The Wonderland Board

i just wondered if there was a reason why the textures and backgrounds etc are saved here as zip files.

i would have thought that the obvious answer was to save webspace here on the forums.......but.......i then noticed that every time i save a background or a model, the zip file seems to be bigger than the unzipped file

i don't even know why i wondered this in the first place, i just did

It's more comfortable to download just one file instead of all the single texture pics.

And you can only upload certain types of files.

You have to have them as zip files dunc, cos they won't upload unless they are zipped. If you look at the attachment panel when you're typing a message you see an underlined blue 'allowed extensions and sizes' link. Click on it and it will tell you all the things you can upload.

You'll notice that even though you can upload jpgs as single files, if you have several in a folder you have to zip it.

When I zip a texture it is only slightly less in size than the unzipped folder, probably because it contains jpgs that have already been compressed.

If you're finding that the zipped file is bigger than the unzipped one then there is something strange going on at your end. With models the zipped folder can be as much as half the size of the unzipped one.

ah, thanks.

i knew there it was too technical for me!