Map optimizer bug?

[shinji]

Hello. I optimized my map and i don't know why but the file size became bigger. Why does it become bigger if it's a optimizer? Is it a bug?

 

[Hashjie]

Which optimizer did you use with what options enabled?

 

[shinji]

Which optimizer did you use with what options enabled?

I'll send you a screen shot.

EDIT : Here it is.

Screen Shot

 

[Dr Super Good]

Open the map in a MPQ browser and check the sizes of various files. Which file is growing in size?

 

[shinji]

Open the map in a MPQ browser and check the sizes of various files. Which file is growing in size?

Of course the optimized one.

 

[khamarr3524]

He meant specifically which file in the MPQ (optimized map) is increasing greatly in size.

 

[shinji]

He meant specifically which file in the MPQ (optimized map) is increasing greatly in size.

Yes. The optimized map is bigger than the original. It says 40.00 % bigger

 

[khamarr3524]

He means files like:

• war3map.doo
• war3map.j
• war3map.mnp
• war3map.shd
• war3map.w3a
• war3map.w3c
• war3map.w3e
• war3map.w3i
• war3map.w3r
• war3map.w3u
• war3map.wct
• war3map.wpm
• war3map.wtg
• war3map.wtg
• war3map.wts
• war3mapMap.blp
• war3mapUnits.doo

 

[shinji]

He means files like:

• war3map.doo
• war3map.j
• war3map.mnp
• war3map.shd
• war3map.w3a
• war3map.w3c
• war3map.w3e
• war3map.w3i
• war3map.w3r
• war3map.w3u
• war3map.wct
• war3map.wpm
• war3map.wtg
• war3map.wtg
• war3map.wts
• war3mapMap.blp
• war3mapUnits.doo

I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe you can see it in my screen shot? war3map.w3x?

 

[bbfreak]

Open the map in a MPQ browser

????

 

[Dr Super Good]

WarCraft III maps are MPQ archives containing many files that make up the map data.

 

[khamarr3524]

Just as DSG said. Get a MPQ opener, open the map BEFORE optimization, note every file size of all files (even in sub folders (It is best to screenshot these)). After you do this, open the map after optimization and check which files changed sizes. This will help us narrow down what exactly the optimizer is "inflating" the size of.

 

[shinji]

Just as DSG said. Get a MPQ opener, open the map BEFORE optimization, note every file size of all files (even in sub folders (It is best to screenshot these)). After you do this, open the map after optimization and check which files changed sizes. This will help us narrow down what exactly the optimizer is "inflating" the size of.

What can be the reason? Dies the imported model's size increases when you optimize the map? I'll get a MPQ opener and check it.

 

[shinji]

Here are the Screen Shots.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Assuming left is after optimization and right is before, I can only conclude that the MPQ archive is not being compacted properly so is allocated a much larger size than it needs.

 

[Nestharus]

Also, why are you using old optimizer? Use v5 bro ;p

 

[shinji]

Also, why are you using old optimizer? Use v5 bro ;p

Oh. There's a new one? Can you please give me the link?

 

[Nestharus]

just go to wc3c tools where you downloaded 4.9, lol...

 

[shinji]

just go to wc3c tools where you downloaded 4.9, lol...

Ok. But will the update fix this problem?

 

[Nestharus]

Don't know, try it ; P

 

[shinji]

Don't know, try it ; P

I couldn't find it. I googled but only 4.9 showed up.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Your Google skills must clearly be lacking...

All I did was type in "Warcraft3Campaigns map optimizer" (without quotes) into google search and it was the first result.

 

[shinji]

Your Google skills must clearly be lacking...

All I did was type in "Warcraft3Campaigns map optimizer" (without quotes) into google search and it was the first result.

Haha... Thanks for the help. But did you see what's going on with the file size probelm?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Assuming left is after optimization and right is before, I can only conclude that the MPQ archive is not being compacted properly so is allocated a much larger size than it needs.

That is all I can deduce from the screenshots.

 

[shinji]

I wanted the map smaller. Why does it become bigger? It became 150 kb bigger. That's not what the optimizer supposed to do. It added things instead of removing things.

 

[shinji]

Oh. I downloaded v5 and changed the optimizing option and it worked properly.

Off topic : Are the moderators on a vacation? Because they aren't rating my map I posted a few months ago...

 

[Dr Super Good]

Off topic : Are the moderators on a vacation? Because they aren't rating my map I posted a few months ago...

That has always been a problem and probably will remain a problem. Your best bet is to send a Private Message asking a map moderator if he can review your map.

 

[shinji]

That has always been a problem and probably will remain a problem. Your best bet is to send a Private Message asking a map moderator if he can review your map.

Oh. Because sometimes they reject my map in a day. So I thought they would rate it in a day too...

I'll try sending a PM to "vengeancekael". Thank you.