Need help reducing map size

[Nikkone]

Please help, No idea what to do to reduce my map size at this point.

-73 Custom units
-No JASS
-About 75 triggers
-128x128
-A few colored words
-Only 2 imported things
-30 Custom abilities
-A few trees and doodads
-Not much else

The size is 4.4mb -_-

Help?

 

[Storyyeller]

Well, start with the basics: Pitzermike's Widgetizer and Vexorian's Optimizer. Those two alone will probably give you a huge size decrease.

If your map is still too big, try opening it up with RMPQEx and seeing what the biggest files inside it are. If you are using a custom loadscreen, there's a good chance that is the problem. If you see any large images, you could try to reduce the quality or otherwise compress them. You could also use Guesst's MDX Squisher on the custom models to save a few kb.

 

[Reaper2008]

Normally imports cause all the trouble with size, and triggers with lag. I don't see anything special, how large is the map exactly?

 

[cookies4you]

Size is Big Because of
Triggers: You haz so many!
Imports: How big are they?

 

[dimitri231]

Try merge all triggers in about 30.
U really need the imported things?
Use Warcraft3 Optimizer, it can reduce the map size by 50-30%

 

[Nikkone]

I Just realized the imported things are 5,100 kb each. I removed them. Now the size is 800kb. Thanks.

 

[MeKC]

Size is Big Because of
Triggers: You haz so many!
Imports: How big are they?

You are COMPLETLY wrong. Triggers dont takes up much space. Especially
not if the map is coded in JASS or the .wtg file is deleted from the map .mpq

 

[Storyyeller]

I have a ton of custom triggers in my map, and yet the scripts file is only 26kb after optimization and compression.

By comparison, the texture for the Spanish Conquistador model alone is 151kb

Actually, I've been thinking of attempting to optimize those textures a bit. Does anyone know a good way?

 

[MeKC]

WC3 Viewer is a good tool to compress blp files. Download it, open it, convert the blp to tga. Then convert it back again and set the quality to something between 35 - 50. This can compress it arround 80%

 

[Storyyeller]

But would it make a visible difference?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Storyyeller, up the JPEG compression on the texture.
If it uses few colours, use colour compression for more efficent compression for lower loss.

 

[Storyyeller]

How do you use color compression on a blp?

 

[Dr Super Good]

By setting the converter to convert the image using color compressions instead of jpeg compression. Generally filesize is larger but you do not suffer from artifacts and it compresses better in the MPQ.

Be aware that many converts were written by idiots or clearless people and do not support this feature or even inform you that it exists. For 3D units, I would believe that JPEG compression probably is best as you are limated to atmost 256 colours.

 

[MeKC]

But would it make a visible difference?

Not really. Its nearly impossible to see. It depends on the texture.

You can also use MDX Squisher that can reduce the file size of models. You can find it here: http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=83416