Cull Clouds
ModClouds render only what you can see, helping your game run faster.
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 years ago (8 Nov 2022)Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.19.2 on Fabric and Quilt. 20% of the 169 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.19.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 monthsStability
Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.18 of the 128 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · ugamii/CullCloudsPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · ugamii/CullCloudsPopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.400,353Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.0 years, 3 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
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About
Cull Clouds is a Fabric optimization mod that skips rendering parts of vanilla clouds that are not visible, aiming to improve frame rates. It works only with Fancy clouds, and the performance gain is usually modest, around one frame per second in typical play, though it may reach one to two on a flat world. Because it rewrites vanilla cloud rendering, it may conflict with other cloud mods: Extended Clouds does not run alongside it, while SuperFancyClouds runs but receives no benefit from Cull Clouds.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 1 area: World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- ugamii
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 400K
- Created
- 1 Nov 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.2.
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Privacy
We found nothing it sends
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AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
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No sign of AI in the game
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it174 modpacks include Cull Clouds in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Optimization482K downloadslast version with it 28 Aug 2023
Origins SMP: Fabric306K downloadslast version with it 14 Jan 2023
Versatile254K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2023
MYTHCRAFT5222K downloadslast version with it 13 May 2023
Euphoric Curiosity162K downloadslast version with it 8 Jan 2023
Sky FABRICation 3136K downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2023
Deez FPS [Vulkan Edition]46K downloadslast version with it 18 Sep 2023
Just Enough Optimization42K downloadslast version with it 28 Jan 2024
BetterFPS40K downloadslast version with it 19 Mar 2023
Performance+39K downloadslast version with it 12 Nov 2022Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Cull Clouds. Share: how many of the modpacks with Cull Clouds also have that mod.
LithiumAModin 96% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
FerriteCoreAModin 94% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Mod MenuAModin 89% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
LazyDFU-Modin 86% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Starlight (Fabric)-Modin 85% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Sodium ExtraAModin 82% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 80% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
KryptonAModin 75% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Memory Leak Fix-Modin 75% of the modpacks with Cull Clouds
Dynamic FPSAModin 73% of the modpacks with Cull CloudsLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.