OptiFine wasn't just a mod for FPS boosting, but also an in-depth graphic mod that allowed you to change everything you wanted. Sodium is a new mod for Minecraft 1. So, if you choose, it’s better to decide according to the base mods you currently use, be it Sodium for Fabric or Optifine for Forge. (Chocolate?) Sodium doesn't add any extra features though, so whether or not it counts as vanilla is much more of a gray area. These should be compatible with Create and are compatible with Lithium. I'm trying a switch from optifine to sodium, but it's missing some key features that optifine has like its zoom, and some resource packs, like my custom sky box don't show up. If you're playing vanilla, optifine gives you a good fps boost as well as features that can only mostly be replicated with fabric mods. Sodium has a bigger fps boost but doesn’t work with forge and also it can have steep fps drops occasionally and animations. • 9 mo. You need to toggle emissive textures on in the mod config screen. Give them time, for me the new update just doesn't come out until my mods get updated lmao. You can add it as an improvement to the in-game framerate at the cost of a much longer startup time. Radplay • 8 mo. To install in PolyMC, create an instance with the Fabric (or Quilt) loader, and then go to the Mods tab and click Download Mods. Join. Seriously though try it. OptiFine is really old and hasn't had any meaningful perfomance-related updates in a long time. zip file in the assets section under whichever minecraft version you want it for), not the freshanimations resource pack on curseforge. Iris will help manage your shaders. My main concern is fps rather than visual fidelity, though I hope to be able to turn my render distance up higher with sodium. Wi16099. • 1 yr. Alternate Fabric Mods for other Optifine Features. I played around with it for a while, but it's not really usable right now, as I said it is still in early alpha. I did go ahead with Sodium Reforged though and it's a night and day difference in my performance (average FPS is much higher and far less micro stuttering). Option 2: The MC Java Edition doesn't have RTX but it does have some great shaders you can install for free that really make the game look awesome and totally new (and put my RTX 2070Super through its paces). Minecraft version I used is 1. 19. ago. Our OP could be playing a modpack or requires a game enhancing mod stronger than optifine to run effectively. I first discovered Iris from this youtube video. Project. minecraft 1. NOTE: This varies wildly from system to system. I don't know if there are more incompatible mods you need to remove, but of these two I am very certain, as. ago. Never use OptiFine in modded Minecraft as it’s known to cause heaps of issues, from bugs to crashing to rendering glitches. WillOfFortune86. 16. is there. Sadly, performance between single player and multi-player seems to be equal for me at least. Sodium. So installed both Chocapic13 V9 (latest release. Optifine: 60 FPS at max. Optifine is a mod. While OptiFine has extra features like better grass and connected textures, Sodium has better performance overall without the extra. 20, 1. Depends what do you want optifine for I guess. It boasts wide compatibility with the Fabric mod ecosystem when compared to other rendering-focused mods, and it does so without compromising on how the game looks, giving you that authentic block game feel. APowerBlackout. Try using Rubidium (a sodium fork for forge) instead, as that (probably) won't cause issues with mods. x, 1. I’ve seen so many posts with bugs and shader performance, we need to face it optifine isn’t what it used to be. 2-0. 18. thanks! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a CommentFabricSkyboxes. ago. 1 is out already. Install Indium so they work with Sodium. I think that is because sodium and iris use a newer opengl version to get more performance, so on older devices sodium loses a lot of it's fps in order to work on the device. • 6 mo. With sodium I get all the good and none of the bad. (My PC: Ryzen 7 3800X, RTX 2080 Super, 8GB of ram were allocated to Minecraft at the time of testing) Look into Sodium. Same thing here on m1 macbook air. But for people with a low end pc it may be better to stick with optifine (for me I get 60fps with optifine, but 40fps with sodium, also tried several setting variations to get similar results) For me, Sodium gives me slightly better performance than Optifine with and without shaders. In addition, there are more mods