{"author_name":"mrStrings","cat":"LD #35","comments":[],"epoch":1461254580,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"5968","p_author":"mrStrings","p_authorkey":"62659","p_urlkey":"41412","p_title":"THOSE HUGE BITS: one advise for Windows builds","p_cat":"LD #35","p_event":"LD35","p_time":"1461254580","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"62659","us_name":"mrStrings","us_username":"mrStrings","event_start":"1460678400","event_key":"33","event_name":"LD35"},"text":"

Hello guys!<\/p>\n

We are proud to inform that the Windows version of WolfBit<\/a> has just reduced from 51Mb to 19Mb.<\/p>\n

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BUT… HOW?<\/p>\n

Well, according to Microsoft Developer Network:<\/p>\n

“A program database (PDB) file holds debugging and project state information that allows incremental linking of a Debug configuration of your program. A PDB file is created when you compile a C\/C++ program with\u00a0\/ZI or \/Zi<\/span>\u00a0or a Visual Basic\/C#\/JScript .NET program with\u00a0\/debug<\/b>.”<\/p>\n

That means they are not necessary AT ALL for release builds (AKA running perfectly your game).<\/p>\n

And I find that a pretty good advise, as I have seen more than one game at LD35 that has been given the suggestion to remove these huge useless Megabytes of it.<\/p>\n

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(Including us!)<\/p>\n

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So thanks Ludum Dare community for pointing this out! It’s really good to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

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By the way, if you haven’t played our game, WolfBit<\/a>, go on and check it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We are really proud of it, I mean, look at our title screen \":)\"<\/p>\n

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Edit: Next step is learn how to post GIFs here (we’ll work on that!).<\/p>","time":"April 21st, 2016 11:03 am","title":"THOSE HUGE BITS: one advise for Windows builds"}