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Emberlens

Fork of Iris/Oculus with performance improvements and bug fixes

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Quick answer

Which Emberlens release should I use?

Updated 5 days ago
Latest stable file emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge

emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Emberlens required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar need?

emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Emberlens without breaking your instance.

Built for emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside emberlens-mc1.20.1-1.8.8.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Emberlens add?

Emberlens

Emberlens is a fork of Oculus. But less CPU work and garbage every frame, and unique features for further control etc.

Forge 1.20.1 | Client only | Requires Emberbium


Features

Create Runs Fast With Shaders
  • Normally Create's moving parts use a slow CPU path as soon as you use a shader pack with it. Emberlens keeps Create's fast GPU rendering on with shaders, no patched shader packs or extra addons needed!
  • Big factory with Solas shaders: 82 to whole 211 fps. Spinning parts don't show block-breaking cracks under shaders yet, I'll get to it.. :P
Shadow Update Interval
  • New slider in Video Settings > General, under Max Shadow Distance. Redraw the shadow map every frame, or every 2, 3 or 4 frames.
  • This might cause flickers with some shaders. I will be working on this mod more in the future to fix all weird issues of course.
Less Work Every Frame
  • Found with a profiler, shader pack loaded, then fixed one by one: sampler unbinds, uniform uploads, matrix math, GPU memory barriers, tangents etc etc. All of them basically work better.
  • Much less garbage per frame, which is what "stutters" are.
Built For Emberbium
  • The shader vertex format is handed to Emberbium once, through its own hook.
  • That is why Emberlens needs Emberbium. It will not work on Embeddium or other forks.
Addons Keep Working
  • Emberlens still loads as oculus and provides iris, so addons work just fine.
  • Your oculus.properties and shader pack settings carry over too.

Benchmark

Render time per frame 1.67 to 1.19 ms, shadow pass 7.0% to 2.9% of frame at interval 4, 1% low fps 70 to 136

Measured with a profiler on the same modpack with a shader pack loaded, RX 9070 XT. These are separate play sessions, so don't trust them completely, your pc WILl perform differently.


Read!!

Install: remove Oculus, add Emberlens and Emberbium. Never run Emberlens and Oculus together.

Project description from CurseForge.

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Recent files

Emberlens versions and loaders

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