that provide optifine functionality. DownloadOptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod. No issues in optifine so didnt bother installing other mods. 18. Zhaunlouk. Optifine can increase your fps by loading less chunks (bug) but Sodium can generally get better preformance unless the system is old enough that Sodium cant do much. • 8 mo. OptiFine is a chonky mod and it takes a lot of time to update. Need Help So my friends started an Origins SMP and it uses fabric, and I want to use Iris Shaders because I saw AsianHalfSquat talk about it and I thought it looked awesome, and optifine doesn't give me good fps even though I have a really great computer. Cant speak for others, but i use Optifine (Optifabric required for Fabric). ComplexRutabaga8594. Here is what i use instead. The pack comes with these to support shaders without Optifine. Mostly for Zoom, shaders, sky texture, connected textures and dynamic lighting. If your playing any version above 1. Optifine As far my testing went, Optifine seems to be compatible with the mods in this pack. 40 Chunks Optifine ~140fps. 2+. Minecraft is a primarily CPU bound game. 19. Visuals after using Rubidium mod (Image via Mojang Studios) Rubidium is a variance of sodium that bears a resemblance to OptiFine. we've all been thinking the same thing for a while. net and download the right installer for the version of Minecraft you are running, its just a click-n-go installation. I assume you use other things in place of optifine? ive heard mention of "Sodium" and something called either "Lily" or "Ivy", but I don't know anything about them. Resources: translation, documentation, issue tracker. 1. NinjolasNJM. If optifine doesn’t work then try adding optiforge alongside optifine, this adds more compatibility. I'd say that's probably the main reason it's still so popular. AFlyinDeer • 5 mo. This list of OptiFine alternatives has everything that Optifine has, but with far better performance. 2, but like more and more moderate they won’t support other Forge versions. Optifine is on forge and sodium is for fabric. Last I check Optifabric for 1. For example, Sodium + Iris were out for 1. The official OptiFine description is on the Minecraft Forums. FreeSync Premium - This does reduce FPS but offers adaptive synchronization to eliminate visual tearing and more. WI Zoom has a Forge version for 1. Not sure about sodium but recommend to stick to optifine as the fps boost settings are in optifine you just want to play with each settings and see which one boosts your fps. Firstly it requires fabric to run and secondly i'll just copy the description from the mod's page : Sodium is a free and open-source rendering engine replacement for the Minecraft client that greatly improves frame rates, reduces micro-stutter, and fixes graphical issues in Minecraft. 1, WOW, what a difference. 18. This comes at the cost of stability, as Optifine is finicky about graphics drivers, and prefers the latest version of Java vs. How to use Visible Ores without Optifine? IIRC the continuity mod should add the features necessary for the pack to function (If you're using Sodium, you'll need Indium too). Honestly my first thought seeing your FPS capped at 60 was that you left vsync enabled, but I really doubt it. Optifine : r/technicalminecraft. It’s tempting to use one catch-all mod instead of Sodium, Iris, Indium, Connected Textures, and WI Zoom. Run the downloaded JAR file, and install both Sodium and IrisShaders for the correct version of Minecraft (1. You at least need to remove Rubidium (Sodium port) and Oculus (Iris port) from your mods. I only tried Sodium to see how much FPS I could get out of vanilla vanilla Minecraft. ago. 19 support, while sodium already had 1. Here you can share your mods and modpacks, receive support as a player or as a mod dev, ask questions and discuss Fabric! 