C++ Array Size Limit?

[tomtetlaw]

When I try to compile this:

#define NODES_MAX 100000
extern node_t _nodes[NODES_MAX];

It gives me this error:
------ Build started: Project: TheAlienEngine, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
main.cpp
c:\documents and settings\tom\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\thealienengine\thealienengine\ae_3d.h(12) : error C2148: total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes
Generating Code...
Compiling...
core.cpp
c:\documents and settings\tom\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\thealienengine\thealienengine\ae_3d.h(12) : error C2148: total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes
Generating Code...
Compiling...
ae_3d.cpp
c:\documents and settings\tom\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\thealienengine\thealienengine\ae_3d.h(12) : error C2148: total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes
c:\documents and settings\tom\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\thealienengine\thealienengine\ae_3d.cpp(7) : error C2148: total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes
c:\documents and settings\tom\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\thealienengine\thealienengine\ae_3d.cpp(7) : error C2148: total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes
Generating Code...
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\tom\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\TheAlienEngine\TheAlienEngine\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
TheAlienEngine - 5 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I can only get it to compile if I lower this limit to around 500.. this is not acceptable because I'm making a 3D engine and every object in my world will be a node_t...

Is there any way to fix this?

[sureronald]

How about using C++ vectors?

[tomtetlaw]

I did that, and now it compiles, but now when I run it I get this:
Unhandled exception at 0x00419537 in TheAlienEngine.exe: 0xC00000FD: Stack overflow.

And it points to this:

std::vector<node_t> _nodes(NODES_MAX);

Here is the definition of node_t:

#ifndef NODE_T
#define NODE_T

#include "vec_t.h"
#include "model_t.h"

extern int nodes_counter;

struct node_t{
	int id;

	vec_t origin, position, rotation;

	model_t model;
	model_t collision_mask;

	void setPosition(vec_t pos)
	{
		position = pos;
	}

	void setRotation(vec_t rot)
	{
		position = rot;
	}
};

#endif

[rdrast]

Why are you trying to allocate 100,000 of anything on the stack?
Do you really really really NEED that much storage as an initial allocation?
Maybe you should just use a vector, and add items as necessary?