How do you make a game smaller..... 203.2 MB

BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
in Working with GS (Mac)
Hello GameSalad,

I have developed an app and it is "203.2 MB" I know that is way way way to big.
But I do not know how to make it smaller. (:

The problem is I have Hi-Res pictures in the app. But I have no idea what to do to make them or the app smaller.

If you can tell me a way to fix this, email me at info(at)bigthinkinapps.com or just leave a reply.
If you need to look at it please ask and I can sent it via dropbox... (:

Thanks so Much
Conner

Comments

  • caiokawasakicaiokawasaki Member Posts: 68
    Hello GameSalad,

    I have developed an app and it is "203.2 MB" I know that is way way way to big.
    But I do not know how to make it smaller. (:

    The problem is I have Hi-Res pictures in the app. But I have no idea what to do to make them or the app smaller.

    If you can tell me a way to fix this, email me at info(at)bigthinkinapps.com or just leave a reply.
    If you need to look at it please ask and I can sent it via dropbox... (:

    Thanks so Much
    Conner
    The big size i think is because of the pictures... try to reduce them...
  • adlaimadlaim Member Posts: 68
    You can Using TinyPng to compress Your PNG's
  • SlickZeroSlickZero Houston, TexasMember, Sous Chef Posts: 2,870
    Unless you are shooting for a certain size for certain reasons, 203mb is not that big, considering. Depends on how extravagant your game is. I have many games on my phone that are more than quadruple that size.
    Warning There was an error rendering this rich post.
  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    Yeha, SlickZero is right. It completely depends on what kind of game it is. It could be that the game should be 200 MB! :p

    Chakku
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    200mb is no big deal, sure if you can reduce unnecessary file size then go for, but I wouldn't compromise your game to fit it into some arbitrary file size.
  • ElfizmElfizm Member Posts: 489
    I think that if I saw a game is 200mb I would expect it to have a lot of game play or features so it doesn't matter too much.
  • BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
    Unless you are shooting for a certain size for certain reasons, 203mb is not that big, considering. Depends on how extravagant your game is. I have many games on my phone that are more than quadruple that size.
    Yes you are right but the upload time is more then 6 hours.
  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    @BIG_THINKIN_APPS

    Yeah, I think the others are right. A large file size, to an extent, is only showing good about your app (i.e more content).

    Chakku
  • BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
    Well it is an app that has 45 wallpapers in it. So it does not that have much content. And the upload time is an issue.
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    Yes you are right but the upload time is more then 6 hours.
    6 hours for 200mb ! What are you using for your internet connection, a ouija board ?

    I have bought dozens of apps much bigger than 200mb, some over 1Gb, I can't imagine a couple of extra minutes downloading is going to discourage potential customers.
  • BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
    Yes you are right but the upload time is more then 6 hours.
    6 hours for 200mb ! What are you using for your internet connection, a ouija board ?

    I have bought dozens of apps much bigger than 200mb, some over 1Gb, I can't imagine a couple of extra minutes downloading is going to discourage potential customers.
    No I meant to upload to the App Store. (:
  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    @Socks
    I think he is talking about the uploading of the game in gamesalad not downloading the actual thing, which i think he is right cause it took me 30 min to upload a 80mb game while my network connection is 100mbps!

    @BIG_THINKIN_APPS Well, then sleep while it uploads!
  • BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
    @Socks
    I think he is talking about the uploading of the game in gamesalad not downloading the actual thing, which i think he is right cause it took me 30 min to upload a 80mb game while my network connection is 100mbps!

    @BIG_THINKIN_APPS Well, then sleep while it uploads!
    Thanks
    That is a good Idea!
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited February 2013
    No I meant to upload to the App Store. (:
    @Socks
    I think he is talking about the uploading of the game in gamesalad not downloading the actual thing,

    Yes, I understand that, which is why I said, what are you using for your internet connection !!!??? 6 hours for 200mb is 33mb an hour !! I can upload 200mb in a few minutes and my connection is nothing special.
  • BIG_THINKIN_APPSBIG_THINKIN_APPS Member Posts: 944
    My family has 3 macs, 1 pc, 2 iPads, 2 iPod touches, 2 IPhones and 1 kindle fire all connected to the wifi. That my be why. (:
  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    Png optimizer softwares are not going to work well. I tired all of them. For non transparent image you can use jpeg image and reduce its quality. I know when in included into gamesalad its converted into png but that way you can surly get batter result. If you have photoshop then goto save for web> jpeg> and adjust quality.
Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2025