Distant Horizons: A Level of Detail mod
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Massively increase render distance without harming performance.
Does not follow a specific thematic focus apart from vanilla Minecraft.
Used for mods with little to no gameplay elements.
Includes quality of life improvements and small tweaks to enhance and customize gameplay.
Enhances game performance and optimizes resource usage.
Forge is a popular mod loader for versions 1.1+ of Minecraft.
Neoforge is a fork of the Minecraft Forge available for versions 1.20.1+ of Minecraft. Many Forge mods are compatible with Neoforge and vice versa.
Fabric is a mod loader for versions 1.14+ of Minecraft, particularly popular for client side and optimization mods.
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Distant Horizons allows you to achieve extreme (256+) chunk render distances at a low performance cost.
Now you can finally enjoy that mountain top lookout tower.
This photo was taken with a Minecraft render distance of 8 and a mod distance of 512.
FAQ:
Q: Forge or Fabric?
A: MC 1.20.6 and newer - NeoForge and Fabric are both in the same jar.
MC 1.20.4 and older - Forge and Fabric are both in the same jar.
Q: Shaders?
A: Yes, but only with certain shaders.
- Optifine: DH partially works with forward rendered shaders.
- Iris (and equivalent ports): DH 2.1.0+ only works with Iris 1.7+ and only with shaders built with DH support in mind.
- DH 2.0 and older don't work with Iris.
Q: Does this work with player created structures?
A: Yes.
Q: Does this render using my GPU?
A: Yes.
Distant Horizons uses OpenGL or Vulkan for graphics rendering.
Q: Is there multiplayer support?
A: Yes
client side only:
If you only have DH installed on your client LODs will be saved between sessions, although you have to explore the world to load them.
Server and Client:
If DH is installed on the server and client, LODs will automatically be sent to each connected user that has DH installed and has Distant Generation Enabled set to true, disabling distant generation on the server will prevent LODs from being sent to the users.
Q: My game is stuttering, help!
A: Try each of the following steps:
- Use a concurrent garbage collector like ZGC for Java 21+ or Shenandoah for Java 8-17
- This can be done via your JVM arguments (args)
- Increase Minecraft's allocated RAM
- For CPUs with 4-8 cores: try allocating 6-8 GB
- For CPUs with 10+ cores: try allocating 12-16 GB
- Lower DH's CPU load in the DH config menu
- Disabling DH's "Distant Generation" in the DH config menu
- Lower DH's "Graphics Preset" in the DH config menu
Q: Where can I download the Bukkit plugin?
A: The bukkit plugin has its own separate download page:
https://modrinth.com/plugin/distant-horizons-support
Extended FAQ:
Discord:
Join our Discord for news, updates, and help:
discord.com/invite/xAB8G4cENx
Support us:
If you want to help with development, join our discord and let us know!
Otherwise, if you can't help with development but still want to support Distant Horizons, check out our donation page:
ko-fi.com/distanthorizons
Distant Horizons allows you to achieve extreme (256+) chunk render distances at a low performance cost. <Br> Now you can finally enjoy that mountain top lookout tower.
This photo was taken with a Minecraft render distance of 8 and a mod distance of 512.
FAQ:
Q: Forge or Fabric?
A: MC 1.20.6 and newer - NeoForge and Fabric are both in the same jar.
MC 1.20.4 and older - Forge and Fabric are both in the same jar.
Q: Shaders?
A: Yes, but only with certain shaders.
- Optifine: DH partially works with forward rendered shaders.
- Iris (and equivalent ports): DH 2.1.0+ only works with Iris 1.7+ and only with shaders built with DH support in mind.
- DH 2.0 and older don't work with Iris.
Q: Does this work with player created structures?
A: Yes.
Q: Does this render using my GPU?
A: Yes. <Br> Distant Horizons uses OpenGL or Vulkan for graphics rendering.
Q: Is there multiplayer support?
A: Yes
client side only:
If you only have DH installed on your client LODs will be saved between sessions, although you have to explore the world to load them.
