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Hello guys welcome back to another video. In this video I'm going to show you how to optimize the Parrot Sample Project inside of Unreal Engine 5. The Parrot Sample Project is a FREE 3D platformer game, however it uses features like Lumen, Nanite, TSR and Virtual Shadow maps. These features are overkill for this simple stylized, low-poly game. Also if you try to play-test this game out on a SteamDeck, you'll get about 25 FPS in-game. So in this video I want to show you how you can optimize this game, so you can get 5x more FPS.
DOWNLOAD THE PARROT SAMPLE PROJECT HERE:
fab.com/listings/844973a5-88a4-4870-a685-ab6d9770e203
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
1:55 - Performance Showcase Before Optimization
2:58 - All Project Settings to Change
4:55 - Disable Nanite and Create LODs
6:37 - Setup Static Lighting
7:50 - Setting Up Lightmap UVs
13:12 - Lightmap Viewmode
14:13 - Building The Lights
15:48 - Other Optimizations
16:59 - Level 1 Setting Changes
18:54 - Results on Steamdeck
LINKS:
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Hello guys welcome back to another video. In this video I'm going to show you how to optimize the Parrot Sample Project inside of Unreal Engine 5. The Parrot Sample Project is a FREE 3D platformer game, however it uses features like Lumen, Nanite, TSR and Virtual Shadow maps. These features are overkill for this simple stylized, low-poly game. Also if you try to play-test this game out on a SteamDeck, you'll get about 25 FPS in-game. So in this video I want to show you how you can optimize this game, so you can get 5x more FPS.
DOWNLOAD THE PARROT SAMPLE PROJECT HERE:
fab.com/listings/844973a5-88a4-4870-a685-ab6d9770e203
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
1:55 - Performance Showcase Before Optimization
2:58 - All Project Settings to Change
4:55 - Disable Nanite and Create LODs
6:37 - Setup Static Lighting
7:50 - Setting Up Lightmap UVs
13:12 - Lightmap Viewmode
14:13 - Building The Lights
15:48 - Other Optimizations
16:59 - Level 1 Setting Changes
18:54 - Results on Steamdeck
LINKS:
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My Courses: smartpoly.teachable.com
Survival Game Course: smartpoly.teachable.com/p/ue5-multiplayer-steam-survival-game-course-remastered
Channel Membership: youtube.com/@SmartPoly/join
Support Me on PATREON: patreon.com/smartpoly
Buy My Complete Projects: smartpoly.gumroad.com
Donate: buymeacoffee.com/smartpoly
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Keyboard: amzn.to/3M11SpV
Laptop: amzn.to/3M7kjJQ
CPU: amzn.to/3tKTK6E
RAM: amzn.to/45yvWjW
GPU: amzn.to/3rUGMmm
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