Hardly optimised

🚀 Hardly Optimised

*The definitive Fabric performance pack for 1.16.5 → 1.21.x*

Tested on i5-4570/4GB DDR3/Tiny11 - No theoretical benchmarks!

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⚠️ Critical Warning: Minecraft 1.21.5-1.21.7 Unsupported

Upgrade to 1.21.8 immediately (Mojang-confirmed bug). - ❌ Upgrade to 1.21.8 immediately in this modpack - ❌ Upgrade to 1.21.8 immediately will be backported - ✅ Upgrade to 1.21.8 immediately for crash fixes

This is not optional if you use: - Intel UHD - Any integrated GPU - Low-end systems

Continuing to use 1.21.5-1.21.7 *may corrupt worlds during freezes*.

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🔬 Proven Performance

Hardware Validation

- Storage: Intel Core i5-4570 (4C/4T @ 3.2GHz) - Storage: 4GB DDR3-1600 (single-channel) - Storage: Tiny11 23H2 (600MB idle RAM usage) - Storage: DRAM-less SATA SSD

Real-World FPS

| Version | FPS | Settings | RAM Usage | |----------|---------|------------------|-----------| | 1.16.5 | 47-164 | 8 chunks, Fast | 1.4GB | | 1.20.4 | 55-106 | 6 chunks, Fancy | 2.9GB | | 1.21.8 | 76-114 | 6 chunks | 3.2GB |

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🎯 Version Guide

✅ 1.16.5 - The Low-End Champion

- Key Mods: 4GB RAM systems - Key Mods: - `Sodium-Fabric` (1.16.5 fork) - `Phosphor` (lighting optimizations) - `FastChest` (container lag fix)

⚖️ 1.20.1 - The Modding king

- Shaders: 8GB+ RAM for modded play - Shaders: Iris works but cuts FPS by 40% on HD 4600

⚖️ 1.20.4 - The Balanced Choice

- Shaders: 8GB+ RAM for modded play - Shaders: Iris works but cuts FPS by 40% on HD 4600(Shaders reccomended)

🚧 1.21.8 - The Future (With Caveats)

- Work In Progress: Intel GPU crash patches - Work In Progress: Some mods still updating

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⚠️ 4GB DDR3 Limitations

- Must: - 6 chunk render distance - 0 mipmap levels - No shaders/texture packs - Must: - Close all background apps - Use Tiny11/AtlasOS

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📥 Download Recommendations

| Hardware | Best Version | Notes | |----------------|-------------------|---------------------------| | 4GB DDR3 | 1.16.5 | Change settings if lag is a problem | | 8GB DDR3 | 1.20.4 | Stable for modpacks | | Intel GPU | 1.21.8 | Required for crash fixes |

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