How can I make my map have a lower size?

[Raziel_br]

hi, I see some maps like "Naruto 3rd Shinobi Wars" and I noticed "the map have a lot of Imported models but have less than 4mg", what can I use to make this??

 

[xXMephistoXx]

You can use this tool:
Wc3MapOptimizer

And reduce the quality of certain imports would ofcourse help.

 

[Smiddle]

^ Yes. What usually takes the most space is music.

 

[Raziel_br]

I use this program, but the size be 93%, can I make this size be lower??

• Events
• Unit - George W. Bush stars the effect of an ability
• Conditions
• (Ability being cast) equal to Speech
• Actions
• Unit - Issue (Random unit from (All units in Speech Area matching (Unit-type of (Matching unit) equal to Journalist))) to Shoe Bolt (Casting Unit)

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[Bloody_Turds]

with it only reduceing by 7%, means u got alot of imports, your options are A. remove some of the more costly imports
B. have someone lower the quality of certain imports, (sounds and textures) thereby reduceing their size.
C. most effective, (besides A ofcourse) if you have alot of unit models, haveing the animations linearized, by someone. And fed through the mdx squisher although this is most effective(it dosnt actually reduce the quality any way noticeable, its also harder than B...

 

[Raziel_br]

how many kb mdx skisher will reduce??


Edit: I Squishe the model but the size are not reduced....


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[xXMephistoXx]

can you take a screenshot of your import-window, just to see what's taking up all the space..?

 

[Parrothead]

The MDX squisher won't show you a reduced size, but it does make it smaller.

 

[Raziel_br]

?????????????????

but I have 6/8 imported models on my map...


and I not undestand nothing Parrothead...



My map have 4,9mb of size..

 

[xXMephistoXx]

You have around 6-8 imported models and the map takes 4,9 mb? How big are those models? :S

 

[Raziel_br]

hehehe

big

xD

 

[l0git3c]

MDX Squisher will reduce imported model size, although in size description is not reduced.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Where did all the comments go? :S

 

[Raziel_br]

let me try to said ( ) I deleted my models, squish the model and imported again, but the size of my map continue 4.9mb, you undestand??


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I didn't understand your quest mephisto, my english are very bad but my brother know talk one very good english, I'm brazilian... xD

this thing wite on the flag is "order and progress"

 

[xXMephistoXx]

I mean like take a screenshot like this:


And post it here so that we may see what's taking up all the space

 

[Raziel_br]

ok


there is:

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Well... You can either remove many models and textures, or you can just remove the custom music. If you do that the map will be under 4mb.

Other than that, alot of the models you use are a bit high-poly

 

[Raziel_br]

"bit high-poly"???

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I see other maps having more models, like Naruto 3rd Shinobi wars, nad the seize are less than 4mb and I have many Incons...


don't have one program for this??
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[xXMephistoXx]

High-poly = High quality
I'm not aware of any program or way to overwrite the 4mb limit of maps...

 

[Raziel_br]

sooo

have the map optimizer, right?

I want one program like the map optimizer but more effective, have more "power", redizing more my map size...


understand??

 

[xXMephistoXx]

I don't know if they exist. It's the most powerful one I know of.
I'm afraid you'll have to remove some of the imports... I would've removed the song.

 

[Raziel_br]

ok
thanks!!!

 

[gavdaman88]

I had the same query once, and after much research I came to the conclusion vexorians map optimizer is the best quality optimizer, including for map size reduction. Other ones like heavylock reduce it slightly more but can garble images such as loading images.

 

[Raziel_br]

what??

how fields I mark??

 

[manstie]

Do you mean what fields do you mark in the optimizer?

Well most likely every one of them, if you highlight "Compress-names" it can come up with an error and make the map unplayable so if it does just highlight every one except for compress names then it should work, you'd want every single one of them considering your map size.

 

[Raziel_br]

hum

soooo, I maek all fields ecxept(bad english ¬¬') the compress names??

 

[gavdaman88]

Open the map, then the warcraft mpq file, mark all fields and then save as the optimized version. (it says it in the readme when you download the protector)

 

[manstie]

i already told him how to do it, don't bring up an old topic