How to allow play through LAN maps which are big?

[Asteroth]

Hello , is there a possibility to allow creating maps on LAN network (to play with my friends through hamachi) . to create map bigger than 5MB ? because i cant create 6,2MB map through LAN :/

Any chance to allow it? if ye, tell me please.

 

[sadvisor]

I'm sure you cannot do such thing.
However...there could be hacks/tweaks on the internet that could do that.

 

[Asteroth]

does someone know how is that possible? i saw maps over 14MB through LAN games :/ but dont know how it was made :/

 

[Airandius]

You can always try to use a map optimizer to reduce the space of your map, it once cut 1mb of a map of mine.

 

[squezza]

i think its possible to host any size maps over a program called GarenaGarena - Connecting world gamers | Esports platform| Dota platform| Cod4 platform| CS | CSS | AOE | Garena Fire my friend hosted a epic size map over It

 

[Asteroth]

i installed it, and tried host it, still its too big and that map is only 6MB and something.. :/ do you know exactly how to host through that program such "big" map?

 

[Airandius]

Garena changes nothing, it's just a lan emulator.
I suggest using an optimizer (make sure to have a back up of your map if you ever want to edit it). Once you optimize only wc3 will be able to read it.

Wc3mapoptimizer 4.8 - Wc3campaigns

 

[Asteroth]

and please, can u tell me step by step how to optimize it through that program? my english is not so good :/

"ok , it reduced my map by 600kb (10%) but still cant host it :/"

 

[Airandius]

Well, it seems your map is still to big then.
Do you have music in your map that increase the filesize?
If so I could reduce it's quality so you have more space.
Next check if you have models/skin you imported that you can miss, by using the old skin or a blizzard model.

Sometimes you'll have to give up on certain things.

 

[Asteroth]

i dont have any songs there, and all models are needed for my map :/ i made High Elves Race to play. everything is completed... :/ worked on map more tahn 48 hours totaly and now i found out its not playable, cuz i had to remove computers to allow the custom race selection and was for the LAN with friends. and now i cant play that through LAN too -.-

 

[Airandius]

Well, there really is no choice in the mater. If you want to be able to play it remove some models. Sorry, it's the way wc3 was made. I hope they will update it one day with a better engine and bigger limits.

 

[Asteroth]

and there are no programms to exceed the limit for personal using? lan with hamachi? or to hack the mpq or some data files where is to change the limit? nothing that exists?:/

 

[Vizel]

Hacking won't solve anything, really. It'll only cause problems in the long run...

The short and sweet of it:

It's been said, but you got to get rid of the models/skins. However, try also making the map a smaller size (instead of 256x256, make it 192x192 if map size isn't too important).

Other than that, you're pretty much screwed if you don't sacrifice something.