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Smart Particles Mod is a lightweight client-side performance mod that greatly improves frame rates in particle-heavy environments.

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Guides

Step-by-step, in-game.

Does Smart Particles Work With Other Mods and Shaders?Compatibility With Particle-Heavy Mods Smart Particles is designed to cull both vanilla and modded particles, so mods…How to Configure Smart Particles Mod for Maximum FPSUnderstanding the Culling Options Smart Particles Mod works out of the box, but you can squeeze out more performance…How to Tell If Smart Particles Is Actually Improving PerformanceSet Up a Fair Test You can't judge a performance mod by feel alone. Pick a repeatable scenario: stand in the same…Why Are My Particles Disappearing? Fixing Over-Aggressive CullingCommon Causes If particles vanish too soon — like torch flames flickering out at medium range or potion effects…

Frequently asked questions

How do I know if Smart Particles is actually running?
Open the mod's config screen from the Mods list and check that the culling toggles are enabled, then walk into a particle-heavy area like a Nether portal or a rainstorm and watch your frame rate. If your FPS climbs noticeably while particles still appear near you, the mod is working.
What does Smart Particle Culling actually do?
It decides which particles are worth rendering each frame, keeping the ones closest to you and removing distant ones you wouldn't notice. This happens continuously, so the particle count on screen stays low without you manually deleting anything.
How does Smart Camera Culling differ from regular particle culling?
Camera culling specifically removes particles that fall outside your current view, like anything behind you or off to the side of your screen. Regular culling handles distance, so the two systems work together to cut down on wasted rendering.
Why did all my particles disappear after installing this mod?
Your culling settings are probably too aggressive, which usually means the distance threshold is set very low or camera culling is removing too much. Open the config and raise the particle distance or loosen the culling strength until particles near you reappear.

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