Map file

[kram99]

im making a map and when i tried to play it on LOCAL GAME.. an error occurs

"the map file is too big! try another map"

what should i do?

but when i played it on SINGLE PLAYER
it works fine..

 

[Maestros]

There is a limit I believe, 10 MB i think, not sure.

 

[Adiktuz]

8MB is the file size limit for maps if played on LAN/BNET...

 

[Maestros]

8MB is the file size limit for maps if played on LAN/BNET...

So close....!

 

[kram99]

what should i do? do i need to reduce the map size? or do i need to reduce the imported files?

 

[Maestros]

One of the factors from which map size is depended on, are the imports, yes.

 

[kram99]

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my MAP REACHES 34mb
how pity... i spend lot of time making that and still it doest work..

back to start again..

 

[Maestros]

(
my MAP REACHES 34mb
how pity... i spend lot of time making that and still it doest work..

back to start again..

Holy shit dude! That is bound to lagg a lot!

 

[kram99]

when i played it on single player it works fine really....
but when i tried it on lan that`s the time that ive notice the map file size was too big..

haha ive downloaded and imported cool and hd dragon models that`s probably one of the reason that it reaches 34mb.

 

[Adiktuz]

as I said it is a limit on LAN/BNET... SP has no limit, which is why SP games don't care much about file size aside from the fact the high file size would mean lesser downloads...

 

[kram99]

im redoing it again.. my map was a RPG based gameplay..
and who wants to play a RPG gameplay if your playing it alone..

 

[Maestros]

Well, search for imports with like, 3-4 MB, some HD models, especially other game rips, (eg wow) tend to have so huge sizes.

 

[kram99]

from now on i will just make it simple instead of doing it extravagant..

 

[Maestros]

As Adiktuz pointed out, if it's ment for single player, then it's quite ok, but when it's for mulitplayer mode, then...

 

[kram99]

haha yes sir..
ill follow your orders hahah..

 

[WaterKnight]

Holy shit dude! That is bound to lagg a lot!

No.

There are ways to reduce map size but since yours will mostly consist of imports, that probably won't help much. Try MDX squisher though.