Maximum Functional Map Size

[I_batman]

Hi.

Been a long long time since I have been on these forums, and I apologize since I am sure this question is answered already somewhere.

But what is the maximum functional size of a modified map before a computer with say, 4 year old technology, starts lagging or frying?

Assume the map is 80% water, example, for Cold War 1970's naval combat in the North Atlantic?

[Gedemon]

I may be wrong, but I remember having read somewhere that water map may need more processing time for ships pathfinding... So I'll say medium or large.

[rhettrongun]

Not worth starting a new thread for and on a similar note anyways, I was curious about how much these can be increased:

<Row Name="MAX_SUPPORTED_MAP_X">
			<Value>152</Value>
		</Row>
		<Row Name="MAX_SUPPORTED_MAP_Y">
			<Value>96</Value>
		</Row>

Anyone explore this? Can you go into WB with these values increased and make custom gigantic maps (theoretically, since system limits would probably be hit eventually)?

[Gedemon]

When I tested these limits last year, 182x96 (or something close to that) was the max size I could load without crash. Don't know if it has changed with recent patches.

WB is limited to huge size (120x80), the Giant Earth Map from YnAEMP was made with a modified version of WB which doesn't work anymore.

[rhettrongun]

That's too bad. Good to know though, so thanks for the info.

[Gedemon]

but I think you can still make/work on gigantic map modifying an existing game script to create a giant map, save the map in game and open it in WB.

[rhettrongun]

Oh, and I just noticed your 180 x 94 Giant Earth Map . Screen shot looks nice, so I will have take a closer look now.

[sav]

I don't really like large maps, 'cause I'm not much of a micromanager, but I tried the VEM 'Standard map' game of the month, and gave up at about turn 200, 'cause everything was just too slow. Small map works just fine for me, year-old computer.

[Kwadjh]

but I think you can still make/work on gigantic map modifying an existing game script to create a giant map, save the map in game and open it in WB.

Hello,

How may I open a save map in the WB ? I can't find a proper civ5map file...

Kwadjh