SkywardMC

A Minecraft modding organization.

Additive/OptiFine features

OptiFine used to be the go-to solution for enhancing performance in Minecraft and offered many additional features that users loved. However, recent developments have changed the situation. OptiFine functions as a type of β€œall-in-one” mod, making it impossible to disable certain features that are incompatible with other mods. Additionally, its closed-source nature presents a challenge for modders who are unable to fix compatibility issues. OptiFine is not natively compatible with Fabric and requires a separate mod, OptiFabric, which is difficult to keep up to date. This has led to the creation of alternative mods that work just as well, if not better, and are easier to update.

A common issue that people have is that every feature is in a separate mod. This project aims to fix this by neatly organizing all these alternatives into an easy to maintain modpack, and configuring mods where needed. While some features may be missing temporarily when new versions of Minecraft release, the partial release of Additive is typically available faster than OptiFine. Have any ideas? Open up an issue with the name of the mod and what it does, and I may consider adding it.

Here is the list of OptiFine features that are present in this pack. If I have missed any and got anything wrong here, please let me know through the issue tracker or my Discord server. Link on the sidebar. Even if you aren’t using Additive, this list can also be generally useful to figure out what to install, and you may want to share it with others!

Feature1.21.41.21.31.21.11.20.1Provider (> means if not available then)
Optimizationβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…adrenaline/wiki/Performance-features
Shadersβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Iris
Dynamic Lightsβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…LambDynamicLights
Zoomβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Ok Zoomer > Zoomify > Zume
Better Grassβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…LambdaBetterGrass > BetterGrassify
Connected Texturesβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…Continuity
Custom Item Texturesβ›”β›”βœ…βœ…CIT Resewn
Custom Entity Modelsβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…Entity Model Features
Capesβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Fabric Capes
Animated Texturesβ›”β›”βœ…βœ…Animatica
Particle Controlβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Sodium Extra
Detail Controlβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Sodium Extra
Animation Controlβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Sodium Extra
Miscellaneous Togglesβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Sodium Extra
Custom Colorsβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…Polytone
Custom GUIβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…OptiGUI
Custom Skyβ›”β›”βœ…βœ…FabricSkyboxes + FabricSkyboxes Interop
Emissive Blocksβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Continuity
Emissive Entitiesβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…Entity Texture Features
Random Entitiesβ›”βœ…βœ…βœ…Entity Texture Features
Resource pack splash screenβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…Puzzle