you can just string the maps together using events to transfer between them.
I agree. It's a bit sad putting limitations on for say a device you might not even plan on exporting too.
Funny i'm talking about 500x500 above your post then you post my video and this thread inspired me to check the json files for the map and then I forgot all about it.
Pretty much. Always keep updates and for map settings stick to json. Maybe down the road someone will make a tool I doubt the Japan devs will do much. Their going to limit and make everyone suffer based on mobile users... I think Unity3d and all the other game makers should do the same. Pick the lowest device it can export to and cap everything bases on it. Lots of sense there haha.
I tried this. Saves fine, then when I try to reopen it after verifying it worked, it crashes.
Forgive me if this sounds rude, but that's beside the point.
Well, the point isn't what you find personally appealing. There are different types of stories and genres for this very reason. Some tales are intimiate and the size of the maps reflect this. Other tales are epic and span continents, if not worlds. The only way to visually capture this is to create vast maps. The 500 x 500 size was perfect for this latter type of story. Now, I know we can link maps together, but that requires a transition screen, which presents a different view of a world as film has already used the dissolve in its myriad forms to denote a passage of time and/or location change. The same holds true from switching maps when you enter/exit a building/town/dungeon. I do have games that use smaller world maps, but this is a reflection of the story and the plot elements involved. So, while you might not understand why someone wants to pursue scales you find too large in scope, that doesn't mean it's a terrible decision for players and designers alike. What it comes down to is perspective and the scale of the stage. Even in game play I prefer the epic novel to the short story, but I know that I'm not everyone. I design what I want to play share it in hopes that there's an audience of people who enjoy what I do. Thus, the long format epitomized by a large map works for me.
This leads me to believe there may have been some very sound reasoning behind limiting the map size. Most of us never encountered issues with large maps before because we never used them. That doesn't mean they didn't cause any. When I think of all the events and other things the game needs to keep track of on a huge map (stuff the player is nowhere near tripping), and I can see why they may have gone this route.
