I was modding rpg beta 4-4, and when I try to compile it, I get an error saying it's 12 mb too big. How can I reduce the size so I can compile it?

You mean like tags?

too big?? how freakin big is it? i think b40 is like... 250 mb. are you sure you didnt set the scenario as a ui type of map

well for one thing, although it may not be recommended, if your vehicles, etc. can share tags such as bitmaps, sounds, etc. then let them do so if it comes right down to it. I believe that you can reduce the file size bit by bit doing that. For example, there's a set of h2 warthog tags that look very much like the real h2 hogs... but they share tags such as the bitmaps, sounds, etc... improvise some. It will also save alot of time when someone downloads.

also, take out less significant stuff and if there happens to be some noob items then take them out unless they are "absolutely necessary"... of course, almost all rpg beta maps have noob items... even gibbo's original rpg beta 4... rpg beta 3 didnt really have any unless you consider the draco and pelican to be... and this draco didn't even have a nuke cannon. It was still green.

So the maps 140 mb... what tags take up most space? Draco's? Scarab gun? vehicles? moving doors?

im not exactly sure, but like I said, sharing bitmaps would greatly reduce the size, as well as sounds, models, collisions, animations, alot of things.


but I do not recommend using... say a ghost's collision, in replacement for a draco. that is simply absurd, now, is it?

How do I share bitmaps?

Just to day i moded a map 12mb then i put in some doors and it went to 53mb! i think you should take out a few doors.

well... aaahhh

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1894
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1893
both of those use the same textures and shaders for the main body.

to modify what vehicles use what bitmaps, you have to edit the shaders for a vehicle (same with all models including scenery and bipeds, etc... obviously)... you can do this quickly by opening up the .gbxmodel tag and scrolling all the way to the bottom. There, you can look at the shaders, which determine the bitmap and the luster of the objects. you can even give a bump-mapping illusion in most cases by modifying the multipurpose (which does alot with shinyness, color change, etc)... but make sure that vehicles that have identical bitmaps SHARE those bitmaps.

were those doors blast doors or garage doors? I got both in my map.

ok i just figured something out. you know how some can mod the campaign and others cannot except everyone can mod b30. its becuase b30 is less than 130 megabytes but all the others are bigger, so tool cant compile. the point is that id like to know which tool can compile larger map sizes. can e3po's?

If you compile maps with CE open it will be like twice the size.