Distant Horizons Mod Wiki

Distant Horizons Mod Wiki & Guide

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Distant Horizons Mod lets you see much farther in Minecraft without slowing down your game. It adds a smart system that shows simplified terrain beyond the normal view distance. This means you can finally enjoy the view from that tall mountain or tower you built without performance issues.

Guides

Step-by-step, in-game.

How to Fix Common Distant Horizons ProblemsTerrain Looks Flat, Missing, or Wrong If distant terrain appears as flat plains or does not match what you built, the…How to Increase Your Render Distance with Distant HorizonsUnderstanding the Two Render Distances Distant Horizons adds its own render distance on top of vanilla Minecraft's.…How to Make Distant Horizons Load and Update Terrain FasterWhy Terrain Loads Slowly Distant Horizons builds simplified terrain data as you explore. New areas need to be…How to Use Distant Horizons with ShadersCompatibility Basics Distant Horizons can work alongside shader mods, but not every shader pack supports it. You…

Configuration

Every setting in the mod config file, with what it changes.

Option	What it does
`advanced`	Advanced options
`client`	Client
`common`	Common
`threadPresetSetting`CPU Load	Modifies how many threads Distant Horizons' will use. Increasing this setting will increase the Distant Generator's speed and LOD loading speed, but will also increase CPU/memory usage and may introduce stuttering. Note: This is a CPU relative setting. It shou
`enableAdaptiveTransferSpeed`Enable Adaptive Transfer Speed	Enables adaptive transfer speed based on client performance. If true, DH will automatically adjust transfer rate to minimize connection lag. If false, transfer speed will remain fixed.
`enableRealTimeUpdates`Enable Real-time Updates	If true, clients will receive real-time LOD updates for chunks outside the client's render distance.
`quickEnableRendering`Enable Rendering	If true, Distant Horizons will render LODs beyond the vanilla render distance.
`globalBandwidthLimit`Global Bandwidth Limit, KB/s	Maximum global speed for uploading LODs to the clients, in KB/s. Value of 0 disables the limit.
`levelKeyPrefix`Level Key Prefix	Prefix of the level keys sent to the clients. If the mod is running behind a proxy, each backend should use a unique value. If this value is empty, level key will be based on the server's seed hash.
`lodBuilding`	Lod Building
`logging`Logging	Controls how logging should be handled.
`maxGenerationRequestDistance`Max Generation Request Distance	Defines the distance allowed to generate around the player.
`maxSyncOnLoadRequestDistance`Max Sync on Load Request Distance	Defines the distance allowed to be synchronized around the player. Should be the same or larger than maxGenerationRequestDistance in most cases.
`multiThreading`	Multi-Threading
`playerBandwidthLimit`Per-player Bandwidth Limit, KB/s	Maximum per-player speed for uploading LODs to the clients, in KB/s. Value of 0 disables the limit.
`qualityPresetSetting`Quality Preset	Modifies a number of graphical settings to quickly change Distant Horizons' rendering quality. Lower this setting if your GPU is at max usage or you are having framerate issues.
`generationRequestRateLimit`Rate Limit for Generation Requests	How many LOD generation requests per second should a client send? Also limits the number of client requests allowed to stay in the server's queue.
`syncOnLoadRateLimit`Rate Limit for Sync on Load	How many LOD sync requests per second should a client send? Also limits the number of client's requests allowed to stay in the server's queue.
`realTimeUpdateDistanceRadiusInChunks`Real-time Update Radius in Chunks	Defines the distance the player will receive updates around.
`sendLevelKeys`Send Level Keys	Makes the server send level keys for each world. Disable this if you use alternative ways to send level keys.
`server`	Server
`quickShowWorldGenProgress`Show LOD Gen/Import Progress	If true then the world gen/importing progress will be displayed on the screen when running.
`optionsButton`Show The Options Button	Show the config button to the left of the fov button
`synchronizeOnLoad`Synchronize LODs on Load	If true, clients will receive updated LODs when joining or loading new LODs.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I turn on Distant Horizons after installing it?

The mod works automatically once installed, but you need to raise your Distant Horizons render distance in its settings menu to actually see far terrain. Open the mod's config screen and increase the LOD distance slider, then let the terrain data build up as you explore.

Why does Distant Horizons look blurry or low detail far away?

That's intentional — distant terrain is stored as simplified Level of Detail (LOD) data instead of full blocks to keep performance high. As you move closer, the LODs are replaced by real chunks, so the blurriness resolves itself when you approach.

How do I make Distant Horizons load terrain faster?

Explore the world normally so the mod can generate and cache LOD data for each area, and increase the CPU thread allocation in the mod's settings if your hardware allows it. Pre-generating chunks with a chunk pre-generator mod also helps a lot.

Does Distant Horizons work on servers and multiplayer?

Yes, but the server needs the mod installed for distant terrain to be sent to you automatically. On vanilla servers you can still use it, but LODs will only build from chunks your client has already loaded.

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