maximum size

[Botjer]

how large maps are possible?
im interested in modding this game, but i would like to do as large maps possible.

[BrainDamaged]

hi,
you can make 256x256 maps. larger maps i didnt test. but 128x128 is large enough. 128x256 is possible too.

[Duke]

You can use any length that is a power of two.
Otherwise I'm not even sure if it has a limit at all. I think I have seen a 1024 one, but that would be realy HUGE.

[Botjer]

well thats what im looking for... REALLY huge maps.
i dont think i could use anything with four numbers. ie 999 X 999 is the largest

[Duke]

Well certainly not, computers work a bit different. It is actually compareably hard to let them work with decimals, because they are based on binarys.

So 1024 is a very common number. 999 will definately not work, and the next lower is 512.

[Botjer]

i believe i did write 1024 in the editor and it crashed, while writing 999 was fine...
ill take a look at it later...
and yes i do know about the binary, english just isnt my primary language so sometimes its a bit hard to express concepts.

what i was trying to say is that it didnt seem to like 4 digits/numbers.

999 is the last three digit number.

anyways too late to add anything intelligent right now...

im really interested in modding this engine... with the skills i allready have in modding i'd probably get quite far on my own.

[ZaggyDad]

The engine itself is the thing that refuses anything but powers of 2. It'll crash if you do 999, unless I'm wrong.

~Zaggy

[wciow]

i believe i did write 1024 in the editor and it crashed, while writing 999 was fine...

I just tried both values. The mapper will accept ANY combination of values (the highest I tried was 1024) and they don't need to be power of 2 (34x700 is acceptable )

However I don't think the game would actually play a map which isn't a power of 2 value.

[orion]

However I don't think the game would actually play a map which isn't a power of 2 value.

You're right. While you are able to create a 34 x 700 (for example) in the map editor, Glest will crash when you start the game.

[ZaggyDad]

Exactly what I said.

~Zaggy

[Alestance]

max size is 1024 x 1024

[erandur]

I had the idea of a giant map, got sick after filling 500 pixels in... 1.000.000 to go!  Might be fun if you have a lot of time on your hands...

[ZaggyDad]

Well, the AI isn't really made to handle long distance attacks. They usually have their army spread way out in a line, so you can kill them one at a time. The AI needs to be made to regroup when it's near the place it's about to attack. Then it probably would work to make big maps.

~Zaggy