Redundant/Unnecessary Files

[Dr. B]

So it has been confirmed that the issue with the server is due to it hitting a file limit--apparently there is a finite number of areas, creatures, items, conversations, scripts, and so on that a module can contain before going kaboom. Therefore I'm creating a thread for suggesting things that can be removed from the module. Here are some things that immediately come to mind:

1. Prismatic mirrors.
2. Distorted mirrors.
3. Prismatic mirror conversation file.
4. Distorted mirror conversation file.

These could easily be removed from the module. Since armor customization can now be accessed from the rest menu, they serve no purpose.

What else can go on the chopping block?

[Nevrus]

Distorted Mirrors are still the only way to reliably add back items to your character without finding rare-drop items.

[Dr. B]

Distorted Mirrors are still the only way to reliably add back items to your character without finding rare-drop items.

Actually, you can go to "crafting skills" in the radial menu (which brings up the distorted mirror conversations) and apply backpack models. No need for a mirror.

On that note, those items could also be removed. Backpack options could be moved to the rest menu and the crafting conversation from the radial menu could be removed entirely.

[Nevrus]

The Derlson woman's conversation in Cordor Government which references the outdated deity presence system should be nuked while we're looking at things to nuke. As well as the conversation of the wandering merchant guy in Arelith Forest by the portal, and any conversations in Crow's Nest that mention non-nuked Wharftown.

[Exordius]

Cant change armor color from the crafting skills in the radial menu so leave the prismatic ones.

[Dr. B]

You can change armor color from the rest menu. Indeed, you can change the colors of individual armor pieces from the rest menu, which you *cannot* do with prismatic mirrors, making them pretty much obsolete.

Yikes, people. I thought this was common knowledge...

[ActionReplay]

There's a number of things we can do to free up space, we've already started looking at this. Now with the removal of .nss and .gic files from the build we've opened up a lot of space and are good for a few years to come.

Maybe in this time Beamdog will raise the cap but we'll do some updates to dialogs like going from the regular .dlg dialogs to zdlg scrited dialogs which also has the advantage of making all conditional and impact scripts obsolete from the regular dialogs which will open up a lot of space.

That's a process that will take a long time to do but will free up a lot of space for us.