3.mpq (and forcing people to download 1.2 gigs of data they already have + the new shit uve added), create a new mpq like mymap2.mpq which wud be reasonably easy to download?

 

[edo494]

dont know of way you could make that work

 

[Xonok]

Just use folders. It's not that hard and doesn't take too much space.

 

[Dr Super Good]

The limit is programmed into the executable (program files) not the MPQs.