HELP WANTED: how to reduce the size of a released mod

[Led]

Hi,

I have made a basic side mod by editing ODF, and I am using a stock map.

My new side lvl files seem huge--the all.lvl is 108 MB.  Is there anyway to reduce that for the final release of the mod?

Thanks,
Buckler

[Giftheck]

Yes, you want to remove anything from the all.req that you're not using in your LUA file. For instance, if you're only using the "all_inf_basic" (standard units) and "all_inf_smuggler" (wookie unit), your custom REQ should look something like this:

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ucft
{
REQN
{
"lvl"
"all_inf_basic"
"all_inf_smuggler"
}
}


[Led]

Thanks!  That alone saved me about 50 MB.

[Phobos]

also to reduce file of released mods intended for dedicated server hosting, remove all TGA files before munging. For dedi common.lvl, you have to delete the tgas from MSH and Effects folder, and also all .texture files from munged folder. This makes your server common about 3mb.