The Walking Dead - March to War - Rendering 10K Objects on Low-End Mobile Devices
Explore the technical challenges and innovative solutions behind rendering over 10,000 objects on low-end mobile devices in this Unite Austin 2017 conference talk. Dive into the development process of "The Walking Dead: March to War" game, focusing on creating a large, dense game map for iOS and Android. Learn about streaming via Asset Bundles, efficient rendering techniques, and optimizations for handling thousands of static meshes and hundreds of dynamic NPCs. Discover approaches to map construction, world editing, prefab streaming, draw call optimization, character rendering, navigation, and environmental effects. Gain insights into asset bundle strategies, multi-resolution rendering, and implementing dynamic day/night cycles, shadows, and multiple light sources for mobile platforms.