Landscape performance issue

[Deathrey (DeathreyCG)]

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it heavily depends on the details.
are there engines out there capable of blending 16 texture ‘sets’ (diffuse, normal, etc) in a single terrain? surely.
are there engines out there capable of blending 16 texture ‘sets’ processed in each and every pixel? I would surely doubt it.

Maximum-Dev wants the first option, but UE4’s landscape material system heavily tends towards the second

It is actually the most condensed and precise description of the thread so far.