For this project, I wanted to pick a small environment to practice a bit of optimization. With Unreal Engine's toolset, optimizing is pretty straightforward in most cases. I tried to break down almost everything I changed in this scene.
I also wanted to change the mood of the environment and practice a bit of lighting.
Special thanks to Barsh for making this amazing environment available for free:
https://www.fab.com/listings/ceb47361-d9c7-4c6c-a1ca-7755680bfb98
Viewport running at consistent target 60 fps with low memory usage