Fabric Installation not showing on launcher
tried following this video however i installed the 1.21.4 versions of all the mods mentioned (fabric API, sodium, iris) and the distant horizons 1.21.4 installation from this discord, i tried pasting in each jar file and then all of them into the mods folder on .minecraft, however the launcher is not showing the drop-down option to launch through fabric.
video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Pq3eJSEaI
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You just need to rerun the
fabric-installer-1.0.1.jar
and install fabric 1.21.4 with the create profile
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i just pasted all 3 jar files into the mods folder but i attempted doing each one individually and launching the launcher, however i still ran into the issue where i couldnt find the new installation
i also couldnt find any fabric loader for 1.21.4? its not showing on the dropdown when i attempt to create a new installation

for some reason the 1.21.1 only shows, but that doesnt work as i just get an incompatibility error:

reason i want the latest version is i just want distant horizons + a shaders for an MC realm, which requires 1.21.4 atm
i tried followin the video which worked for single player but i couldnt enter friend's realm due to the version mismatch
ok hope thats enough info to provide
try rerunning the fabric installer and restarting the launcher
how do i do that?
oh u mean
the exe
Solution
You just need to rerun the
fabric-installer-1.0.1.jar
and install fabric 1.21.4 with the create profile
checkbox tickedyes (it is a jar actually, whoops, my bad)
yeah forgot bout that lemme test it out...
no worries, take your time
err
so how do i know this is working exactly...
im not exactly seeing that far i think
so you are ingame already?
yeah
i was able to get in game but
idk if its working or not
distant horizons
/slowgen
World generation in general is quite slow, if you want to speed it up:
Install Noisium and Lithium, these mods can improve generation speed by a couple percent.
Make sure to remove the C2ME mod as it significantly slows down DH chunk generation by up to 35%.
Increase
CPU Load
in Distant Horizons settings for faster generation, but you will experience more lag spikes and stuttering due to heavier workload on CPU.
To see if Distant Generator
is really working or not:
1) Check CPU usage while in-game, using Aggressive
settings of CPU Load
. If CPU usage's hovering around 80-100%, the LoDs are generating in the background.
2) Go to DH settings > Advanced Options > Debug > Wireframe
, set Enable Debug Wireframe Rendering
and Show World Gen Queue
to True
.
Enabling both settings will show you the visualization of world gen tasks queued and working on the map (blue boxes for queued tasks, red boxes for working tasks)it doesnt seem like it is? idk
2nd section
no like theres a fog effect
oh i see
so i see the occasional spike in GPU but not CPU...i think at least
not sure where CPU is in the f3 menu ngl
i think its working? i dont remember seeing this usually:

it seems like it is working but you can still try to look after the cpu usage in the task-manager or you can try the second part of the second section
CPU is only at like 15-25%
and i have it at "i paid for my CPU" setting
:Thonk:

try section 2, 2) then to see if it is working
but from what I can tell from this screenshot when looking at it from my phone it is definitely working
yeah im starting to notice it i think i just had to fly around a bit
are you on a singleplayer world or multiplayer server?
im on a realm
ah okay
is it normal to see these like

the lines of cubes
they disappear when i get close but just wondering
do you still have the "debug wireframe" activated?
uh lemme reactivate it
yeah
nono, keep it deactivated, all good
o
ok
no worries
whats a good uh
shaders
for this
i didnt install one so
i have no idea how to add a shaders to this as the video didnt really go into detail on how so
I personally haven't seen that problem with the border-lines from blocks sticking out like that
a compatible one specifically for 1.21.4
/shader
okay, wrong command
/shader-support
nope
im hopin shaders makes that borderline thing disappear maybe
alright,
from my experience you are able to use both complementary unbound and reimagined from modrinth.
If you want to use Bliss then you have to use the in-dev build
uh
/shadersupport
Distant Horizons and Iris Shader Support Requirements:
- DH 2.1 + Iris
- Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21
- Sodium 0.5.8+
- Iris 1.7.0 - 1.7.3
- Fabric API
- A compatible shaderpack: https://gist.github.com/Steveplays28/52db568f297ded527da56dbe6deeec0e
- DH 2.2 + Iris
- Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1
- Sodium 0.5.8+
- Iris 1.7.5, 1.8, or newer
- Fabric API
- A compatible shaderpack: https://gist.github.com/Steveplays28/52db568f297ded527da56dbe6deeec0e
Gist
Distant Horizons shader compatibility info
Distant Horizons shader compatibility info. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
thanks!
im assuming i need the bottom one
Disable anisotropic filtering in your gpu driver settings
ill try out shrimple i think the video had that
oh ok
i have an nvidia so i did it thru the control panel
maybe i gotta relaunch the game?
Relaunch is required yes
alr uhh...where do i put this shader file once downloaded
lemme extract
Video settings >shader packs
ok
Don’t extract
o
shoot
oops
uh
ill just delete that extraction...
wait its just automatically in video settings once u download it?
dont have to place it anywhere in an MC folder?
Drag and drop it there
ohh i see
ok
hmm
well the border lines are gone so that fixed
is the sun supposed to be invisible?

