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.
![Mountain top villager](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/uCdwusMi/images/fd8a1d3aad9b543bc07967478e7f9e269764c4ac.webp) ### 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
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