16K Members. ago. Use the Fabulously Optimized modpack if you want most of OptiFine's features and performance enhancing mods (Sodium, Lithium, Starlight, etc. 26 Chunks Sodium ~99fps. 17. . This is pretty much the only feature from optifine that has not been. 2?. So you should always test it yourself. ago. Switching to sodium - questions. Optifine. Nope. Optifine can help make your game run faster. And optifine greatly improves what these resourcepacks can do. This can make a huge difference to frame rates for most computers that are not bottle-necked by the. The Forge ports are alright, but Forge itself is a bit heavy. How to use fresh animations texture pack on fabric 1. • •. It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options. ago. Features. Now later I find out that my first laptop had its ram burned, but on the second laptop, while it may have low specs, isn’t the point of sodium that it increases FPS on low-end. sodium does not support shaders. No, but Sodium alone is enough to drastically improve FPS performance based on many people's experiences. r/VaultHuntersMinecraft. Here's how to install any of the above Minecraft shader packs with Sodium for 1. i believe you select the instance, click edit, go to mods, and click "add file" and select the mod files from there. I want to use Sodium (or rather its Forge port, Rubidium) because Optifine pretty much doesn't improve performance at all on my PC, whereas Sodium is a dramatic improvement I want to use the gained performance to run a fancy texture pack that uses Optifine features for connected textures and cannot exist/work without themFullbright Texturepack 1. • 1 mo. Go to your %appdata% folder and then the . 8. Version Helpful Improvements Modpack Tools; Mods that help with certain aspects of the game:. The official OptiFine. Resources: translation, documentation, issue tracker. 12 as far as rendering goes. Fabric and forge are Minecraft instances that will run mods and stuff like that, for more frames just use optifine or lunar. Sodium + Lithium + Starlight + Iris have been always completely open source, allowing for more to contribute than 1 person, and issues and bugs to be caught and fixed faster. Vanilla vs Optifine vs Sodium CGDoctor8 76 subscribers Subscribe 2. This has been tested with other mods, Optifine(Optifabric), Iris, and Sodium, in all cases resulting in fps gains in places like Game Server lobbies. OptiFine - Minecraft performance tuning and advanced graphics. OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod. CurseForge is a plattform for mods for different games, including Minecraft. Also make sure you use G6 version of optifine. After shaders, my FPS plummets to around 80, with 1% lows of 30 or even 20. Complementary Shaders comes with two distinct visual style options. 5 with gsync disabled. 19. 19. r/allthemods. 20 before it was even released. AndrewIsntCool. It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options. ago. 3 like the others, joys of using old installs :) 16 Chunks Sodium ~219fps. 2, etc. 2 optifine alternative that adds dynamic lighting and zoom. 12. Dive into adventure with our mod pack! Explore Terralith, marvel at YUNG's, MES, and MVS Structures; embrace the iconic Create mod and addons, pristine performance mods, embark on a captivating questline, and more! Client and server Adventure Optimization Quests Fabric. I get way better FPS with Sodium. 3 yr. 19 not quite released yet I decided to try iris with fabric because I missed my shaders. Hbop_5009. zip file in the assets section under whichever minecraft version you want it for), not the freshanimations resource pack on curseforge. OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod. ago. RedBoy825. Note Optifine and default handle chunks differently, I had to bump up chunks to get it to render the same details on the sides, but even then 40 chunks Optifine gave the same as 32 default (and probably more. Is there a mod that has zoom, connected textures, and dynamic lighting features all in one that I can use with iris + sodium (fabric mods) or will I have to get 3 different mods for those 3 features?It adds more customization to the game, but that doesn't fix Minecraft's performance as much as it could. But since Optifine isn’t the great mod it was many years ago, it’s worth getting that suite of mods. Zhaunlouk. I wanted to play a modpack my friends made but they used sodium so i removed all the sodium mods and added optifabric and optifine for 1. I need help installing Iris Shaders mod and Sodium onto MultiMC before it kills me. For me, sodium + iris gives the best results. level 1. 5 version. r/Minecraft. Improves game crashes Sodium Extra. It's not out yet. userU_LL13. There might be a mod for that that I missed tho. It boasts wide compatibility with the Fabric mod ecosystem when compared to. 2. Somehow it actually runs worse for me. If you use either rubidium or magnesium, make sure that you use Magnesium/Rubidium Extras as it has an additional performance fix. farinha880. 