object limit

mercurycs · Post by **mercurycs** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:41 pm

I was wondering what the limit was for number of objects. My friend is making a game and he has 950 objects so far and he says he is limited to 1024 objects and is worried about the limit. anyone know?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:52 am

33, that looks like to me.

33 objects.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:38 am

Just pop a

$MAXOBJECTS=1500

at the top of the source code or in the compiler command-line.

mercurycs · Post by **mercurycs** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:37 pm

Ok, that seems to work. Thanks alot.

but out of curiosity now, is there an actual ceiling to the number of objects and other things?

Kent · Post by **Kent** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:54 pm

It depends. Certain things are static, but the things you're likely to need to increase (like objects, routines, etc.) can be increased into the tens of thousands, if you actually need that many.

Invoking the compiler with:

hc $list

will give you a rundown of all the modifiable limits.

(The reason they're limited by default is for cross-platform compatibility, so that even limited-memory platforms can compile a moderately large game.)

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:11 pm

I can't wait to see this Hugo game with all these objects, personally. I always dig the sizeable Hugo games!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:12 pm

As long as three of them are not monkeys and 1497 of them are not bananas.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:14 pm

And as long as there isn't a big acronym in front of an impassable door.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:21 pm

You're trackin' with me, man! We're totally tracking!