Do .import files impact the exported project's size?

fiddlemouth

Currently trying to optimize my html game for size. In the project, the import files add up to about 350MB, and a lot of them seem to be duplicated for some reason. Before I try to regenerate all of them (which didn't turn out very well the first time), I'd like to ask if that will even impact the size of the build?

TwistedTwigleg

Yes and no. The “.import” files are the files Godot will use instead of the source files (like .png, .dae, .obj, etc). The .import files are more optimized for loading in Godot. What I would recommend doing is adjusting the import options to see if that helps reduce the size.

(I think the assets in the .import folder in the root folder of the Godot project are the actual import files used, while the .import files by the assets are just links and import settings, but I am not 100 sure, so please take it with a grain of salt 😅 )

cybereality

They should not be exported. Only the *.pck file is exported. The *.import files are used by the editor. This is because when you import a *.png file (for example) in 3D the texture is not *.png format. It is likely some compressed or GPU native texture format. Same for audio or 3D assets, which will likely store as some binary type of file. When you export your game, these files are processed and/or compressed into the *.pck file. So you needn't worry about them. However, it can be an issue for source control or backups, as the file size can get rather large. On one of my demos, the actual assets only amounted to around 800MB but the total project folder was around 3GB due to all these internal files.