Quote:Rendering: Mip-level texture streaming[/url]

In the context of an engine such as Godot, “texture streaming” refers to the ability to dynamically load and unload images based on a camera’s relative position. Such a system would allow games to handle significantly more visible textures at any given point in time, which is why such a feature was one of the community’s most desired. Unfortunately, like most highly-desired features, it’s much easier said than done, and the “best” implementation direction isn’t exactly set in stone.

In order to leverage this new functionality, streaming must first be enabled in the project settings, necessitating an editor restart. You can make runtime changes via the 

Code:

TextureStreaming

 singleton.

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Once enabled, textures can be imported as streamed textures, utilizing the new texture import type: “Texture2D Streamed”. This new texture type comes equipped with overrides for minimum and maximum resolution for a given texture, so you can safely preserve crucial details on a case-by-case basis. The per-texture properties override the system settings; the default is to use the system settings.