Overview
i have noticed a few things that have been reoccurring in many custom tracks and i want to address them in this guidethis guide pertains to making sure your track is optimised so that the performance is on par with official tracks without changing graphics settingsI would like to point out the over abundance of detail on larger tracks. a lot goes unseen in normal game play and the performance hit is detrimental too the enjoyment of the trackthis is usually too much poly detail eg: trees. bushes. unique structures. excessive structures. or grandstands the use of 2D sprites should also be kept to a minimum. as cheep as it is on VRAM. it all adds up.the other is the over use of dynamic lighting on static buildings. i’m looking at you harbour 5.a lot of the official tracks use baked lighting too improve performance. this inst a cheap ‘trick’ or deducts from qualityits just another tool you should consider using more oftenalso culling unseen areas, even the terrain (and geometry). as well or blocking long sight lines it keep poly count lower.there are likely more tricks but hopefully this guide will highlight the necessary optimisation pass, even a little consideration goes a long way.
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