Server and Client:
If DH is installed on the server and client, LODs will automatically be sent to each connected user that has DH installed and has Distant Generation Enabled set to true, disabling distant generation on the server will prevent LODs from being sent to the users.
Q: My game is stuttering, help!
A: Try each of the following steps:
- Use a concurrent garbage collector like ZGC for Java 21+ or Shenandoah for Java 8-17
- This can be done via your JVM arguments (args)
- Increase Minecraft's allocated RAM
- For CPUs with 4-8 cores: try allocating 6-8 GB
- For CPUs with 10+ cores: try allocating 12-16 GB
- Lower DH's CPU load in the DH config menu
- Disabling DH's "Distant Generation" in the DH config menu
- Lower DH's "Graphics Preset" in the DH config menu
Q: Where can I download the Bukkit plugin?
A: The bukkit plugin has its own separate download page:
https://modrinth.com/plugin/distant-horizons-support
Extended FAQ:
Discord:
Join our Discord for news, updates, and help: <Br>
discord.com/invite/xAB8G4cENx
Support us:
If you want to help with development, join our discord and let us know!
Otherwise, if you can't help with development but still want to support Distant Horizons, check out our donation page:
ko-fi.com/distanthorizons
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Client-side Multiplayer Support 2 Photo taken from the Pioneer Survival server -
The End Finding end cities will be much easier now. Photo taken by: Bunshaman -
A Distant Horizon -
256 render distance By default the mod renders at 64, but can go up to 4096! (although anything above 512 may become difficult due to high RAM or GPU usage) -
1024 render distance Showing MC 1.16 -
Iris Shader Support (Ocean Overlook) Oceans feel a lot smaller now don't they? Photo courtesy of Sarge -
Iris Shader Support (Distant Mountains) Photo courtesy of Sarge -
Client-side Multiplayer Support 1 Photo taken from the Pioneer Survival server -
Logo Logo v2
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Screenshot Contest Vanilla Winner Original Title: Long Night Screenshot by: vexrypt -
Screenshot Contest Shader Winner Original Title: Somewhere in a spruce forest that I Destroyed Screenshot by: wadr -
Custom map/structure support Pictured: Super Hostile Iceolation -
Variable Detail Terrain will become less detailed the further it is from you, increasing performance. -
Cave/Nether support -
Detail levels Distant Horizons will render terrain at different detail levels depending on how far it is from you. -
Detail levels (gif) Distant Horizons will render terrain at different detail levels depending on how far it is from you. -
Distant Beacons Vanilla render distance: 8, Distant Horizons render distance: 512
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Iris Shader Support (Distant Mountains) Photo courtesy of Sarge -
1024 render distance Showing MC 1.16 -
Iris Shader Support (Ocean Overlook) Oceans feel a lot smaller now don't they? Photo courtesy of Sarge -
Custom map/structure support Pictured: Super Hostile Iceolation -
Screenshot Contest Shader Winner Original Title: Somewhere in a spruce forest that I Destroyed Screenshot by: wadr -
Variable Detail Terrain will become less detailed the further it is from you, increasing performance. -
Screenshot Contest Vanilla Winner Original Title: Long Night Screenshot by: vexrypt -
Client-side Multiplayer Support 2 Photo taken from the Pioneer Survival server -
Client-side Multiplayer Support 1 Photo taken from the Pioneer Survival server -
A Distant Horizon -
Cave/Nether support -
Detail levels Distant Horizons will render terrain at different detail levels depending on how far it is from you. -
256 render distance By default Distant Horizons renders 256 chunks wide, but can go up to 4096! (although anything above 512 may become difficult due to high VRAM/GPU usage) -
Modded Terrain Generation Distant Horizons works with mod terrain generators! (Terralith 2.6.4 shown in this image) -
Detail levels (gif) Distant Horizons will render terrain at different detail levels depending on how far it is from you. -
Distant Beacons Vanilla render distance: 8, Distant Horizons render distance: 512
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The End Finding end cities will be much easier now. Photo taken by: Bunshaman
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