## How it Works
\nVanillin optimizes Minecraft by implementing instanced rendering for entities and block entities through Flywheel.<\/p>\n
With Flywheel doing the heavy lifting, Vanillin is able to achieve significant performance improvements on all the game objects it affects. The end result is that ten thousand of something have the same frame time impact as one of something.
\n<\/p>\n
## Shaders
\nFlywheel 1.0, and therefore Vanillin, is currently **incompatible** with shaders. Work is underway to make first party compat between Flywheel and shaders a reality, but no time estimates can be made.<\/p>\n
## Optimizations<\/p>\n
Vanillin does not optimize everything by default. Special support needs to be built for each type of entity and block entity. Those that are currently optimized are listed below.<\/p>\n
\u2705 = Stable, enabled by default.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\uddea = Experimental, enabled behind a config.<\/p>\n
\u274c = Temporarily disabled entirely due to crashes\/compat\/etc.<\/p>\n
### Block Entities
\n– \u2705 Chests
\n– \u2705 Shulker boxes
\n– \u2705 Bells
\n– \u274c Signs<\/p>\n
### Entities
\n– \u2705 Minecarts (and all variants)
\n– \ud83e\uddea Items
\n– \ud83e\uddea Item Displays
\n– \ud83e\uddea Block Displays<\/p>\n
## Config<\/p>\n
To enable experimental optimizations, edit the config file:<\/p>\n
### Forge\/NeoForge<\/p>\n
`config\/vanillin.toml`
\n“`diff
\n[entities]
\n #Allowed Values: DEFAULT, DISABLE, FORCE_ENABLE
\n– “minecraft:item” = “DEFAULT”
\n+ “minecraft:item” = “FORCE_ENABLE”
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Fabric
\n`config\/vanillin.json`
\n“`diff
\n{
\n “entities”: {
\n– “minecraft:item”: “default”,
\n+ “minecraft:item”: “force_enable”,
\n }
\n}
\n“`<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can disable optimizations that you find to be causing conflict:<\/p>\n
### Forge\/NeoForge<\/p>\n
`config\/vanillin.toml`
\n“`diff
\n[entities]
\n #Allowed Values: DEFAULT, DISABLE, FORCE_ENABLE
\n– “minecraft:minecart” = “DEFAULT”
\n+ “minecraft:minecart” = “DISABLE”
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Fabric
\n`config\/vanillin.json`
\n“`diff
\n{
\n “entities”: {
\n– “minecraft:minecart”: “default”,
\n+ “minecraft:minecart”: “disable”,
\n }
\n}
\n“`<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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