Can someone please make a mode where all units appear as their picture "logo" counterpart removing the models of units, not buildings, in the process. It could possibly make the game run better on low end pc's and would be cool too see.
After a certain amount of zooming the units animations are turned off, after which they basically are moving pictures of 3d models. I don't think it will help that much.
Here's the facts: PA crashes if a unit is missing a model. If a model is referenced, then PA will try to load the textures (which are the bigger impact). There is no way to prevent this and a mod can't delete files from the game. By far the biggest resource hog is planet textures. Strategic icons aren't much less resource intense than models.
Like i said in the Steam forums. You should try making a planet using the sandbox biome. https://forums.uberent.com/threads/rel-hidden-biomes-1-2-1-86765.64250/#post-1097602
