Fat problems...

[Rex.]

Well my map is too fat in terms of size. So how to reduce the fats?

 

[Deleted member 219079]

Cut down on imports

 

[Rex.]

I love my imported fat!

 

[Heinvers]

Optimize the imported models/textures if it's the case.

 

[Chaosy]

Spoiler

b*tches be like

Just take all the fat imports as usual, and then add a diet import. Apparently it makes up.

seriously though, imports are like 90% of the map, optimize or remove.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

BLPLab and MDXSquisher are your fatburners. Scaling textures down (replace 512x512 textures with 256x256) will also help a lot.

Environmental models can sometimes be replaced with doodad-art. Check out Sword & Stone modular manor, for example, it's a huge package containing very basic construction models that you can use to build houses and lots of environmental stuff without having to import new models.

Replacing those taxing B²M houses with Sword & Stone constructions will slim down your map a lot. If you have the patience.

 

[APproject]

As for models you can remove unnecessary animations via Mdlvis tool, it is really easy, especially useful for WoW models to cut down the size. Texture not only can be resized as Zwiebelchen suggested, it can also be saved with less percentage quality through BLPlab, it cuts lots of space in comparison with 50% to 100% quality with not so big visual quality loss to the texture.

 

[Vinz]

Links:

http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?p=800246&fromattachment=800246#800246
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/blp-lab-v0-5-0-a-137599/
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/mdlvis-244082/

Side note: As AProject said, MDLvis is good for removing excess sequences which cannot be otherwise done by Magos' Model Editor. It only removes the animation itself.

 

[Radicool]

Compress your files in your map to reduce the map size. Compression is a method used to usually decrease
the quality and file size of a file. Your map can be compressed and the files (imports) inside your map can
also be compressed.

• A map optomizer will compress your map for you. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/default-wc3mapoptimizer-5-0-a-251543/

• LameXp can compress sound files for you. http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/

• BLP LAB can compress the textures/skins for you. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/blp-lab-v0-5-0-a-137599/

There is not much you can do to compress model files.