Ent Data Optimizer

[Kyorisu]

This program is made by my friend Tony Levi (Also HL Deaths Leader) anyway basicly it can cut down the size of your BSP's I highly recomend you try it out.

ChatBear forum thread

It is still in production with new versions being released frequently. Try it out I managed a 33% reduction in one of my maps.

Ent Data Optimizer download

Becuase this program is still in production with bugs being found every now and then people with a knowledge of coding may be able to help out.

 

[FictiousWill]

That's really cool. How exactly does it optimize the data? does it just look at Ent data, or does it actually modify the .bsp?

 

[Kyorisu]

It modifies the BSP. I just put it onto the end of my batch compile. I'll ask tony and get back to you at lunch (I'm at school at the moment)

 

[Kyorisu]

It modifies the .ent data from ripents.

then you add it back in.

modifies the .Bsp what was I thinking?

 

[FragBait0]

Yeah I'd be the author of that app.
Alpheus has got it fairly right in the end - you need to use ripents to grab the entdata from the bsp and then again to add it back in. (one day, far off in the future, i might change that)

Example:
"g:\hldev\programs\vhe\tools\xhlt\ripent.exe" -export g:\games\HL\death\maps\train_t1
"g:\hldev\programs\vhe\tools\fragsperl\opt_entdata.exe" g:\games\HL\death\maps\train_t2 -delbackup -log -verbose
"g:\hldev\programs\vhe\tools\ripent.exe" -import g:\games\HL\death\maps\train_t1

That may or may not appear right. damn line wrapping...
EDIT: there are some spaces where there shouldnt be. the map is supposed to be train_t1 etc. im sure you get it

 

[Kyorisu]

Thank you for cleaing that up.

 

[FragBait0]

An alpha of 0.7 is available for download. Please discuss this at chatbear or bug me with a bug email: [email protected]

Chatbear linkage: http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?a=viewthread&t=52,1080647136,18491&id=634830&b=590&v=flatold

 

[FragBait0]

0.7 has undergone extensive testing has has been released under a beta monkier instead of alpha. That means I think its almost perfectly safe to use!

Go see the chatbear thread:
http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?a=viewthread&t=52,1080647136,18491&id=634830&b=590&v=flatold

Or direct download:
http://users.tpg.com.au/dplevi/opt_entdata_0.7.rar

Please post any bugs or suggestions on the VERC thread or alternativly e-mail me.

EDIT: 0.7 dosen't require use of ripent manually. Specifing a parameter makes the program run it by itself. See the doc if you give a damn.