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Modern Minecraft rendering is fast - but not always smart. Why render block entities and mobs hidden behind walls or ceilings when you can skip them entirely? This mod introduces **asynchronous path-tracing** to efficiently determine what's actually visible to the player. By leveraging multiple CPU cores, it calculates line-of-sight visibility in real-time and eliminates unnecessary draw calls for hidden block entities and entities. The result? Smarter rendering. Less overhead. More performance.
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![Features](https://tr7zw.github.io/uikit/headlines/large/Features.png) Unlock performance by only rendering what matters. This mod goes beyond the basics to bring next-level visibility optimization to your game. ### Multithreaded Path-Tracing - Uses spare CPU threads to calculate visibility fast - Runs alongside the main game thread without blocking - Updates visibility data in real-time ### Smart Occlusion Culling - Skips block entities and mobs hidden behind terrain or structures - Works like Minecraft's back-face culling, but smarter - Reduces GPU load without sacrificing visual fidelity ### Entity Tick Optimization - Reduces client impact from unseen entities - Keeps maintenance to a minimum - Fully configurable and compatible with most mods
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![Compatibility & Dependancys](https://tr7zw.github.io/uikit/headlines/medium/Compatibility%20&%20Dependancys.png?v=1) | Minecraft | Loader | Status | Version | Note | | ------------- | --------------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1.19.4+ | Fabric/Forge/NeoForge | ✅ Supported | Latest | | | 1.16.5-1.19.2 | Fabric/Forge | ⚠️ planned update | Outdated | Will be moved into supported later on | | 1.12.2/1.8.9 | Forge | ❌ Not supported | Outdated | Might get new updates at some point | | 1.7.10 | Forge | ❌ Not supported | Outdated | No updates planned | | b1.7.3 | Babric | ❌ Not supported | Outdated | No updates planned |
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![Known Issues](https://tr7zw.github.io/uikit/headlines/medium/Known%20Issues.png) Clientside entities, usually used by for example magic mods for their animations, don't work as expected. Whitelist the entity via the config screen for tick culling and/or entity culling. Block entities that render far outside their bounds need to be whitelisted too. An example for that is the vanilla Beacon, Creates pulleys or certain Botania blocks.
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![FAQ](https://tr7zw.github.io/uikit/headlines/medium/FAQ.png) ### Does this need to be installed on the server? No. This is a fully client-side mod and does **not** need to be installed on the server. ### Will this affect mob behavior or farms? No. The mod only skips rendering-not simulation. Mobs will still spawn, move, and drop items as usual. Your farms and other gameplay mechanics remain unaffected. ### I have "Use Entity Culling" enabled in Sodium - does this still help? Yes. Sodium performs a basic visibility check based on loaded chunks. This mod goes further by analyzing actual line-of-sight, skipping entities that are technically in visible chunks but **not** actually visible to the player. It’s a much more aggressive and accurate approach.
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![Credits & license](https://tr7zw.github.io/uikit/headlines/medium/Credits%20&%20License.png) 👤 Thanks to RoboTricker for his Transport-Pipes plugin, which created the foundation for this mod.

👤 Thanks to vicisacat for the Babric Beta1.7.3 backport.

👤 Thanks to Pelotrio for the Forge 1.7.10 backport.

👤 Thanks to the awesome translators and contributors on Github!

📄 License: tr7zw Protective License
Feel free to use this mod in your Modrinth/Curseforge hosted modpacks without asking for permission. Do not redistribute the jar files anywhere else!

Entity Culling

Example of F3 stats