1. Do you guys know of any mods that allow for OptiFine textures but work with my. If you have a good pc then optifine. Definitely not fake hype, as I saw a ~150 FPS increase on Sodium vs Vanilla, and a friend that I made get sodium saw an increase from 80 FPS to 170. _T3line • ATM6 • 3 yr. 4. Maybe there just won’t be a release for 1. I don't use it for any FPS increasing features. Optifine has many features, but sodium gives higher fps, is there a chance to use both at the same time? Advertisement Coins. Make also the "Brightness" level in Options to. r/Optifine. Fabric and forge are Minecraft instances that will run mods and stuff like that, for more frames just use optifine or lunar. However if you really need more FPS and don't care about the other features, then sure, try Sodium out, like many others here have already suggested. This improves game startup Not Enough Crashes. use sodium and iris instead. The best version of Iris is currently the 1. All mods I made are incompatible with Optifine because I don’t know how the. It also depends on the device, if optifine is better you can use optifine and if sodium is better you use sodium. Curseforge: an online repository for mods and modpacks. It’s tempting to use one catch-all mod instead of Sodium, Iris, Indium, Connected Textures, and WI Zoom. Increible_Subnormal. GhostIsBeHere • 1 yr. That isn't going to work. 18. run iris without optifine and without sodium. 13 but he hasn't used shader since then. 1. 1. youtu. I personally use Optifine most of the time (except for speedrunning) because it has a lot of settings (for example dynamic lights) and you can use shaders. 3. 2. For FPS, magnesium would probably be the best. Sodium + Iris + BSL is a great combo. Sodium is a free and open-source optimization mod. jar includes Sodium and trying to add another Sodium . 2 and want to use additional mods I'd recommend switching to iris, sodium, and lithium. With Sodium. 3. ago. Try updating Java too, it's in version 19 now. Nope. I7 8700k, 6GB RAM (out of 16GB), RTX 3080. jar to your mods folder, disable performant, then exit, and add the following line to your configsodium-mixins. Try the Fabulously Optimized modpack, it provides way better fps than OptiFine. Have never tried Sodium, mostly because Optifine works and I'm familiar with it. 3) Rubidium. ⁶ Halogen has issues with Forge's ExplosionEvent, see sodium-forge#33. lazyDFU. But there are some cases where OptiFine is. for create optifine because sodium is fabric and create is forge they wont work together. Though there are some key differences. Downvote this comment if this post is poor quality or does not fit the purpose of r/Minecraft. 23. I don't know if there are more incompatible mods you need to remove, but of these two I am very certain, as. 19. However, "is it out" is always 100% self-answerable via the website. In terms of performance, Sodium & co. • 3 yr. sodium optimize much more than optifine,but dont support shader,there's a fork named iris that support some of them,or. Note: This article is. Downloading & Installing OptiFine. Hey OP, I got Fresh Animations working with Sodium, however you need to use the FreshAnimations CEMfork resource pack (you need the . 1 update. I've spent the last few hours looking to make Minecraft better optimized and not crash when i play it with mods. iris in conjunction with sodium boosted my FPS with every single shader I tried 40-70 frames more then with optifine. You will have to go into the config folder for the modpack, find rubidium extras, open it with notepad or something and change "Hide JEI Until Searching" to. Sodium Vs. If Optifine offered dependable and impressive performance improvements, and the developer worked well with others, sure. Hi. Having the same problem here. My main concern is fps rather than visual fidelity, though I hope to be able to turn my render distance up higher with sodium. ago. So im playing on a server that uses Sodium, optifine doesnt work with Sodium so I was wondering if there is a mod that adds a way to use shaders on forge 1. As a side note, while using rubidium extras you may notice that JEI is hidden until you search for an item. But, if we look at effectiveness of performance boosting (or lag-reducing), a combination of Fabric Modloader with Sodium, Lithium (+maybe Phosphor) and Iris is more effective. 1 and . In theory, OptiFine should work better due to having more optimizations. 6 work with 1. The official OptiFine description is on the Minecraft Forums. Thanks! [deleted] • 2 yr. PlrTm. Emissive textures with sodium (fabric) I am currently trying to get an emissive (glowing) ores texture pack so I can have a better experience while mining in 1. I currently use optifine but am considering switching to sodium. so i'm not using OptiFine. Otherwise, if you don't want something like Shaders, you can go for a combo of Iris+Indium+Sodium+Lithium+Hydrogen+Phosphor. Bwahahahaha. 