# Distant Horizons

This mod adds a Level Of Detail (LOD) system to Minecraft.\
This implementation renders simplified chunks outside the normal render distance\
allowing for an increased view distance without harming performance.

Or in other words: this mod lets you see farther without turning your game into a slide show.\
If you want to see a quick demo, check out a video covering the mod here:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2tnvEVbO1c" target="_blank">![Minecraft Level Of Detail (LOD) mod - Alpha 1.5](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/H2tnvEVbO1c/mqdefault.webp)</a>

Forge version: 37.1.0\
Fabric version: 0.11.6\
Fabric API version: 0.37.1+1.17

Notes:\
This version has been confirmed to work in Eclipse and Retail Minecraft.\
(Retail running forge version 1.17.1-37.1.0 and fabric version 1.17.1-0.11.6)


## source code installation

See the Forge Documentation online for more detailed instructions:\
http://mcforge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gettingstarted/

### Prerequisites

* A Java Development Kit (JDK) for Java 16 (recommended) or newer. Visit https://adoptium.net/releases.html for installers.
* Any Java IDE, for example Intellij IDEA and Eclipse. You may also use any other code editors, such as Visual Studio Code.

**If using Ecplise:**
not supported...

**If using IntelliJ:**
1. open IDEA and import the build.gradle
2. refresh the Gradle project in IDEA if required
3. wait for the minecraft jars to generate

Side note: invalidate caches and restart if required

## Compiling

**Using GUI**
1. open a command line in the project folder
2. run the command: `./gradlew build`
3. the compiled jar file will be in the folder `fabric/build/libs/` and `forge/build/libs/`

**If in terminal:**
1. `git clone -b 1.17.1 --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.com/jeseibel/minecraft-lod-mod.git`
2. `cd minecraft-lod-mod`
3. `./gradlew build` (must be run as root on linux)
4. The build should be in `fabric/build/libs/` and `forge/build/libs/`


## Other commands

`./gradlew --refresh-dependencies` to refresh local dependencies.

`./gradlew clean` to reset everything (this does not affect your code) and then start the process again.


## Note to self

The Minecraft source code is NOT added to your workspace in an editable way. Minecraft is treated like a normal Library. Sources are there for documentation and research purposes only.

Source code uses Mojang mappings.

The source code can be 'created' with the `./eclipse` command and can be found in the following path:\
`minecraft-lod-mod\build\fg_cache\mcp\ VERSION \joined\ RANDOM_STRING \patch\output.jar`

## Useful commands

Build only Fabric: `./gradlew fabric:build`\
Build only Forge: `./gradlew forge:build`\
Run the Fabric client: `./gradlew fabric:runClient`\
Run the Forge client: `./gradlew fabric:runClient`

## Open Source Acknowledgements

XZ for Java (data compression)\
https://tukaani.org/xz/java.html