Optimizing and SP?

[Pandamonium]

1)Optimization
Okay so I've been running into problems of map files exceeding the 4mb limit.
I've used MPQMaster, sometimes the compact flush works, sometimes I can't even select it which sucks because it greys out.

HeavyLock gave me most of the time these 99%, only once I got it to a normal percentage like 4%, but I lost some files from the listfile like for avatars, and some doodads, maybe when I was trying to get the listfile I did something wrong, not sure.

And finally Vexorian's optimizer, which didn't help at all, gave high percentages like HeavyLock.

Is there any good guide on how to optimize a map somewhere on this forum? Or on these tools I'm using?

2)Single Player Activation
Second problem is activating Single Player in RPG games and such. Read JJ's and Risen's Guide, I can't find what they tell me to find for in their guides with CTRL+F even.
And even when I try and think I got it, I try hosting the map but then when I select the map it gives me a error message and crashes WC3. Any help?

Sorry if this is a lot, I'm new to this whole thing, but I want to expand my knowledge and skills in this

[Senethior459]

If it's grayed out in MPQMaster, just close it (the program, not the map) and reopen it. That usually makes it work.

Here's a guide I wrote for HeavyLocker. http://forum.wc3edit.net/viewtopic.php? ... 641#p58641

[Pandamonium]

Thanks on what you suggested for the MPQMaster problem =) Worked
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Although for HeavyLocker..
Seems like I did something wrong when optimizing..I'll just post my process for you guys to see if I did anything wrong
Okay so for MPQ Recover, I would open the map, check "Deep MPQ scanning" click the scan button, and then click "Save List"
Then opened RMPQex, browsed and clicked the map, clicked "Open", clicked "Add Listfile" and chose the one i got form MPQ Recover, clicked "Auto Search" a few times, came out with 1 unknown file, and then clicked "Extract ListFile"
I opened up HeavyLocker, clicked "Options" and added the listfile I extracted from RMPQex, checked "Force ZLIB-Deflate (W3)" as the others in your guide were checked already, browsed and opened the map, then clicked "Save As" and saved it, and it popped up a message saying the new file size is 0.48999999999995% smaller.

[Senethior459]

It might already be compressed then, and the only way to compress it more would be to maybe squish the models, or start taking down the quality of things. Or even just deleting files.

[Pandamonium]

Haha alright thanks for the help Senethior I think I can practice getting the SP right on my own then