Star v1.2 is a minor maintenance/LTS update for users of Star v1.1 who need Minecraft 1.20.1. All included mods are updated and Fabric Loader itself is updated as well.
ARM64 Windows note
- This version of Star will crash on ARM64 Windows computers using a translation layer to render OpenGL due to a Sodium quirk.
- Specifically, the crash is seen on Windows ARM64 computers that need "OpenCL, OpenGL and Vulkan Compatibility Pack". This should not include Snapdragon X Plus/Elite computers, or VMs with OpenGL support like VMWare Fusion.
- If you are using an affected system, please stay on Star v1.1 or update to v2.x.
All of the other mods that Star includes have been updated as well to keep providing a nice experience.
October 17th, 2024 Update: The description for Star v2.0 is available at this page, in case you need it after the description has been updated.
This major update to Star includes the following features:
- Update MC to Minecraft 1.21, adds all the new 1.21 features
- Update all included optimization mods.
- Remove some unneeded mods, reduce startup time
- Slightly reduce modpack size
- Lower memory requirement (768MB minimum, 1GB+ recommended)
Some mods were removed:
- Simple Voice Chat
- JourneyMap
- Auto Third Person
These mods were removed from Star's base modlist due to not many people actually using them.
Mods unavailable on 1.21 or removed with the move to 1.21:
- Aiming Fix (Not available for 1.21)
- Attribute Fix (Not available for 1.21)
- Blur Fabric (No longer needed)
- Borderless Mining (Not available for 1.21)
- Clear Despawn (Not available for 1.21)
- Exordium (Not available for 1.21)
- Cosmetica (Not available for 1.21)
- DashLoader (No longer needed)
- Distinguished Potions (Not available for 1.21)
- Jade Addons (Not available for 1.21)
- LazyDFU (No longer needed)
- ModDetectionPreventer (No longer needed)
This list is here for people who want to know every little detail. The removal of these mods doesn't affect the experience compared to Star's prior version, 1.20.1 v1.1.
Aug 8, 2024 Update: The description for Star v1.1 is available at this page, in case you need it after the description has been updated.
New release of Star, here's what's changed!
- Updated Fabric Loader
- Updated all included mods
- Corrected the size of Star's taskbar icon on Windows
- Improved optimization of the included Complimentary Shaders config, achieves 5-10 more FPS on low end GPUs.
- I am seeing playable 40-50FPS framerates with shaders enabled on an i5-1235U with Iris Xe iGPU at 1080P.
- Added the ResolutionControl+ mod, usable by pressing O in a world
- This allows you to tune the 3D render resolution of the game without resizing the window
- Big performance gains on devices with HiDPI screens like Microsoft Surface, Dell XPS, HP Envy
- macOS users, your game already runs at 50% 3D render resolution on Retina displays
Star 1.20.1 v1.0 is ready for prime-time.
Changelog from alphas:
- Improved selection of mods for speed and reliability
- Improved shader configuration to be easier to run on all hardware
- Added icons for Star using custom version of MCC Icon mod
Please refer to Star's description for more details!
Further optimized and tuned the experience, made some mods optional.
Test release 2
Initial Modrinth release with a set of mods and config ready for testing