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This is a reference for Engine general limits.

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Data limits

• Names in general are limited to 63 characters maximum.
  • Applies to names of CVar, CCmd, Alias, and context.

    set name value   // CVar name is 'name'

  • Applies to data virtual 'asset names', which are the full relative name including relative path and name.

    set font textures/font1.png   // asset name is 'textures/font1.png'

  • Applies to archive file names, which are a relative or fully qualified OS filesystem path.

    set data_path ./data/   // full effective archive name is './data/pak0.zip'

• General paths, that are not archive or asset paths are limited to 511 characters maximum.
  • Applies to the full path and name folders and files in the engine install location.
  • Applies to the full path and name folders and files in any data location.