(mod) Sock's Render Distance Extendinator 9000

yeah it's me again the guy who started the physics shitposts and now wished he hadn't

i'm here to make reparations in the form of a gift to you all! my render-distance-extendinator-9000! have you ever been wandering the world of wynn and wishing that the render distance was higher? but of course you have! with just a few easy steps you can now enjoy the grand mountains of aldorei, the spiraling peaks of the canyon of the lost, and the astonishing frame drops in the sky islands!

requires 1.12.2 forge

important information, please read before downloading:
- The mod works by building up a cache of chunks sent to you by the server on local disk. This means that when you first install it it won't do much (or, anything really). explore more so you can cache more chunks and then when you relog, chunks you've already cached to the disk will get loaded back in when necessary.
- When there's an update to wynn you will still have old cached chunks, so delete `[minecraft folder]\misguidedmod` so you can reset your cache unless you fancy seeing old builds everywhere
- The source is a huge mess but if you do fancy contributing (thank you!) head over to https://github.com/Sockmower/MisguidedMod

Spoiler: Download Link (I promise I read the important information above)

https://github.com/Sockmower/MisguidedMod/releases/download/2/misguidedmod-1.0.jar

Spoiler: FAQ

- Is this mod compatible with [insert other mod]?
-> I have tested this mod with wynntils and optifine, it works fine
- Why doesn't it work on first join
-> The mod has to cache the files from the server to the disk first before it can inject them back in next time
- It isn't working
-> Send your error logs and i might consider fixing it
- Once i have a full cache how much storage space will it use
-> I estimate about 300-400mb

Spoiler: Known Issues

- Game locks up for a bit on teleport
-> idk how to really fix sorry lol, if you think you do make a pull request and i will love you forever
- There is a memory leak in the regionCache HashMap
-> yeah i know but i cba to fix it fixed it lol
- You leave your threads dangling
-> see above fixed it lol
- This post should've gone in the "your work" section
-> yea but i'm addicted to forum likes some mod moved it

Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

 

i dont need this as i have over 500 frames per second but this is great for people who have unironically have a worse pc than a potato. would recommend if your pc is like from the 2005s and you still cant afford a pc for some reason.

 

Oh sweet, sounds awesome. I'll give it a try when I get a chance

 

Yoooo sick, I'll check this out

 

What? This mod has nothing to do with the quality of your PC. Litteraly, the only thing I can possible think of, that in any way, explains your post is you think better pcs can set their render distance higher. Two things:
1. Minecraft + Optfine has a Max render distance of 64, this is potentially infinite (basically)
2. Wynncraft has a built in limit to chunks rendered, so even if you think your pc is a fucking God, it can only ever load in like 5 chucks at a time because of the server itself.

 

consider this, the chunks are being loaded to your disks compared to ram itself. which in my theory improves with less stutters (and fps?) as some people have 4gb of ram has more frequent stutters because fromthe spaghetti code that is minecraft java itself. but i do agree with the rest of your statements.

 

you seem to be under the impression that this mod is intended to improve performance

that is not the case

What its ACTUALLY supposed to do is make distant terrain visible, so even if you get 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000 frames per second this mod will still help you lol

 

Two questions: does the render distance setting affect this mod, and how does this mod affect performance? I've been using it for a while and haven't noticed a performance drop but I figured I'd ask anyway.

 

I’m assuming that it will attempt to fill in all the Chunks up to your render distance using the chunk cache, so your render distance will be the same as what you set it to, unlike how without the mod it is fixed to 8/6 or whatever it is.

 

the mod will load chunks from `clientRenderDistance + 1` away and unload them once they go out of that range. Performance hit should be relatively minimal but obviously there is a cost associated with retrieving and decompressing chunks from disk.

 

Isn't this not allowed? I thought downloading the world wasn't allowed. If it is allowed this is cool. Any possibility of a 1.16 version? Or are you working on fixing things before doing that.

 

I've cleared this mod with the mods, it's all good. I have no plans to release a 1.16 version.

 

Small update to the mod

-> Fixed minor memory leak
-> Undangled dangling non-daemon threads
-> Reduced amount of file handles open at once

Download update -> https://github.com/Sockmower/MisguidedMod/releases/download/2/misguidedmod-1.0.jar

[!] You do not need to rebuild your region cache after downloading this update, everything will just work. You do not need to delete the misguidedmod folder in your .minecraft folder for this update!

 

Pog, ty!

Also, u sure thats the update you linked? It says 1.0 which doesn't seem like an update lol

 

yeah i linked the right one i just didn't bother to change the filename/version number lol

 

fair enough

 

being honest having 500+ fps still can't go over the server-limited render distance lols

 

I have optifine and wynntils and some other random small mods. The chunks dont seem to be saving. Do i need to chane something in optifine settings or my render disance?

 

Same, not sure whats wrong.

 

I have both of those mods as well, but the mod seems to be working. Make sure you have your render distance set in your video settings to your preference, chunks outside of your set render distance will not be loaded.