# Give up OptiFine

One of the goals of Fabulously Optimized is to provide feature parity with [OptiFine](https://optifine.net/home), in order to make it easier for users to transition away from it.

Here is the list of OptiFine features that are supported in this modpack:

✔️ = **Supported**

🚧 = **Partly supported**

🔜 = **Soon supported**

❌ = **Not supported**

### Video Options

| Option                | Is supported? | Mod providing the feature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Animation toggles     | ✔️            | [Sodium Extra](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Capes                 | ✔️            | [Capes](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/capes) ([Tutorial](https://wiki.download.fo/~/revisions/I9KOWRty9G5rjP5vZJFI/readme/free-cape))                                                                                                                                                       |
| Detail toggles        | ✔️            | [Sodium Extra](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Dynamic Lights        | ✔️            | [LambDynamicLights](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lambdynamiclights)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Miscellaneous toggles | ✔️            | [Sodium Extra](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Particle toggles      | ✔️            | [Sodium Extra](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Performance           | ✔️            | [Sodium](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium), [Lithium](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lithium), [Starlight](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/starlight) [etc.](https://github.com/Fabulously-Optimized/fabulously-optimized/blob/main/INCLUDED-MODS.md#smooth) |
| Smart Leaves¹         | ✔️            | [MoreCulling](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/moreculling)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Zoom²                 | ✔️            | [Zoomify](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/zoomify)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Better Grass          | 🚧            | [Fast Better Grass](https://github.com/Fabulously-Optimized/fabulously-optimized/tree/main/Resource%20Packs/Fast%20Better%20Grass) (fancy mode is currently unsupported)                                                                                                                                   |
| Shaders               | 🚧            | [Iris](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/irisshaders) ([Tutorial](https://wiki.download.fo/~/revisions/I9KOWRty9G5rjP5vZJFI/readme/getting-shaders)). Some shaders don't work.                                                                                                                  |
| 32+ Render Distance   | 🚧            | Currently available only in CurseForge and MultiMC versions of Fabulously Optimized. Prism Launcher (Modrinth) users must download [Farsight](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/farsight-fabric) manually and replace Hold That Chunk with it.                                                  |
| Smooth Lighting Level | ❌             | There's [an issue](https://github.com/FlashyReese/sodium-extra-fabric/issues/125) in the [Sodium Extra mod](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium-extra).                                                                                                                                    |

### Custom resource pack features

| Option                                       | Is supported? | Mod providing the feature                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Animated Textures                            | ✔️            | [Animatica](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/animatica)                                                                                                                    |
| Connected Textures                           | ✔️            | [Continuity](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/continuity)                                                                                                                  |
| Custom GUIs                                  | ✔️            | [OptiGUI](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/optigui)                                                                                                                        |
| Custom Items                                 | ✔️            | [CIT Resewn](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cit-resewn)                                                                                                                  |
| Custom Sky                                   | ✔️            | [FabricSkyboxes](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabricskyboxes) + [FabricSkyBoxes Interop](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabricskyboxes-interop)          |
| Emissive Blocks                              | ✔️            | [Continuity](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/continuity)                                                                                                                  |
| Emissive Entities                            | ✔️            | [Entity Texture Features](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/entity-texture-features-fabric)                                                                                 |
| HD Fonts                                     | ✔️            | [Vanilla feature since 1.13.](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Java_Edition_1.13-pre6#Changes) [Download some from my profile](https://www.curseforge.com/members/robotkoer/projects) |
| HD Screenshots                               | ✔️            | [Fabrishot](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabrishot)                                                                                                                    |
| Removal of gaps (see-through lines) in items | ✔️            | [Model Gap Fix](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/model-gap-fix)                                                                                                            |
| Natural Textures                             | ✔️            | [Vanilla feature since 1.8](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Java_Edition_14w17a#Model%20format%20improvements)                                                                       |
| Random Entities                              | ✔️            | [Entity Texture Features](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/entity-texture-features-fabric)                                                                                 |
| Resource pack splash screen                  | ✔️            | [Puzzle](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/puzzle)                                                                                                                          |
| Custom Entity Models                         | 🚧            | [Entity Model Features](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/entity-model-features)                                                                                            |
| Custom Colors                                | 🔜            | [Colormatic](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/colormatic) is not yet up to date                                                                                            |
| Anisotropic Filtering                        | ❌             | Please check [this Discord discussion](https://discord.com/channels/756612889787498627/876567546390777856/978673913770950687) [(via)](https://discord.gg/7rnTYXu)                      |

¹ Not identical to OptiFine as people did not prefer the look. If you want it to be identical:

1. [Disable MoreCulling](https://wiki.download.fo/~/revisions/I9KOWRty9G5rjP5vZJFI/readme/disabling-mods)
2. [Install](https://wiki.download.fo/~/revisions/I9KOWRty9G5rjP5vZJFI/readme/adding-more-mods) the original [Cull Leaves](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cull-leaves)
3. Enable Cull Leaves' bundled resource pack
4. Disable "Use Block Face Culling" in `Options` → `Video Settings...` → `Performance`.

² The defaults do not match OptiFine, because people preferred a smoother zoom. To make it identical to OptiFine:

1. Click `Mods` button, search for `Zoomify`, click it and on the top left hit the `Configure` icon.
2. Head over to Misc tab, set the preset to `OptiFine`

***

Additionally, you can enjoy:

* Better mod compatibility
* [Easy installation](https://github.com/Fabulously-Optimized/fabulously-optimized#downloads) for various launchers
* [Some extra features](https://github.com/Fabulously-Optimized/fabulously-optimized/blob/main/INCLUDED-MODS.md#functional) OptiFine does not provide

Parity with OptiFine is an ongoing process. If you're interested in what's coming, [see this list](https://github.com/Fabulously-Optimized/fabulously-optimized/issues?q=is:issue%20is:open%20label:parity).

If you're having issues with OptiFine's resource pack features, [see this wiki](https://wiki.download.fo/~/revisions/I9KOWRty9G5rjP5vZJFI/readme/resource-pack-issues).

*See also:* [*Recommended OptiFine alternatives on Fabric*](https://lambdaurora.dev/optifine_alternatives)*, a list that inspired me to create this modpack in the first place.*
