Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Lightmap baking improvements Clay John changed the logic for baking direct lighting in LightmapGI to spread it over multiple frames, avoiding a spike of computation that can lead the OS to trigger TDR , resulting in a crash of the GPU context ( GH-102257 ). Core: Add explicit error messages to Multimesh functions ( GH-101109 ).

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Beta Dev Baking Render 76

Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Billboard Sprites reduces GPU processing through the use of simple models for distant objects. The utilization of Baked Lighting for static region precomputation results in enhanced runtime performance. The LOD Group Component allows developers to specify different levels of detail which transition according to object distance.

Games 71

Games Texture Render Balance 71

iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Additionally, employing sprite sheets can help manage particles efficiently by combining multiple images into a single texture, minimizing draw calls and improving performance. Techniques like pre-computed lighting and baked animations can also reduce the computational load. What role do shaders play in enhancing mobile game visuals?

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Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Texture 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 13, 2019

Use baked lightmaps instead. Godot now supports 2D meshes , which can be used from code or converted from sprites to avoid drawing large transparent areas. As this back-end is intended to run on the lowest end hardware possible, shaders need to be kept very small. As such all lighting is done by using a forward multi-pass approach.

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Feature Render Editing Shaders 52