TOPIC: Lots of players complaining about FPS problems.
Lead dev needs to understand 99% of players are not LUMEN experts. He needs to put warnings in the sandbox that inform new players not to go overboard with the point lights that cast shadows, this is critical. You can't expect every single player who tries the game to be in the discord to learn this information.
Look in this thread, how many people are complaining about FPS problems? A LOT, but instead of addressing the issue in the sandbox with simple warnings, the lead dev is working on some feature that only caters to 0.05% of sandbox users.
The lighting system in sandbox now has a high learning curve; due to Lumen, which is going to hurt accessibility;
meaning lots of people will complain about FPS but not understand why. I was one of them. When I first tried to use Lumen in Sandbox, I had terrible FPS, but after a difficult learning curve, I learned how to manage the point lights.
Potential solution:
Code:
# if user is using more than 2 point lights that cast shadows ....
if count(PointLight.CastShadows(True)) >= 2
# show a warning that it can massively affect fps
showPopUpWindow("Warning: Using too many point lights that cast shadows will dramatically affect FPS.", buttonType="Okay", NeverShowAgain=True)
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One more thing, it's important to inform new players that the TORCH light prop in game should only be used as a cheap background light, and not as a primary form of lighting since it uses old UE4 code; unless you're using a very very very old video card in which using the torch light prop becomes an actual good solution for players with low end video cards.
If I was hypothetically the lead dev, and I saw 10 people complain about the FPS due to not understanding Lumen lighting, I'd immediately add simple warnings to the sandbox.
Every Senior level or Lead dev should know about stuff like this.
The lead dev in charge of the game doesn't understand the importance of accessibility. This is not a troll or personal attack, it's just a fact.
You guy can downvote me all you want, you can hate me all you want, but it won't change the fact that too many players are having FPS problems, and they can't figure out why.
If you want to facepalm this post, just pretend the facepalm is actually an emoji of you punching yourself in the face, LOL (I find it highly amusing and entertaining while I'm at work, it's my highlight of the day hahah).
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