Distantly Optimized

⭐ — (61 endorsements) 📥 67,959 downloads 📌 vv7.1 📅 3/22/2024
🟡 Updated this year

By imHeavi · lightweight

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 6/13/2026 📅 Created: 3/22/2024

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #51 of 673 lightweight mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

# Updated to 26.1.2! <img alt="GitHub Issues or Pull Requests" src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues/imheavi/Distantly-Optimized?style=for-the-badge"> <img alt="Modrinth Version" src="https://img.shields.io/modrinth/v/SkMS8yyx?style=for-the-badge&label=latest%20version"> ## Hey! **You may want to configure your Minecraft instance to use the ZGC garbage collector. The default Minecraft uses, G1GC, can cause lag spikes with Distant Horizons. To change it, find the launch arguments section for your launcher, and paste "-XX:+UseZGC". This should help eliminate some lag spikes when using DH.** Distantly Optimized is a modpack featuring Distant Horizions 3.0 and Iris, letting you see _really, really_ far, as well as a few shaderpacks that support Distant Horizons, incredible worldgen powered by Tectonic, and some utility mods. It is designed to be lightweight, work on any server, and update faster than anyone else. **Best part is, it works right out of the box! The only settings you need to worry about are in the main menu of Distant Horizon's settings, accessed by the button to the right of the FOV slider, in the options menu.** # What about framerate? With the settings and specs listed below, I had a stable 70 FPS. You actually dont need a powerful PC to run this, plus you can turn down Distant Horizons quality and render distance settings, as well as shaders. <details> <details> <summary>Spoiler</summary> </details> <summary>Settings and Specs</summary> **Distant Horizions Settings** Quality: High CPU Load: Balanced + thread tweaks LoD Render Distance: 300 **Minecraft settings:** Resoulution: 1920x1080 Shadow Distance: 12 Render Distance: 12 Simulation Distance: 5 **Shader:** Bliss **Specs:** 6800 MB RAM allocated Intel i5-9400F at 2.90 GHz Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti Windows 11 </details> <details> <summary>Extra Features</summary> **Tectonic**, the worldgen mod included in this modpack, adds amazing world generation to Minecraft, using only vanilla blocks. No extra setup required. To get a better view of your surroundings, press Z(rebindable as "Toggle Perspective"). Hold K and scroll to zoom out or in, and press Z twice to go back to normal view. Hold C and scroll to zoom in. To play with friends, pause the game and open a LAN world. Then look in chat for a IP you can give to your friends to join your world! </details> Thanks to X0nk for adding Distant Horizions support to Bliss, one of my favorite shader packs! You can find the version included here, which supports Distant Horizons on his Github and CurseForge pages: (https://github.com/X0nk/Bliss-Shader) (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/bliss-shader)

# Updated to 26. 1. 2!

GitHub Issues or Pull Requests

Modrinth Version

You may want to configure your Minecraft instance to use the ZGC garbage collector. The default Minecraft uses, G1GC, can cause lag spikes with Distant Horizons. To change it, find the launch arguments section for your launcher, and paste "-XX:+UseZGC". This should help eliminate some lag spikes when using DH.

Distantly Optimized is a modpack featuring Distant Horizions 3. 0 and Iris, letting you see _really, really_ far, as well as a few shaderpacks that support Distant Horizons, incredible worldgen powered by Tectonic, and some utility mods.

It is designed to be lightweight, work on any server, and update faster than anyone else.

Best part is, it works right out of the box! The only settings you need to worry about are in the main menu of Distant Horizon's settings, accessed by the button to the right of the FOV slider, in the options menu.

# What about framerate? With the settings and specs listed below, I had a stable 70 FPS.

You actually dont need a powerful PC to run this, plus you can turn down Distant Horizons quality and render distance settings, as well as shaders.

Spoiler

Settings and Specs

Distant Horizions Settings Quality: High

CPU Load: Balanced + thread tweaks

LoD Render Distance: 300

Minecraft settings:

Resoulution: 1920x1080

Shadow Distance: 12

Render Distance: 12

Simulation Distance: 5

Shader: Bliss

Specs:

6800 MB RAM allocated

Intel i5-9400F at 2. 90 GHz

Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti

Extra Features

Tectonic, the worldgen mod included in this modpack, adds amazing world generation to Minecraft, using only vanilla blocks. No extra setup required.

To get a better view of your surroundings, press Z(rebindable as "Toggle Perspective"). Hold K and scroll to zoom out or in, and press Z twice to go back to normal view.

Hold C and scroll to zoom in.

To play with friends, pause the game and open a LAN world. Then look in chat for a IP you can give to your friends to join your world!

Thanks to X0nk for adding Distant Horizions support to Bliss, one of my favorite shader packs! You can find the version included here, which supports Distant Horizons on his Github and CurseForge pages:

[Github](https://github.com/X0nk/Bliss-Shader)

[CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/bliss-shader)

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Modpacks
Author
imHeavi
Version
v7.1
Downloads
67,959
Endorsements
61
Category
lightweight
Created
3/22/2024
Updated
6/13/2026
Game Versions
26.1.2
Tags
lightweight, multiplayer, optimization

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Modpacks versions does Distantly Optimized support?

The author lists 26.1.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Distantly Optimized?

Version v7.1, published 2026-06-13 with 67,959 downloads recorded at the source.

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