My friend, ate too many red lollies and decided to stuff 1000 elite zealots with energy swords in this map the size of a bloodgulch base. It does not lag one single bit. Map isn't portalled or anything.

Anyway, the more amazing thing is, the map compiles at 17.3mb. How is this possible?

Ok scratch that. 10,000 AIs. Is there a limit? Where it just won't spawn anymore? It's still 17mb :|

Not one bit for him. Lagged a hell lot for me.

He just tried 1 million and nothing appeared ;D




Edited by Mythril on Dec 30, 2008 at 06:25 AM

wow. Was he trying to remake the famous CoD4 map shipment?(because the map is 3 times smaller)

Edited by gamer 2point0 on Dec 30, 2008 at 07:42 AM

actually, its about the right size. just a little smaller.

Woah.

Now THAT's what you call Zealot-frenzy.

Looks like the basic shape. I didn't even think of making a map similar to it. TBH I have only played that map maybe 4 times on COD 4.

It reminds me of it. The only reference I can get is this radar picture.


Edited by DarkZealot on Dec 30, 2008 at 09:04 AM

What?

Anyway, that really dosen't look like a BG base...

wow.. 10000 zealots and no lag? 5 of my super needler grunts and exeption you out in 2 min being attacked by them. (200 needles a second, but its not like 500 swords a second.)

The compiled map size is dependant on the various unique tag sizes and mostly on the bitmaps and/or tetures. An elite biped tag has a fixed size consisting of the model, bitmaps and/or textures. When the game runs it just references the tag attributes as many times as the game needs. So one tag can be referenced 1 or a 100 times but the tag size remains the same so the map's compiled size is fixed and small. What does happen is that when the game "spawns" a biped even though there is only one reference tag the game will use more memory to make each instance of the biped. The multiple instances and increaded memory requirements is what can cause lag in maps that have alot of AI running.

Do you think that Coldsnap would lag tremendously if we filled it with 100,000 Zealots? I say we give it a try. Ah crap, just figured out Project 2's last level.
Edited by DarkHalo003 on Dec 30, 2008 at 06:11 PM

What is the sky on that map?

Everyone loves my kind. <3

Custom one.

O.o Okay, now it's just getting ridiculous.

But still, more luv for teh Zealotz.

You should make that into a single player map with a timer that counts up where the player tries to survive as long as possible xD. As simple as it looks, it might actually be fun.

I don't think that would make a very good SP map, unless this issue was addressed. Maybe a little less AI at a time?

True. You could probably spawn up to 15-20 at a time with no lag on most computers, and then just have infinite respawn so that each time one dies, another one spawns.
Edited by Me KS on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM

When you mean lag. Is this by frames per second or by connection?

Probably fps.

FPS, I was host. It was around 2 FPS when I looked at all of them.

If it was only frames per second then it may not be what you mean. It is a simple performance problem. Send the map to me and Ill see how my FPS is. Also what are your computer's specs?

DEE what are your specs? i have a NVIDIA 9800 GT 1gb of ram in it but,without the huge giant fan lol. also DEE whats your xfire? if you don't want to give it out in public just PM it to me or add xxpakarxx on xfire.

can i haz 4 mod

I need that water floor.

Doesn't damnation share that sky?

FPS please.

Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz

2 GB RAM

Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family. :|