Particle Culling
ModStops unseen particles from rendering to help your game run faster.
Why gradeC
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All 11 criteria
Maintenance
19 points lost8 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.5 years ago (12 May 2024). 128 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 62% of these points. 8 / 12Supports 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 2.4 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed 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.29 of the 349 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (8%) 10 / 10Quick 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.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · bl4ckscor3/ParticleCulling 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · bl4ckscor3/ParticleCulling 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.18,548,323 4 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.1 years, 10 releases 5 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security
41.5 of the 64 points that apply = 65 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Particle Culling is a client-side performance mod that stops rendering particles outside the player's view, which can improve FPS, especially in areas with many particles. It can also cull particles obscured by blocks, with an option to include particles behind glass and other transparent blocks; settings let players adjust the block-distance buffer, disable culling, or turn it off in spectator mode. Players can exempt selected particle types from culling, including particles from mods that need to remain visible through blocks.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen. and 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
See all 30Details
- Creator
- bl4ckscor3
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 18.5M
- Created
- 19 Sep 2020
- 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 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.1 latest file. It is not for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about it. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for Minecraft 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 21 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file9 code files read
Compatibility
See all 10 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that need Particle Culling to work.
Modpacks using this project
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1,067 modpacks include Particle Culling in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
RLCraft30.4M downloadslast version with it 27 Jun 2023
RLCraft Dregora2.1M downloadslast version with it 2 Dec 2025
Last Days of Humanity1.4M downloadslast version with it 29 May 2024
Rebirth of the Night (RotN)1.3M downloadslast version with it 2 Feb 2026
Boosted FPS (Performance Optimized) (FG)766K downloadslast version with it 4 Apr 2022
Optimized fps732K downloadslast version with it 7 Aug 2025
Antimatter Chemistry617K downloadslast version with it 3 Nov 2024
MeatballCraft, Dimensional Ascension613K downloadslast version with it 16 Aug 2026
Dysfunctional's Tech, Bombs, Guns, and War568K downloadslast version with it 6 Jul 2025
Optimization482K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Particle Culling. Share: how many of the modpacks with Particle Culling also have that mod.
FoamFixCModin 78% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
BetterFpsCModin 63% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 57% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
FastFurnaceBModin 55% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
Entity CullingDModin 54% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
ChiselCModin 54% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
Phosphor (Forge)DModin 52% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
FastWorkbenchBModin 50% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 49% of the modpacks with Particle Culling
YUNG's Better CavesAModin 49% of the modpacks with Particle CullingLatest 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.