2. Optifine is 35 fps for me on 1. jar file for Optifine. Sadly, performance between single player and multi-player seems to be equal for me at least. Also, Phosphor isn't really developed by the same people as Sodium and Lithium, since the original creator (jellysquid3_) stopped developing them and PhilPro95 took over Phosphor. Although they are similar tools, Sodium has features that stand out. With over 800 million mods downloaded every month and over 11 million active monthly users, we are a growing community of avid gamers, always on the hunt for the next thing in user-generated content. Also if you use sodium, which vastly improves FPS, you might be sad to find that sodium’s magic lies in optimising OpenGL, which means it would be useless for Vulkan (and also will crash). 1. Iris aims to have full support for all past and present OptiFine shaderpacks, and number of packs supported by Iris is constantly and rapidly growing!. not every update gets an optifine version and the difference between 1. They are as follows. This guide says you can't do Custom Entity Models, but that isn't true. With over 800 million mods downloaded every month and over 11 million active monthly users, we are a growing community of avid gamers, always on the hunt for the next thing in user-generated content. OptiFine Parity. Best. On an Optifine client I can see above 8 chunks but with the 3 performance mods I can't. While I could just set my graphics to the absolute lowest settings with Optifine and achieve the same fps that I get with Sodium, I'd like to still have some. PiBombbb. (My PC: Ryzen 7 3800X, RTX 2080 Super, 8GB of ram were allocated to Minecraft at the time of testing) Look into Sodium. It also lets you use Shaders. 1K Share 161K views 3 years ago Sodium: Want to. Sodium has all of the features that I was using in Optifine with better. 2. Oh man, so I'm actually already playing on a multilayer server hosted on my home server. Updated a month ago. 16. Optifine. piRsquaredh 2 yr. BSL Shaders is a shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition with high customization and optimization. Sodium. OptiFine does more things. I believe this can be achieved by installing CIT Resewn (for items) as well as Entity Texture Features + Custom Entity Models (for entities, though I'm not 100% sure that It'd work). You can even add the emissive textures to you player skin through utilising the gaps between parts. i had optifine installed before i even made the post. View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. Supported shaders [Out of date] Fast rendering. ago. Sodium and Iris are made for Fabric, not Forge. ) To be perfectly honest, until twenty minutes ago when I did some digging, I didn't know that. Click resources pack, Scroll down until you find "Utility", Click on it, Find "Fullbright" Download. I found a solution modifying a "Fabulously optimized " modpack on curseforge replacing sodium and iris with optifabric and optifine. Let me know what you think. With fabric and iris my gpu runs 100% almost constantly. Try the Fabulously Optimized modpack. You should receive a . 19. Optifine is known to be incompatible with some mods in several FTB modpacks. The subreddit for all things related to Modded Minecraft for Minecraft Java Edition --- This subreddit was originally created for discussion around the FTB launcher and its modpacks but has since grown to encompass all aspects of modding the Java edition of Minecraft. During that time, I was also looking for ways to increase my FPS in minecraft. This works with oculus and Rubidium and gave me exactly what i wanted. OptiFine 1. With over 800 million mods downloaded every month and over 11 million active monthly users, we are a growing community of avid gamers, always on the hunt for the next thing in user-generated content. Best. Optifine has a very "convenient" bug since the 1. During that time, I was also looking for ways to increase my FPS in minecraft. It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options. OF when the settings of Sodium are set to actually match default OF. 1. sodium and magnesium are effectively the same for different platforms. I want to use the fresh animations texture pack but i don’t have optifine and can’t download opti fabric bc i have sodium and all.