OptiFine HD 1.14.4

OptiFine is a Minecraft optimization mod.

It allows Minecraft to run faster and look better with full support for HD textures and many configuration options.

Features

• FPS boost
  • doubling the FPS is common
  • decreases lag spikes and smooths gameplay
• Support for HD Textures (info)
  • HD textures and HD fonts (MCPatcher not needed)
  • custom terrain and item textures
  • animated terrain and item textures
  • custom HD Font character widths
  • custom colors
  • custom block color palettes
  • custom lighting
  • unlimited texture size
• Support for Shaders (info)
  • based on the Shaders Mod by Karyonix
• Dynamic Lights
  • allows handheld and dropped light emitting items to illuminate the objects around them
  • similar, but not related to the Dynamic Lights mod
• Variable Render Distance (example)
  • from Tiny to Extreme (2 x Far) in 16m steps
  • sun, moon and stars are visible in Tiny and Short distance
• Configurable Smooth Lighting (examples)
  • from 1% - smooth lighting without shadows
  • to 100% - smooth lighting with full shadows
• Performance: VSync
• Synchronizes framerate with monitor refresh rate to remove split frames and smooth gameplay
• Smart Advanced OpenGL
  • more efficient, less artifacts
  • Fast - faster, some artifacts still visible
  • Fancy - slower, avoids visual artifacts
• Fog control
  • Fog: Fancy, Fast, OFF
  • Fog start: Near, Far
• Mipmaps (examples)
  • Visual effect which makes distant objects look better by smoothing the texture details
  • Mipmap level - OFF, 1, 2, 3, Max
  • Mipmap type - Nearest, Linear
• Anisotropic Filtering (examples)
  • Restores details in mipmapped textures
  • AF level - OFF, 2, 4, 8, 16 (depends on hardware support)
• Antialiasing (examples)
  • Smooths jagged lines and sharp color transitions
  • AA level - OFF, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 (depends on hardware support)
• Better Grass
• Fixes grass blocks side texture to match surrounding grass terrain
• Better Snow (examples, credit)
• Fixes transparent blocks textures to match surrounding snow terrain
• Clear Water (examples)
• Clear, transparent water with good visibility underwater
• Random Mobs
• Use random mob textures if available in the texture pack
• Connected Textures (examples)
• Connects textures for glass, glass panes, sandstone and bookshelf blocks which are next to each other.
• Natural Textures (examples, idea)
• Removes the gridlike pattern created by repeating blocks of the same type. Uses rotated and flipped variants of the base block texture.
• FPS control
  • Smooth FPS - stabilizes FPS by flushing the graphics driver buffers (examples)
  • Smooth Input - fixes stuck keys, slow input and sound lag by setting correct thread priorities
• Chunk Loading Control
  • Load Far - loads the world chunks at distance Far, allows fast render distance switching
  • Preloaded Chunks - defines an area in which no new chunks will be loaded
  • Chunk Updates per Frame - allows for faster world loading
  • Dynamic Updates - loads more chunks per frame when the player is standing still
• Configurable Details
  • Clouds - Default, Fast, Fancy
  • Cloud Height - from 0% to 100%
  • Trees - Default, Fast, Fancy
  • Grass - Default, Fast, Fancy
  • Water - Default, Fast, Fancy
  • Rain and Snow - Default, Fast, Fancy
  • Sky - ON, OFF
  • Stars - ON, OFF
  • Sun & Moon - ON, OFF
  • Depth Fog - ON, OFF
  • Weather - ON, OFF
  • Swamp Colors - ON, OFF
  • Smooth Biomes - ON, OFF
  • Custom Fonts - ON, OFF
  • Custom Colors - ON, OFF
  • Show Capes - ON, OFF (supports HD capes)
• Configurable animations
  • Water Animated - OFF, Dynamic, ON
  • Lava Animated - OFF, Dynamic, ON
  • Fire Animated - OFF, ON
  • Portal Animated - OFF, ON
  • Redstone Animated - OFF, ON
  • Explosion Animated - OFF, ON
  • Flame Animated - OFF, ON
  • Smoke Animated - OFF, ON
  • Void Particles - OFF, ON
  • Water Particles - OFF, ON
  • Rain Splash - OFF, ON
  • Portal Particles - OFF, ON
  • Dripping Water/Lava - OFF, ON
  • Terrain Animated - OFF, ON
  • Items Animated - OFF, ON
• Fast Texturepack Switching
• Switch the current Texturepack without leaving the world
• Fullscreen Resolution
• Configurable fullscreen resolution
• Debug
  • Fast Debug Info - removes lagometer from debug screen
  • Debug Profiler - removes profiler from debug screen
• Time Control
• Default, Day Only or Night Only - works in only in Creative mode
• Autosave
  • Configurable Autosave interval
  • A fix for the famous Lag Spike of Death

by Project A.S.