After attempts to create multi-layered landscape material, I realized that landscape performance is really bad. I had material with 5 layers on one 500x500 meters landscape and the performance penalty was HUGE. I was sampling just a few textures. I am wondering why other engines I have seen (Crytech, etc.) don’t have such a big problem with multiple “layers”. Is someone working on it? I hope in UE5 nanite will be able to deal with it.
What is your opinion? Do you have any ideas about why it is so slow?
