Is there a way to increase the AGS editor limits?

Neosss19 · Mon 27/04/2020 14:43:01

Hi, I recently started using AGS, and i have seen that there is a limit of hotspots and total sprites that you can use in your project.

Is there a way to change those limits? For example instead of 50 hotspots in one room, upgrade to 60

Is this possible or is it a limitation that I must have consider when developing my project?

Many thanks for the help

Crimson Wizard · Mon 27/04/2020 15:01:14

I am not quite sure, are you asking whether you may increase them, or whether developers may increase them in the next version?

As for existing limits, even if you reach any, there are always workarounds too.

Snarky · Mon 27/04/2020 15:53:06

In this particular case, a workaround is to use room objects instead of hotspots.

Crimson Wizard · Mon 27/04/2020 16:28:18

Quote from: Snarky on Mon 27/04/2020 15:53:06
In this particular case, a workaround is to use room objects instead of hotspots.

Out of curiousity, have you met a game which had a room with 50 hotspots? I've seen people struggling with walkable areas which have much lower arbitrary limit, but cannot remember anyone mentioning hotspot limit.

Slasher · Mon 27/04/2020 17:06:58

50 Hotspots in one room is really pushing it... It kind of makes me wonder how he would plan to use them.. Unless it's just a question..

Neosss19 · Mon 27/04/2020 17:12:40

Quote from: Slasher on Mon 27/04/2020 17:06:58
50 Hotspots in one room is really pushing it... It kind of makes me wonder how he would plan to use them.. Unless it's just a question..

Obviously I don't think I'll ever use a room with 50 hotspots, My doubt comes to be if in general the limits imposed by the engine are skippable in some way
If the case should be needed in any project.

Slasher · Mon 27/04/2020 17:41:40

Short answer: No...

Well, not unless you strip the editor/engine and rebuild it

We have guys that do that already

Crimson Wizard · Mon 27/04/2020 17:55:28

Quote from: Neosss19 on Mon 27/04/2020 17:12:40
My doubt comes to be if in general the limits imposed by the engine are skippable in some way

They are passable by two ways:
1. Workarounds. It is usually possible to do same thing with different methods. Even if some of them are bit more complicated, they still may be used in case of need.
2. Building custom version of the engine/editor with these limits updated.

Developers were updating these limits over time, and ones that still remain are there either because of low priority (no one pressured the issue), or it has an unseen connection with other problems and we did not found time to solve that yet.