More Culling vs VulkanMod
More Culling
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| Figure | More Culling | VulkanMod |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Performance Mods | 7.0 (#10) | 8.0 (#4) |
| License | The project is licensed GPL-3.0-only. | The repository contains the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3, and Modrinth identifies the project as LGPL-3.0-only. |
| Loaders | The Modrinth page lists Fabric, NeoForge, and Quilt as platforms. | The distribution pages list Fabric and Quilt compatibility, while the installation guide specifically requires Fabric. |
| Purpose | More Culling is a Minecraft mod that changes how multiple types of culling are handled to improve performance. | VulkanMod replaces Minecraft’s default OpenGL renderer with a Vulkan based voxel rendering engine intended to improve performance and add features. |
| Support | The project directs users to report bugs through its GitHub issues and links to a Discord server. | Support is routed through the GitHub issue tracker, with requests expected to include launcher details, logs, crash reports, reproduction steps and installed-mod lists. |
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In their own words
More Culling
More Culling is a free Minecraft: Java Edition mod that changes how the game skips rendering objects the player cannot see. Its project wiki describes techniques for block states, item frames, leaves, and paintings, along with custom culling shapes and model shapes for resource packs. API guidance covers custom block culling and troubleshooting culling issues on modded blocks. The listed Minecraft versions are 1.18.x through 1.21.x and 26.1.x through 26.3. Fabric, NeoForge, and Quilt are listed as supported loaders. The project information lists client-side and client-and-server environments, while the supplied compatibility details specify client scope and no dedicated server support. More Culling requires Cloth Config. The related MoreCullingExtra extension adds culling combinations involving glass panes, glass, and beacons. The mod is licensed GPL-3.0-only. Its maintainer permits modpack use with attribution, but asks users to obtain permission before merging it into a client or another mod. The project directs bug reports to its issue tracker and also links to a Discord server.
VulkanMod
VulkanMod is a free Minecraft client mod that replaces the default OpenGL renderer with a Vulkan-based engine intended to improve performance. Its listed optimizations cover terrain rendering, chunk building and entities, alongside reduced CPU and GPU overhead. It also supports native Wayland on Linux and windowed fullscreen mode. Installation requires Fabric, followed by placing VulkanMod.jar in the .minecraft/mods folder, and a GPU with at least Vulkan 1.2 support. The project lists Minecraft versions 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11. Shader support is not available, and there is no estimated release date; the README points users to Beryl for shaders. Mods that use OpenGL calls are unsupported, including Sodium, Iris Shaders, Create and Distant Horizons. Release 0.6.0 notes a terrain-rendering improvement when backface culling is enabled, an update checker, and fixes for alpha cutout sampling and a memory leak.