I've got a huge package

[Catalavos]

So after making what ended up being a bad decision (increasing tessellation on a huge terrain), I got a warning message telling me that my package exceeded 330 Mb and that I should split it up. Any advice on how I can do this?

Also, since increasing the tessellation I cannot open my map file. The editor crashed while I was in the middle of working and not I can't re-open the map. BOOOO.

[Srinidhalaya]

If your autosave feature was enabled, you can find the autosave file in your mydocuments folder somewhere, at work so I don't know the exact location. It should have several different versions of your map, previous to the error.

[Catalavos]

Originally Posted by Srinidhalaya

If your autosave feature was enabled, you can find the autosave file in your mydocuments folder somewhere, at work so I don't know the exact location. It should have several different versions of your map, previous to the error.

I gave this a shot but tried to open an autosave with a big file size. I'm at work, too so I have to wait until later try again.

[Drecks]

What values did you used ?

[Catalavos]

Just going off of memory here...

The map file size jumped from about 86,000 mb to 185,000 mb when I increased the tessellation via the terrain toolbox.

I can't remember the UU dimensions but I think it's something like 60,000 x 30,000. this is just the "working" size and not the finished size. The only reason I tried increasing the tessellation was to be able to cut out terrain for trenches.

in terrain properties:
drawscale x: 64
drawscale y: 64
drawscale z: 256

Min tessellation level: 1
Max tessellation level: 2

[Drecks]

Didn't you saved previous versions ? Can't believe you didn't save any other version and saved it on an external disc ot what. Open it and look at you previous terrain values. Terrain requires lots of memory.
Increasing tessalation will raise the size in MB's of your map and will
influence performance.

[Catalavos]

Originally Posted by Drecks

Didn't you saved previous versions ? Can't believe you didn't save any other version and saved it on an external disc

Big noob mistake. I was saving a copy about once a week but should do it right before making any big changes, too. I have some autosaves from right before I made the tessellstion change that I'm going to try to open when I get home from work today (only 5 hours to go!). I think it'll work fine but just didn't want to loose any of the other recent changes.

Also- On your suggestion I'm definately calling it Zapad-bla-bla after all of the changes I'm planning on making. I'm seeing so many things about my map that could be improved by moving things like rivers, streams and hills around

[Six_Ten]

Originally Posted by Catalavos

I was saving a copy about once a week but should do it right before making any big changes, too.

First thing I do when starting a project is save MyProject.xxx and immediately save Archive_MyProject.xxx , and update the archive version before trying anything weird.

Save often (and far more frequently than once a week.)

[Catalavos]

Fixed it- just had to delete my huge package.

[-=}WoLvErInE{=-]

Originally Posted by Catalavos

Fixed it- just had to delete my huge package.

Thats what she said...lol j/k

[Catalavos]

I also found the bigger problem which was that I had unknowingly copied + pasted the entire terrain layer so that there were 2.

[Catalavos]

Originally Posted by -=}WoLvErInE{=-

Thats what she said...lol j/k

Yeah, my huge package didn't even last until my wife got home from work

[-=}WoLvErInE{=-]

Originally Posted by Catalavos

Yeah, my huge package didn't even last until my wife got home from work

Yeah, just don't go bragging to her, the way you are to us!

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by Catalavos

Yeah, my huge package didn't even last until my wife got home from work

Originally Posted by -=}WoLvErInE{=-

Yeah, just don't go bragging to her, the way you are to us!

I was patiently waiting for this to take that turn on the thread title!!!

[[TW]Swag]

Originally Posted by Mike_Nomad

I was patiently waiting for this to take that turn on the thread title!!!

Yep, same here. I thought I was going to need to trash the thread at first.

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by [TW]Swag

Yep, same here. I thought I was going to need to trash the thread at first.

Bless you for your patience. Cheers!