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Mod for Minecraft 1.7.3 (and 1.6.6) that changes the way render distance is calculated, so that it is many times greater than the original.
I've now added a "lite" version as well that is essentially double view distance instead of "4x"
Original render distance (blocks):
Far: 400
Normal: 256
Small: 128
Tiny: 64
Render distance with mod (blocks):
Far: 2048
Normal: 1536
Small: 1024
Tiny: 512
Render distance with "lite" mod (blocks)
Far: 1024
Normal: 512
Small: 256
Tiny: 128
Comparions:
http://i.imgur.com/ZJNtn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aOHQv.jpg
The actual distance seen is half of these values, because the values are basically a "diameter" and the player is at the center. Higher values will GREATLY lower performance, because the increase in chunks isn't linear with the increase in view distance. If you have a view distance of 512, for example, the game will load 1024 chunks (512/16 = 32, 32*32 = 1024); if you have a view distance of 1024, the game will load 4096 chunks, 4 times what it loaded with a view distance of 512. The max view distance will be loading 16,384 chunks, which is 16 times the amount that the smallest view distance loads, even though the "view distance" value only increases by 4 times.
Downloads/Version history:
Version 3, For Minecraft 1.8 - Current - Sept 19, 2011
Increases -all- view distance settings to ~4x default
Download:
http://www.mediafire...p233cu5p7r1jzkg
Version 3 "lite", For Minecraft 1.8 - Current - Sept 19, 2011
Increases -all- view distance settings to ~2x default
Download:
http://www.mediafire...7k73euwx7o2duqg
Version 2, For Minecraft 1.7.3 - July 17, 2011
Increases -all- view distance settings
Download:
http://www.mediafire...bljcoas9vd01r97
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1XAJME0
Version 1, For Minecraft 1.6.6 - June 01, 2011
Increases -all- view distance settings to 3-4 times default
Download:
http://www.mediafire...gkq3ietwr7pjm6a
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UW2L0R7E
Install Instructions:
1. Download file
2. Find your .minecraft/bin folder
4. Put modded class files into minecraft.jar
5. Delete META-INF folder
6. Start game
If you need more help, go here:
http://www.google.co...iw=1238&bih=747
Notes:
> 64 bit OS and 64 bit Java probably required
> If you're already using a 64 bit OS/Java your game crashes or the screen goes black often, follow these instructions to make Minecraft use more memory:
http://www.buxville....ft-Memory-Usage
> If you're looking for this mod, I assume you have a powerful computer. I am testing/creating it on a computer with a Q9550 CPU at 3.7 ghz, 4 Gb of memory, and a GTX 470 GPU. It greatly reduces performance, especially when using "far". I suggest to disable advanced OpenGL, the game runs smoother for me when using something higher than "tiny".
> If anyone who is a better programmer than me is willing to make a gui button to toggle the mod on/off, feel free to steal the mod and re-release it.
> Probably compatible with: HD texture pack patcher(tested, compatible), modloader, toomanyitems, most mods unrelated to graphics
> Not compatible with: Other mods that rely on changes to renderglobal or entityrenderer classes. This includes optimine/optifog and other mods that change view distance.
> This mod is free, there is no license, you may do anything you want with it. I won't provide the source unless you contact me personally, as there's really not much to it.
