Using Custom User interface Frame

[MN Lahmar]

Hello guys, my map file size is 3mb and the custom User interface Frame that i'm about to use is 3mb which makes my map file size from 3mb to 6mb. The custom frame is cool but it makes the map file size big. Should i avoid using it?

 

[Tickles]

Yeah, no interface that big is worth using unless you're making a large-scale campaign where you won't be doubling the project size simply to add a little better quality.

You can use BLP Lab to compress the quality. When you go to save a BLP, adjust where it says Compressed (JPEG) % quality. 70% is usually a good cutoff point, because any lower might result in too much blurriness. But cutting the image quality down that 30% could result in an exponentially lower file size.

 

[BloodDrunk]

if you're not going to import anything else huge, I'd say go for it. But note that this leaves you with 2mb free only, so I suppose you imported your loading screen? Because HD loading screen takes over 2 mb.