Erase! Delete! Remove! (does it make the map smaller?)

[HorizonTal]

Let's assume that I create a new map. Then I replace all internal sounds with a .wav file which lasts 0.01 seconds and is absolute silence. Then I replace all the models of the units with the Green Error Cube. Then again I set all their statistics and their parameters to 0 or 1. After that I remove all the abilities from all the units and all the items, I annihilate the effects of the spells, I erase all the names. In the end, only after all this total annihilation, I start creating my custom units, my custom triggers, all my map. Will its size be smaller?

 

[Eleandor]

w... what?

No...

It'll be bigger than you can imagine. All those internal sounds, models, unit stats of the default units are in your game's MPQ files (stored in your warcraft 3 folder), they're not stored inside your map archive. Your map archive only contains custom unit data, custom terrains, etc.

 

[Dr Super Good]

It would be huge. As WC3 only saves the changes in the object editor to a default unit stat.
Thus making no changes would keep it the smallest, changing all fields the biggest.

 

[HorizonTal]

Well, nice, question answered. I'll try to mark the thread as solved.
By the way what's better for the size of the map? Creating new units or editing already existing ones?

 

[Eleandor]

I think it's about the same thing. Also, the imports usually make the difference in filesize, not a few custom units. Which is the main reason why custom sounds are hardly ever used.

 

[Huurka]

Edit existing ones, I suppose.

But that is just a matter of 0.5 kb if not smaller.