RS2 Mapping: Combine Static Mesh

[Srinidhalaya]

The ability to combine static mesh is rather important for a jungle setting, where a single mesh is repeatedly used. This reduces draw calls substantially. Last I heard, you couldn't combine mesh's in RO2 SDK, was this changed? I tried to combine a couple of identical mesh, and they just vanished, although the pivot widget remained, and the new combined mesh existed in the scene list. Maybe I did it wrong? Going through the stock maps, I see this technique is used heavily for the tree's.

 

[Lemonater47]

You can create a prefab of several static meshes. So it then acts as a single mesh.

 

[Srinidhalaya]

Sweet. I saw the prefab option next to combine static mesh. I don't remember that being available back when I was making an RO2 map, so I didn't check it out.

 

[Beskar Mando]

You can create a prefab of several static meshes. So it then acts as a single mesh.

I don't think a prefab will affect rendering if I remember correctly. I mean if you really really need to combine a mesh, export to 3dsmax or blender combine it then re-import as a new mesh.

 

[nymets1104]

I read somewhere on the ro2 forums that combining static meshes would only work for custom made imported meshes. Not for any vanilla meshes.

 

[Srinidhalaya]

That is unfortunate then. They used the feature quite a bit on the stock maps, I'm betting the high vegetation will require it to get decent performance, especially on air maps.