On the Isle of Siptah, the streaming distance is 1km as are the heightmaps, which means that huge camp levels should be at LEAST 3km away from each other. The streaming distance of heightmaps determine this. Huge camps with many assets should be at such a distance that two of these camps do not load at the same time. When placing camps, the size of the camp needs to be considered with the streaming distance in mind - see more about this later. Level-bounds for Camp and other gameplay levels Streaming distances should be set up as required by the map if a heightmap is exceptionally tall and can be seen from very far away, the streaming distance may need to be set to be further than normal - likewise - if a heightmap is tucked away and very hidden, the streaming distance of such a heightmap can be set lower than normal. The Persistent level, wildlife, camps, audio and additional gameplay levels may span large areas of the map, which contributes to the amount of actors that need to be loaded at the same time.īelow is an actor count for the Persistent Level alone. We need to keep this in mind, since the heightmaps are not the only source of actors. The reason we do this is to prevent the level-bounds to inflate after placing additional meshes and actors into the level that may go slightly beyond the bounds of the level. This bounds then helps determine the streaming distance of the level.Īs soon as a heightmap is generated, but before putting in any additional assets into the level, the AutoAdjustLevelBounds should be set to The level bound helps determine the shape of a level and by default, the levelbounds is a rectangle that automatically adjusts itself to contain all actors inside itself. It should be mentioned that this page in no way is a complete guide to map-making the point of this page is to look at maps for the sake of streamlining and optimization.Īll levels have Levelbounds. In addition, problems with streaming distances can easily be identified early on in this process, being taken into consideration and fixed before work is even started on the map.

The more planning the less surprises later on, and the less confused the map will be. Before making a new map, one should consider all of the issues brought up below.īest practise for laying out a map is to include creative leads, artists and designers.

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