i see the reflection
but uh
also sorta these weird borders around objects

like the snow
sorta...idk what u would call it
You downloaded from the pink button on the github page?
yeah

I guess it’s just bugged then
hmm alr
you know a good working one?
from the list
I don’t
Haven’t tried out the nightly
o
Might be a bug between the nightly and the shader
Complementary Unbound/Reimagined have worked for me so far, cannot tell if they are stable/working with nightly though
so i see...complementary by emin
as the pink button
gonna try that out i guess
as for generating LODs - since you are on a realm you have to run/fly around to generate LODs
alright well that one doesnt work lol
i see so i just have to fly around to load the chunks in
gotcha
the shrimple is the best so far but its still kinda weird...
the complimentary reimagined is bugged
maybe try the
r5.4
from complementary from modrinth?err where is that...
Green Button takes you to modrinth website
from there on you can click on "Download" - version 1.21.4 - Iris and download the r5.4

alr lemme test it out
hmm i think its workin
water has that default texture which is a bit weird i guess, hoping it was a bit more smooth from the surface, but aside from that....at least it works
The version "reimagined" from complementary has a vanilla-style look, that is why the water looks like that
oh ok
you can download the "unbound" version from the complementary shader from modrinth if you want a different look (or change the shader settings I think)
is that like
the more "realistic" one
yes
oh i see yeah this one is
workin as well
nice!
hmm so i guess i have to spectator mode everything around in the realm to really unlock the chunks but
they'll just stay eventually i presume
there may be holes in your LODs if you fly around too fast
yeah
but i guess no other way given its a realm so
unfortunately, yeah
its shaping up though im liking it:

do /tp ~ 2500 ~
enable debug mesh
and fly around
ur in relem right ?
GPU keeps showing 100% which uh...i guess thats normal, temps are high 70s ig
oh
how do you enable debug mesh
yeah in a realm
"debug wireframe"
thats what i mean 😅😅
the debug wireframe rendering
?
open dh meanue
yes
alr
yes
now what
also enalbe show render slection status
wheres that
o
same area
ok
yes
yyes

thats what i see
thats what u should see
uh
if you in relem , then i don't think it is working on its own right
idk
nope, like in multiplayer
you have to fly around/run around
In relem or in server without dh support
*if there is no DH installed on the server
yes
So just slowly move around and see it fill
well i dont think u can install DH onto a realm so
oh will it fill relative to how much my screen captures?
thats why we are saying that
No, if no server support then accoring to ur vanilla render disance
or actually accoring to the render distance set by server
oh yeah its quite slow lol
Wanna see how DH supported server performs ?
i figure its like
instant
lol
when u have pregenrated
it takkes like 2-3 min in first time
figures
wait quick question
next time few seconds / one min
does this expand the fill command or nah
yes ?
u know like how the gamerule u can set it to infinite but
it gets limited by the chunks loaded in
Oh
i diden't even knew that
i don't really knwo
like itll error "that location is out of this world!"
idk if thatll just assume the vanilla chunks are "commandable" or if its client based
try it on my server if you want
i was testing things
i gotta sleep tbh its almost 3 AM and i got work....today
Ok then 🙂 , here is the Ip anyways :- Play.FlowerSMP.fun ( i iwl giv op if you join to test )
GN
alr thanks for all the help everybody
good night!
yeah gn
i wanna bump this up again, but uh any methods to generate chunks faster than spectator mode?
i have operator on the realm im on so i can use commands but
idk, i was googling and some forums said u can adjust a flyspeed attribute to go faster in flight
movement speed seemed to be faster when i added a 255 speed effect onto me, but the issue with that is i have to be on the ground
Scroll the mousewheel
While in spectator
THis
its still too slow
not much else i dont think
darn
Why do you use relems , out of topic question
friend doesnt want to make a server, so he got a realm instead
Use tweakeroo and set a custom fly speed
But the server won't be able to keep up at some point
Rip
Realms are just expensive servers without customisablity
yeah thats what i told him but he doesnt really want to upkeep a server based on his activity and doesnt know/want to figure out how to keep a server up and hosted
this work on realms?
Sad,
Why don't u host
he already bought the realm sub
and isnt planning on taking it down
Rip
already built a bunch on the realm too so
would go to waste
Yeh I understsnd
How many of u play?
anyways...does tweakeroo work on realms?
3 people total
Idk
Never used it
Well, using relems can also be called waste 🥲
yes
uh
ok ran into an error

idk what happened
was workin earlier today then suddenly its not
anyone know what happened?
oh i see
i think i got a prompt to update to a later snapshot which added an extra jar file and the other versions werent compatible
rolled it back for now so im in again