Did you try spam loading the blank level then the new level and keeping track of sys_memory? That's how I noticed that some levels were stacking memory.

A few hints from the manual -
WMB - Map Entities
Shadow -
Some setting to look at..
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/ad3d_texsmaps.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/amap_subents.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/preload_mode.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/aent_preload.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/aent_purge.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/aentity-dynamic.htm
++ http://www.conitec.net/beta/ashadow_lod.htm
++ other LOD factors.

Sounds like a bug, either level_load or in preload.
No worries... using ent_pugre with a little bit of logic and the CLIPPED flag could be a basic optimization. http://www.conitec.net/beta/ae_clipped.htm



The code and reply are just a guess. Also could be linked to a custom shader setting on map_ents.

I did not "spam load" my level. I'm not 100% sure what that means.

I don't know if you saw my comment about bmap_purge(), but it seems to be a good function that still works (in A7 anyway). It looks like it may have been replaced by ptr_remove, so that might work as well. But you will have to use these on the actual BMAP* image you want removed from memory. So, for instance, if your terrain has a BMAP* pointer for the texture you are using, you can bmap_purge it when you need to remove or change the terrain.

Also, if memory is an issue for you, consider switching to .dds textures if you are not already using them. In one afternoon I eliminated 264 mb of texture memory from my game. I plan to continue switching my textures over to .dds, but this has been a huge gain in my memory issue...

Hey dooley, by spam, I meant just quickly reloading the level constantly and watching if any memory stacks. I have switched over to DDS textures, and it definitely helps with keeping memory low. I wanted to eventually do this, but I guess its better to start now.

In a test level, Im getting a texture memory overflow crash. This is done by creating A LOT of map entities, which increases the nexus. I know I shouldnt create that many entities in a real game, but with a nexus of 500, I wanted to see if I could reach the entity limit, as well as keep track of memory usage. I would like to know why the game would crash this way:

I am avoiding map entities because they seem to stack the memory whenever you load them. I can't answer why.