bALLZNPLAY Posted August 7, 2024 Share Posted August 7, 2024 Looking for a way in the editor to set a point or spot lights shadow to static.. also can these be baked with probes like leadwerks does? I'm only a level designer so I don't mess with code. I make maps for a coder on our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 7, 2024 Share Posted August 7, 2024 There's a checkbox in the Appearance options. Static lights will use one shadow map for all static objects, and another for dynamic objects. This can greatly reduce the amount of shadow polygons that have to be drawn when an object moves: https://www.ultraengine.com/learn/Entity_Staticize In that example, only the spinning fan has to be drawn when the shadow is updated each frame. The rest of the scene is just copied from the static shadow map. id Tech does something similar to this, I think. 1 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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