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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

CG Spectrum

It helps reduce the amount of detail by simplifying polygons and textures as they get further away from the camera. Bump maps are useful for all types of 3D models — from rocks, wood, and concrete surfaces to fabric and other organic materials, adding a finer level of detail without the additional polygons or memory constraints.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 3D: Switch Mesh surface indexing to start at 0 so string name matches integer index ( GH-70176 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET NET 6 build (C#, GDScript, GDExtension).

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How thatgamecompany Fosters Human Connections Through Innovative Technology & Developer Mindset

AWS Games

This vision is not just a part of the gameplay and experience for TGC titles; it is also a developer mindset within the teams who build and run its games. Eventually the player telemetry stream was swapped out for a meshed network approach. Image: Sky’s concert stadium of fully connected players.

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5 Factors Which Vary Unreal Engine 5 from Unreal Engine 4 

iXie gaming

Number of Polygons: The number of polygons that may be used in the engine is likely the biggest change between UE4 and UE5. The shapes used to create meshes inside the game engine are called polygons. Unreal 5 can manage up to 10 billion polygons, whereas Unreal 4 could only handle a few million.

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Optimize Vegetation Generation

Mnenad

Mainly I focused on generating grass that bends in the wind and some fern like plants, but what comes next is usable for all kind of meshes. First off: I learned a lot about Unity’s build in batching system. Static batching : combines static (not moving) GameObjects into big Meshes, and renders them in a faster way.  

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 3D: Switch Mesh surface indexing to start at 0 so string name matches integer index ( GH-70176 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET NET 6 build (C#, GDScript, GDExtension).

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Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Mono build (C# support + all the above).