

OptiFabric shares all of the same issues as OptiFine when run natively, along with a host of new incompatibilities and bugs. Without getting too technical, OptiFine is closed source, making fixing issues with other mods opaque to the end user And unfortunately, this issue cannot be solved because of the way that OptiFine was developed. OptiFine has poor compatibility, this is a bigger issue, and not really something the mod can address. OptiFine updates slowly, and Forge updates even slower, if you want to use the mod on the latest update, or in conjunction with other mods, you're likely to be waiting for awhile. OptiFine breaks vanilla mechanics with a few bugs, sometimes breaking world generation with fast math, as well as increasing player reach, bot to mention any rendering or stability issues that aren't present in vanilla. OptiFine is known to replace large sections of vanilla code, and is now has years of technical debt, and this is all maintained by one person.Īs stated above, OptiFine has a long list of issues, some of primary ones are: However in recent years OptiFine's performance benefits have gotten smaller, and the mod now boasts list of bugs and drawbacks. It's feature rich and, historically, has improved performance. OptiFine is a ubiquitous mod, and has been around for years.

The critiques of OptiFine aren't relevant to a specific version of the game. This list was written with 1.18 and 1.17 in mind, but many mods should still be available for 1.16 and 1.15. Although other lists exist, this list aims to be an simple feature replacement list that aims not to overwhelm you. This is my personal list of OptiFine replacements.
