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Realtime lighting for a mobile game

Discussion in 'Global Illumination' started by SamohtVII, Jun 21, 2019.

  1. SamohtVII

    SamohtVII

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    I have a pretty large level for a mobile game i'm working on. It's just a full size terrain and some trees and water. Is it in my best interest to ditch the idea of realtime shadows for my game and just bake them? It lags slightly on my high end mobile at the moment so not hopeful on lesser devices. Is it a general rule to not use realtime lighting on mobile or can it be done if done smartly?

    Thanks
     
    SamohtVII, Jun 21, 2019
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  2. KarolisO

    KarolisO

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    Realtime shadows are best avoided under most circumstances. There are solutions on the asset store to project cheap approximate shadows though.
     
    KarolisO, Jun 23, 2019
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  3. bart_the_13th

    bart_the_13th

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    realtime shadow != realtime lighting...
    I can have 2 realtime lighting (1 spotlight + 1 directional) running smooth on low to mid end phone... But 2 dynamic lighting casting shadow on all objects would possibly render my game unplayable...
    But, of course, you can always mix static/baked shadow with dynamic shadow...
     
    bart_the_13th, Jun 23, 2019
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