Aggressive Optimizations - Revision history

Sergey at 13:14, 8 June 2026

2026-06-08T13:14:46Z

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 [[File:scissors.jpg|right|thumb|600px|Cut off features slowing you down!]]
 Here is the list of aggressive optimizations that you can use as quick & dirty hacks to boost the performance of your apps. All these techniques reduce rendering quality, so use them with caution! Normally, you should always be a patient optimizer and stick to the "official" recommendations specified [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/introduction/Optimizing-WebGL-performance.html here] and [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/introduction/Performance-Bottlenecks.html there].
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 [[Category:Tutorials and How-Tos]]

Alexander at 09:01, 19 March 2026

2026-03-19T09:01:41Z

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	This is how good old 3D games were made back in 1990s. Still you can have decent quality because GPUs in 2020s can handle way more geometry and much larger textures.		This is how good old 3D games were made back in 1990s. Still you can have decent quality because GPUs in 2020s can handle way more geometry and much larger textures.

	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials and How-Tos]]

Alexander: /* Choose between IBL reflections and lights */

2025-05-02T17:52:19Z

Choose between IBL reflections and lights

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	Don't use them both in the same scene, stick to one of the following:		Don't use them both in the same scene, stick to one of the following:

	* Keep IBL map but remove all light sources~~. For better performance, you might also switch [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#ibl_environment_mode IBL mode] to "Light Probe + Cubemap"~~.		* Keep IBL map but remove all light sources.

	OR:		OR:

Alexander: /* Set View Transform from AgX/Filmic to Standard */

2025-05-02T17:50:39Z

Set View Transform from AgX/Filmic to Standard

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	== Set View Transform from AgX/Filmic to Standard ==		== Set View Transform from AgX/Filmic to Standard ==

	Blender only. Perhaps you didn't even know about the [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_color_management existence] of this Blender setting... It's nothing serious, just ~~minor~~ FPS boost and minor reduction of the scene loading time. However, it is just a couple of clicks and brings you no quality harm (just slightly different scene look).		Blender only. Perhaps you didn't even know about the [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_color_management existence] of this Blender setting... It's nothing serious, just some FPS boost and minor reduction of the scene loading time. However, it is just a couple of clicks and brings you no quality harm (just slightly different scene look).

	== Get rid of procedural textures ==		== Get rid of procedural textures ==

Alexander: /* Disable shadows or reduce their quality */

2025-05-02T17:49:40Z

Disable shadows or reduce their quality

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	Disabling shadows altogether can help a lot. However, if this hurts your feelings, follow these recommendations:		Disabling shadows altogether can help a lot. However, if this hurts your feelings, follow these recommendations:

	* Use smaller shadow maps ([https://www.soft8soft.com/wiki/index.php/Common_gotchas_with_Verge3D#Huge_shadow_maps see here why])		* Use smaller shadow maps ([https://www.soft8soft.com/wiki/index.php/Common_gotchas_with_Verge3D#Huge_shadow_maps see here why]).
	* Use just one light that casts shadows		* Use just one light that casts shadows.
	* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])		* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info]).
	* Do not cast shadows from the point or area lights. They require 6 times more draw calls.		* Do not cast shadows from the point or area lights. They require 6 times more draw calls.

Alexander: /* Disable shadows or reduce their quality */

2025-05-02T17:49:12Z

Disable shadows or reduce their quality

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	* Use just one light that casts shadows		* Use just one light that casts shadows
	* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])		* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])
	* Do not cast shadows from the point or area lights. They require 6 ~~time~~ more draw calls.		* Do not cast shadows from the point or area lights. They require 6 times more draw calls.

	== Disable post-processing ==		== Disable post-processing ==

Alexander: /* Disable shadows or reduce their quality */

2025-05-02T17:49:03Z

Disable shadows or reduce their quality

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	* Use just one light that casts shadows		* Use just one light that casts shadows
	* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])		* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])
	* ~~Never~~ cast shadows from the point lights!		* Do not cast shadows from the point or area lights. They require 6 time more draw calls.

	== Disable post-processing ==		== Disable post-processing ==

Alexander: /* Disable shadows or reduce their quality */

2025-05-02T17:47:50Z

Disable shadows or reduce their quality

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	* Use smaller shadow maps ([https://www.soft8soft.com/wiki/index.php/Common_gotchas_with_Verge3D#Huge_shadow_maps see here why])		* Use smaller shadow maps ([https://www.soft8soft.com/wiki/index.php/Common_gotchas_with_Verge3D#Huge_shadow_maps see here why])
	* Use just one light that casts shadows		* Use just one light that casts shadows
	* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF ~~(Poisson Disk)~~ / ESM ~~shadow~~ ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])		* Use Basic or Bilinear shadow filtering instead of PCF / ESM shadows ([https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Shadows.html#shadow_filtering check out this info])
	* Never cast shadows from the point lights!		* Never cast shadows from the point lights!

Alexander at 06:36, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T06:36:57Z

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	This is how good old 3D games were made back in 1990s. Still you can have decent quality because GPUs in 2020s can handle way more geometry and much larger textures.		This is how good old 3D games were made back in 1990s. Still you can have decent quality because GPUs in 2020s can handle way more geometry and much larger textures.

			[[Category:Tutorials]]

Alexander: /* Set View Transform from Filmic to Standard */

2024-05-01T19:55:06Z

Set View Transform from Filmic to Standard

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	Being quick and easy, and with almost no harm to quality, this makes your app less VRAM-hungry. See [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_indirect here].		Being quick and easy, and with almost no harm to quality, this makes your app less VRAM-hungry. See [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_indirect here].

	== Set View Transform from Filmic to Standard ==		== Set View Transform from AgX/Filmic to Standard ==

	Blender only. Perhaps you didn't even know about the [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_color_management existence] of this Blender setting... It's nothing serious, just minor FPS boost and minor reduction of the scene loading time. However, it is just a couple of clicks and brings you no quality harm (just slightly different scene look).		Blender only. Perhaps you didn't even know about the [https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/blender/Lighting-and-Rendering.html#global_rendering_properties_color_management existence] of this Blender setting... It's nothing serious, just minor FPS boost and minor reduction of the scene loading time. However, it is just a couple of clicks and brings you no quality harm (just slightly different scene look).