Aerie is built to run well on older or weaker computers. That makes it a good choice when heavier shaders drag your game down but you still want something nicer than plain vanilla.
Set up for performance
1. Turn on Aerie as your Canvas pipeline in place of a heavier visual setup. Don't stack it on top of one.
2. Turn off any other pack that does heavy visual processing. Aerie already handles the lighting work.
3. In Options → Video Settings, start with a modest Render Distance. Raise it one step at a time while you watch your frame rate. Render distance usually costs more performance than the pipeline does.
4. Lower Simulation Distance too if your world feels laggy, not just choppy.
Test in a demanding spot
Frame rates vary a lot by location, so test where it counts:
- Stand in a busy area with lots of light sources, such as a lit village or your base at night. These spots show off the bloom and stress the renderer the most.
- Fly or sprint across new terrain to see how the game handles loading chunks.
If it's still slow
Cut render distance first, before you give up on Aerie. The pipeline keeps the classic blocky style and only adds light visual upgrades. In most cases you can keep its soft bloom and unified lighting and still trim the video settings until the game feels smooth again.