📜 Creator Optimized - Changelog

All notable changes to Creator Optimized are documented in this file.

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🚀 Release – Minecraft 1.17.1 - v1.0.0

✨ Added

• Added Iris Shaders for high-performance shader support
• Added Starlight for a significantly faster lighting engine
• Added Visuality for subtle particle and visual enhancements
• Added Simple Voice Chat for proximity voice communication
• Added Shulker Box Tooltip for inventory quality-of-life
• Added Indium for Fabric rendering compatibility
• Added Item Scroller for advanced inventory management
• Added LambDynamicLights for real-time dynamic lighting
• Added LazyDFU to reduce startup time
• Added Lithium for game logic optimization
• Added MaLiLib as a required library
• Added Memory Leak Fix for improved stability
• Added MidnightLib as a required dependency
• Added Mod Menu for mod management
• Added Mouse Tweaks for enhanced inventory controls
• Added Not Enough Animations for improved player animations
• Added Reese's Sodium Options for advanced graphics settings
• Added Smooth Boot for improved startup performance
• Added Sodium as the primary rendering engine
• Added Sodium Extra for extended graphics options
• Added ukulib as a required dependency
• Added Wavey Capes for animated cape rendering
• Added WI Zoom for smooth zoom functionality
• Added Xaero's Better PvP for PvP utilities and minimap features

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⚡ Performance

• Improved overall FPS and frame consistency
• Faster chunk generation and loading
• Reduced memory usage
• Lower CPU overhead
• Improved rendering performance with Sodium
• Faster lighting calculations using Starlight
• Reduced startup time
• Better long-session stability

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🎮 Quality of Life

• Shader support through Iris
• Dynamic lighting
• Better inventory controls
• Smooth zoom
• Improved player animations
• Animated capes
• Advanced graphics customization
• Inventory preview for Shulker Boxes
• Proximity voice chat
• Enhanced visual particles and effects

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🛠️ Fixed

• Reduced memory leaks during extended gameplay
• Improved rendering compatibility
• Fixed lighting-related performance issues
• Enhanced shader compatibility
• Improved UI responsiveness

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⚙️ Technical

• Built for Minecraft 1.17.1
• Uses Fabric Loader
• All required dependencies are embedded
• Optimized for maximum performance and stability

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📌 Summary

This release modernizes Creator Optimized for Minecraft 1.17.1, introducing a newer optimization stack centered around Sodium, Lithium, Starlight, and Iris Shaders. Combined with carefully selected quality-of-life enhancements, the modpack delivers smoother gameplay, improved visuals, faster loading times, and a stable Vanilla+ experience while preserving Minecraft's original feel.