Hi, I have playing around with 3dgs for a long time, and I decide to make a game with it. but when I start seriously make a games I have problem about file size!
here's my problem:
first time I decide to learn to make a level, and I decide to makeover the level from looking the sample GAME (made with other engine), I make the level excatly same with the GAME , and when I compiled the level, the WMB size is about 3700 Kb, otherwise the size of the level from the GAME is about 375 Kb, so the size of the level file made with 3dgs is bigger about ten times from the GAMES.

the sample GAMES has 30 level and the size is about 40 Mb, so if I makeover the GAMES with 3dgs maybe the final size of game will be about 400 Mb!,

my question is, why this is happen?
Is there a way to reduce the file size of the wmb level?

I'm sorry for my very BAD ENGLISH!!!

Try to use DDS files instead of TGAs: this will dramatically reduce your file size!

here my level


it's about 3220 KB

and the real level of the Game its aboutv 347 Kb

Whats the size of your WAD files used in that map?

The size of the levels comes mainly from the data
for shading blocks. So even with a small WAD (the textures)
you will end if with a big level.
Try to use Flat shading, and invisible parts of block-surfaces.
I think that surfaces without shading, are then stored much smaller.

Also try to use WMB-entities, and reuse them in the level.
This way you lighning is not so nice, but the level-data is much smaller.

or use low calculations for shadown when building.