Custom models, skins and icons?

[Grurf]

Well, I was just wondering. My map (TIHD, see here and of course my avatar) is about 1,7mb in its current state, and will probably be a little over 2mb at 1.00 if I keep going for custom stuff. So, do you think I should use the custom stuff or not? People at battle.net say I should either remove them or host it DL only a lot, otherwise you have to wait for everybody to dl before you can start the game, and that takes a very long time in some cases .

 

[Sargon]

Well, I was just wondering. My map (TIHD, see here and of course my avatar) is about 1,7mb in its current state, and will probably be a little over 2mb at 1.00 if I keep going for custom stuff. So, do you think I should use the custom stuff or not? People at battle.net say I should either remove them or host it DL only a lot, otherwise you have to wait for everybody to dl before you can start the game, and that takes a very long time in some cases .

I like the custom stuff. Keep it.

2 MB isn't that bad. Also, have you done all the compressing you can? Do you have custom sounds? Skins? Models? Which?

 

[Penguin-]

definately keep it.

2mb isnt that bad, and theres nothing worse than loading up a new map and seeing all the old models with nothing custom and original

Well, thats what i think.

Peng-

 

[Pyromancer]

keep, people can always just get it off the internet. custom stuff is cool.

 

[ReVolver]

Keep the custom stuff

If it take to much to load you can always get a program that makes it alot faster to load like DotA (Icefrog) did.

 

[Korolen]

Hell, when n00bs try to make save codes in the GUI, it turns out to be about 3 megs of:

function Load_The_Code_01928417273 takes nothing returns nothing
    if not <Whatever> then
        return false
    endif
    return true
endfunction

-------- Whatever --------

if Load_The_Code_01928417273() then
    <Do whatever>
endif

I'm not kidding. I extract the JASS to try to break varios codes, and I have to sort through this stuff. Tedious.

 

[Grurf]

Well, it's quite clear what ya all think of it (80+% says to keep the custom stuff at the moment) so I think I'll just keep it, use a 128x128 map preview, compress all the blps to the max etc. I do not have custom sounds (yet) but I think they would take up too much space. Thanks for voting!

 

[BlizzScripts]

gurf the models imported are realy important
and 2mb is just fine;.. until your map have a great history

 

[TOC_Cid]

I would say, try not to make it go above 3mb. I voted no because feedback from some of my games with custom came out a little rude.

ie: @%#! you! Make the DL shorter you nub!

 

[Pyromancer]

no, you can just use a map optimizer. also, when your all done, i think you could just convert it all to jass, and it would take up less space, but i dont know. koloren, i dont know what your talking about.......

 

[und34d-rul3]

i voted no because i usually dont like custom stuff

usually when there custom hereos/abils they either way too strong or way too bad. If all of your stuff is perfectly balanced then i guess its fine.

 

[UnknowVector]

Custom stuff as in models, skins, sounds. Nothing to deal with abilitys or heroes. And they are balenced ive played.