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To motivate you to update, here are recent major additions (as of 2025): Your asset library won't auto-update unless you refresh it
| Update Version | Key Assets Added | Performance Gain | |----------------|------------------|------------------| | 2.8 → 2.9 | 850+ Asian-specific vegetation (bamboo, cherry trees), IES profiles, animated restaurant crowds | 15% faster thumbnail loading | | 2.7 → 2.8 | PBR wind-responsive fabric, 200+ classical furniture pieces (Baroque, Ming dynasty) | Memory reduction for trees (50% less VRAM) | | 2.6 → 2.7 | Volumetric fog particles, neon signs with emissive textures, car paint materials with flakes | Instancing optimization for large scenes | To motivate you to update, here are recent
Always read the patch notes (pop-up after update) – they often reveal hidden quality-of-life tweaks.