How do you solo-devs keep track of every mesh, texture, LOD, and material—so you actually know what’s DONE, what’s “almost done,” and what you accidentally broke last sprint?

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How do you solo-devs keep track of every mesh, texture, LOD, and material—so you actually know what’s DONE, what’s “almost done,” and what you accidentally broke last sprint?

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Hey @DevGamePro — wow, this question hit home.

As a fellow solo dev, I used to bounce between Notion, Google Docs, sticky notes (digital and real), and a folder full of .psd files named things like Material_Ruins_Lit_V3_REALFINAL.psd. :sweat_smile:

But truthfully, none of it scaled. I’d constantly:

  • Forget if I’d fixed a LOD issue or just thought about fixing it.
  • Ship builds with placeholder textures because I missed one.
  • Spend way too long playing “find the broken mesh.”

I finally gave in and started using a plugin that lets me leave checklist tasks and comments directly on each asset inside Unreal. Now I tag things like “needs LOD update,” “verify collision,” or “test with AI” per asset, and it syncs to a clean web dashboard so I always know what’s left.

It’s called Asset Optics, and honestly, it’s become my second brain during production:
:backhand_index_pointing_right: Asset Optics – Next-Gen Asset Management | Fab

If you’re tired of memory juggling and want something built with solo creators in mind (not enterprise Jira nonsense), it’s worth a look.

Happy to share my workflow if you’re curious! :light_bulb::video_game:

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