Deleting unused maps

[dnel57]

I have read some horror stories about deleting


unused maps or maps that were replaced,etc.


Sometimes,other maps are deleted with them.


Is there any reason why the unwanted maps can't go


with the game?


There are no transfers to or from any of the maps in question.


I have noticed that when I download a game,that all the maps


are listed in the game file.


Could they be deleted from the game file,individually?


Thanks

 

[Hudell]

You can delete them inside rpg maker, just make sure there's no child map inside it, or those will get deleted as well. 

 

[dnel57]

That's what I was afraid of.


Not sure about "child map"


Does that mean any map that opens with the + symbol?

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

yup, that's it. If you delete a map that has child maps (the maps that show if you hit the + sign after the map name), all maps that are a child of it will also be deleted. If you only need this "parent" map to be deleted, just drag the child maps out of the parent first.

 

[Hudell]

Yup, that's exactly it. 

 

[dnel57]

I'll certainly try that.


Thank you,both.

 

[Shaz]

There is also no reason you can't just leave them where they are, since you asked.  If there are no transfers to those maps from any others, the player will never see them.  And maps are really small files, so unless you have a few hundred unused maps, it's not going to bloat your game.

 

[dnel57]

Thanks,Shaz.


There are less than 10 and mostly small.


(Whew!)