15 articles tagged game-optimization. Tutorials and workflow notes for 3D artists shipping game-ready assets to Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot 4, and Blender.
Learn how to place, bake, and blend reflection probes in Unity URP, UE5, and Godot 4 to make PBR metallic and glossy assets look convincing in-engine.
Occlusion culling is the fastest way to cut GPU draw calls on complex 3D scenes. Here's how to set it up correctly in all three major engines.
Texture atlasing cuts draw calls and GPU memory by combining multiple textures into one sheet. Here's how to do it right in Blender, Unity, UE5, and Godot 4.
Cut character draw costs without breaking animations. A complete guide to skeletal mesh LODs, bone reduction, and export from Blender in UE5.
Learn how to bake physics simulations and crowd animations into VATs in Blender, then play them back in UE5 with near-zero runtime cost.
Master LOD creation in Blender with Decimate, Remesh, and FBX LOD Groups—then wire them up correctly in Unity and Unreal Engine 5.
World Partition replaces the old level streaming model in UE5. Here's how to set it up, organize assets, and debug runtime performance like a pro.
Master UE5 texture streaming: set pool budgets, diagnose hitches with the Streaming Analyzer, and optimize assets for smooth runtime memory.
Export SpeedTree assets correctly, configure LOD chains, optimize wind shaders, and set up PBR leaf materials for high-performance foliage in Unity and UE5.
Channel packing fits multiple PBR maps into one texture—cut draw calls, slash VRAM, and ship faster. Here's exactly how to do it.
Occlusion culling can double your FPS by skipping geometry the camera never sees. Here's how to set it up correctly in Unity, UE5, and Godot 4.
Learn how GPU instancing and draw call batching work, why they matter, and how to apply them to your 3D assets in Unity and Unreal Engine 5.
High-poly sculpts look incredible but kill performance. Master retopology workflows in Blender to convert dense meshes into clean, animation-ready game assets.
Texture atlases are one of the fastest wins in game optimization. Learn how to build them in Blender, export correctly, and implement them in Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
Level of Detail meshes cut draw calls and boost FPS without sacrificing visuals. Here's how to build production-ready LODs in Blender for any game engine.