[Object Editor] Normal or Custom (?)

[Dr. Boom]

Moin moin =)

I have a question about the object editor:

Is it better to create directly a new unit ( with the button "New Custom Unit") or is it better, only to change values of the normal units (Standard Units)? or is there no difference?

I ask, because I don't know if I can increase with one of the two ways or if I would use some Tools ( like protection tool ), if something works better or about the map size or is there any difference at all and so on...

( Same question not just with units, with abilities and buffs and so on )

Hope you understand what I want ask and can help me ^^

Greetings and thanks
Dr. Boom

 

[Maker]

Editing a default unit takes up less memory as far as I can tell.

I'd rather copy and paste units and never edit existing ones, so all custom units are listed at the bottom of the unit list, and the default units stay intact.

 

[defskull]

Copy and Pasting makes our job easier too
It is automatically organized into Custom Units/Abilities/Buffs/etc folder
But remember, it will create twice the size of the unit itself, that is the disadvantage of Copy and Pasting an existing Unit/etc

 

[Dr. Boom]

Moin moin =)

Ok that's some useful information up to now, thank you =)

The think is, HOW MUCH the size will be increased? Because I remake my TD map (hosted here for long time) and I plan to create 45 wave units, around 50 towers with 3 abilities each towertype and buffs and destructible and so on

Greetings and Thanks
~ The Boom

 

[Maker]

I just did a quick test, I created a blank 64x64 map with nothing modded. It took 16,363 kilobytes of memory. I Copy pasted one footman and edited it, then took 49 copies of it, a total of 50 custom units. The map now took a whopping 16,952 kilobytes.

Custom units won't increase map size that much.

 

[Dr. Boom]

Moin moin =)

Ahh ok ^^ - so it doesn't make a Hugh difference, when I use copy and paste, so I will do it!

Again thank you both +rep for helping and solved!

Greetings and Thanks
Dr. Boom

 

[D4RK_G4ND4LF]

we one had a thread about it times ago

afaik only the data of the unit had an impact on filesize no matter if it was a default unit or not

so you should delete all the unnecessary text and buildings build/trained/whatever since it reduces the filesize by a noticeable ammount