Dive into a comprehensive tutorial on performance optimization for environments in Unreal Engine. Learn to diagnose and resolve performance issues in a work-in-progress Quixel sample scene. Explore essential topics including performance metrics, FPS and MS breakdown, Unreal Insights, console commands for stats, and performance blueprints. Discover techniques for optimizing shadows, mesh instancing, occlusion, draw distance, and LODs. Gain insights into using tools like Render Doc and bulk editing. Explore advanced concepts such as frustum culling, texture groups, actor merging, and Z-Pass. Analyze materials, set performance budgets, and learn about system scaling for different platforms. Benefit from an extensive Q&A session to address specific optimization challenges.
Overview
Syllabus
News
Performance Metrics Overview
Fps and MS breakdown
Scene performance breakdown
Launch apposed to play in editor
Unreal Insights
Console commands for stats
Performance blueprint
Performance analysis
Cascade Shadows
Distance Field Shadows
Basepass & Prepass
Dynamic Mesh Instancing
Occlusion
Draw Distance
Render Doc
Quad Overdraw
LODS
LOD groups
Bulk Edit
Foliage Grass Type
Frustrum Culling
Bulk Edit Property Matrix
Texture Groups
Construction without affecting visual quality
Merging Actors
In level blockout prototyping
Z Pass
Post Process & GPU vis
Material analysis
Performance budget
System scaling for different platforms
Q&A
Stream wrap up
Taught by
Unreal Engine
