Unity Packer

[FizzPow]

I have tried searching the forums and documentation, but I still don't really understand what the pros/cons are to using or not using Unity Packer?  It seems to do the same thing either way, except not using it gets past the 2048 limitation on mobile.

Thanks!

[ArenMook]

Mobiles are still limited by 2048. Unity's texture packer is really bad when it comes to packing long wide or narrow sprites, which is why an alternative was written. I am assuming Unity's built-in solution may get upgraded at some point, so I've left both approaches.

[FizzPow]

I am able to use 4096 textures just fine with mobile devices that support it, like iPad3 & 4.  But Unity's packer won't go over 2048, so I am glad you have the option to not use it.

Because it says "if off, use a custom packer" I thought it meant I had to pack them myself using another tool or something.  You might want to change the way you are wording that, because I had no idea it just meant to use your packer instead of Unity's.  Also, I am surprised you have it set to use Unity's by default when it seems to have multiple issues?

[ArenMook]

It was set to Unity's packer just to be consistent with previous versions.