Memory required for map

I don''t think you should have any problems with what you''ve done. Use as much memory as you need. When the computer slows down, then you might start looking at cutting back.

The one possible problem that may occur (I know most people prefer to use arrays for speed), but a single array using up large amounts of storage could cause eventual problems if it is dynamically allocated. Note that an array stores it elements sequentially in memory, which could eventually cause it to ''crash'' into something else or have no room to be created. (Of course, this is only referring to dynamic arrays.)

In the future, you may find it to be more beneficial to use another data structure (BSPtrees, lists etc.)

But basically, if it runs without slowing down, I see no problems.

Maybe I''m missing something in your post but

512*826*4 = 1691648 bytes, approx 1.5 MB

Even if there is something else you are storing, 13MB doesn''t sound like a horrendous amount, however you must specify minimum system requirements before anyone can possibly make a judgement that it is too much.

Yeah, your array is ~1.61mb, not 13.6mb. Less than 2mb is perfectly fine for a game.

Billy

I think I got 13.5 megabits instead of 1.7 megabytes. That makes quite a difference. Thanks for the help.

my current header file is 2giga big, still generating..

okay thats just for fun and utterly stupid.. but i had to say it:D

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