Stripping out components

[Matt D]

I'm not sure if AGBT is the place to do this or if I need to create my own postprocessing scripts, but I would like to be able to ship a dedicated server build. To do this, I want to remove unneeded assets, such as AudioSources, Mesh Renderers and other client-side objects. This could yield massive file-size reductions.

[Hiroki Omae]

I assume that dedicated server build you mean is a build of player itself and not asset bundles. Is this correct?

[Matt D]

It involves components from asset bundles like mesh colliders, but would it be possible to remove any unneded rendering or audio assets?

[Hiroki Omae]

Thank you for the explanation. This is very interesting topic, but I think I need to talk to build pipeline team in Unity before I jump onto topic.

[Hiroki Omae]

This issue needs some deeper consideration. I will put on hold for now

[Hiroki Omae]

Update: with change 9c05f8c you can now remove components from GameObject with Modifier script, both in Prefabs and Scenes. It will be non-undoable operation, so that it should be done only in separate copy of your project just for building Server-side Player - but technically speaking, removing component should be possible.

[Hiroki Omae]

@DWSMatt I will make this issue mark as resolved. Please re-open if you feel this issue is not solved yet.