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This release adds official support for Minecraft 1.17.1 and with it many new improvements and fixes.

A brand new chunk rendering backend has been introduced, bringing the best performance yet to any hardware that can run Minecraft.
Added support for some Fabric API features, such custom fluid rendering and blocks with attached data.
Many improvements to how we use and allocate VRAM, reducing stutters caused by loading chunks and overall GPU memory usage.
Additionally, chunk loading was improved to prevent overload and to better stabilize frame rates. This can help with loading into worlds or when many blocks are changing at once.
Improved the amount of time it takes to rebuild the chunk graph. This can reduce lag associated with moving around in the world or loading chunks at higher render distances.
Many new optimizations for high resolution texture packs, especially when animated textures are used.
Fixes and improvements for fog effects during sunrise/sunset and while underwater, helping to improve visuals drastically.
Reduced VRAM usage in ocean biomes and other environments with lots of water.
Support for custom translations (to be added in a future release)
Improvements to particle rendering/culling, helping performance in particle heavy servers.
Additional optimizations for biome color blending.
... and many other smaller, miscellaneous optimizations specific to Minecraft 1.17.

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