Unreal 4 Large scale world building Modular question?
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Hello, I was wondering before I get started on a large scale project I wanted to start -
The scene is a small town of a medieval era
Lots of houses
So I was wondering what would be more beneficial in terms of quality and memory
Should I:
A - Build all pieces separately, Lightmap them separately, and then build the buildings in Engine?
B - Build all pieces separately, Combine them in Maya, retain material IDs, Make 1 Lightmap UV for the whole building and just increase the lightmap texture resolution?
Which is a better plan?
Why?
If anyone has experience building larger scale worlds, I'd like to know how you went about it?
Thank you
The scene is a small town of a medieval era
Lots of houses
So I was wondering what would be more beneficial in terms of quality and memory
Should I:
A - Build all pieces separately, Lightmap them separately, and then build the buildings in Engine?
B - Build all pieces separately, Combine them in Maya, retain material IDs, Make 1 Lightmap UV for the whole building and just increase the lightmap texture resolution?
Which is a better plan?
Why?
If anyone has experience building larger scale worlds, I'd like to know how you went about it?
Thank you
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My experience with open worlds has shown me that More Geometry, less textures tends to work best.