I am creating an open world RPG game and it of course needs a big map, but I am not sure how big is too big for performance. This is my current map:
The reason I’m starting to get worried is because when I enter this project it takes a long time to load.
I would say yes, sorta. It really depends on the game dynamics like how many people per server and how many structures. For the games start I would say yes it is a bit big. Start small as you can always add more later.
Also side point: I would make a small area to find your theme and add details before making a huge base! Hope this is helpful good luck. <3
A big map gives players a sense of freedom, which is what an open world game has, I’m trying to achieve that here.
Unfortunately bad performance exist so for the sake of good performance I will shrink down the map. >:(
Yes open worlds are amazing, its really up to you but for the sake of time sensitivity and preformance I would start smaller (not much smaller) to put more effort into it.
I found a map of the game booga booga, which is much smaller than my map:
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