I don't know how they coded the game (I don't really want to knowHeretic_Cata said:It isn't a proof, but the thing is - why would the game crash if there would be 257 buildings ? Why not one more ?
Because 257 is not 2^x.
So what does this number have to with how much the game can bear ?
I think the TRUE limit is somewhere (it could be anywhere) between 2^8 and 2^9. They just made a STUPID aproximation.
Further more i STILL don't understand why the game would crash. The way i see it, if it excedes that certain amount then our RAMs&video cards will have a harder time - that is where i don't see the conection with the game.


In that case, the TRUE limit IS 256. Just try to had a 257th colour in a 256 colours image...
Anyway, if they did used this limitation in the code, I think it's quite stupid because it has VERY little impact on memory (beside the limitation in the buildings number per se).