This pack is built to run on low-end systems and potato computers without causing frame drops. It keeps graphics close to vanilla and applies only lightweight visual tweaks. If your game still stutters, the cause is usually your other settings, not the pack itself.
Check that the pack isn't the problem
1. Turn on your FPS counter. On Java Edition, press F3 and read the frame rate in the top-left corner.
2. Note your frame rate with the shader active.
3. Open Video Settings > Shader Packs, switch shaders off, and compare.
4. If the numbers are nearly the same, the pack is not slowing you down. Look at the settings below.
Trim the usual heavy settings
- Render Distance: Lower it a few chunks. This gives the biggest boost on weak hardware.
- Simulation Distance: Lower it as well, especially in single-player.
- Graphics: Set this to Fast.
- Clouds and particles: Reduce or disable them.
- Other packs: Avoid stacking a second shader pack. Only one shader pack can be active at a time anyway.
- Background programs: Close browsers and other programs while you play.
After you change settings, reload the world. The 2008 HUD and the vanilla-like look should stay the same, because the pack's style doesn't depend on high graphics settings.