Distant Horizons

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: 1. 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) 2. 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 3. Lower DH's CPU load in the DH config menu 4. Disabling DH's "Distant Generation" in the DH config menu 5. 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](https://discord.com/invite/xAB8G4cENx) # Support us: If you want to help with development, join our [discord](https://discord.com/invite/xAB8G4cENx) 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](https://ko-fi.com/distanthorizons)