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Control LOD switch distances in Simplygon's Unreal Engine plugin
In this blog, we'll explore how to control LOD switch distances in Unreal Engine when using Simplygon's LOD Recipes. We'll look at both automatically calculated switch distances and how to override these with manual switch distances when needed.

Customer story: South of Midnight
South of Midnight is a third-person action-adventure game from Compulsion Games set in a fantastical, Southern Gothic reimagining of the American Deep South. In the game, players explore a world full of myth and folklore following a devastating hurricane.

What's new in Simplygon Autumn 2025
Since our initial release of Simplygon 10.4 we have added several new features, improvements and fixes to the core Simplygon SDK, as well as our integrations with DCC tools and game engines.

Aggregate StaticMeshActors in Unreal Engine using the Simplygon Subsystem and Python
In this blog we will have a first look at the new Simplygon Subsystem import and export API for Unreal Engine and how to use it using Python. We will use it to aggregate and remove internal geometry of a collection of Static Mesh Actors.

What's new in Simplygon 10.4
We are proud to present our next major release. Simplygon 10.4 comes with improvements to the quad reducer, small parts remover and tessellated attributes. It also adds support for Unreal Engine 5.5, Maya 2025 and Blender 4.2.

Optimize Unreal Engine levels with visibility culled Stand-Ins
This blog will cover how to use Stand-Ins in Unreal Engine to replace distant meshes with simple proxy meshes. We will use visibility culling to cull away any geometry not visible from the player's perspective.

How to build HLOD clusters for World Partition levels with Simplygon
In this post we'll showcase how to build HLODs for world partition levels in Unreal Engine 5 using Simplygon's new HLOD builder.

What's new in Simplygon 10.3
In Simplygon 10.3 we have focused on improving our integrations. Simplygon's Unreal Engine 5 plugin now comes with major updates for World Partition HLODs. Our Unity plugin has been overhauled to improve support. It also adds support for 3ds Max 2024, Maya 2024 and Blender 4.0.

Troubleshooting material baking in Unreal Engine
In this blog we'll look at different issues with material baking in Unreal Engine and their solutions. As example we will optimize draw calls by create a stand-in replacement of a group of objects. We are going to look at how to reuse UV-space, separate out troublesome material nodes and how to debug texture baking.

A look at flipbook in Unreal Engine
In this blog we'll have a look at the flipbook impostor and how to use it in Unreal Engine. We are going to cover what the up and down sides of it are as well as some tips and tricks how to change parameters and materials on generated LODs in Unreal Engine.

What's new in Simplygon 10.2
As a Midsummer gift to all game developers we are proud to release Simplygon 10.2! In this release we have worked on core improvements to our remesher, support for Unity's Universal Render Pipeline and High Definition Render Pipeline and lastly support for Unreal Engine 5.2.

What's new in Simplygon 10.1
In Simplygon 10.1 we have focused on improving the new features added in 10.0, as well as adding new exciting features. The headline of the release is definately shader casting which we hope will make it much easier for developers to bake materials and textures. We have also added a high density reducer to tackle very high poly scanned and sculpted meshes.
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