📜 Changelog

All notable changes to Creator Optimized will be documented here.

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🚀 Latest Release

✨ Added

• Added Better Lanterns – Improved lantern visuals
• Added Zoomify – Smooth and customizable zoom
• Added Clumps – XP orb optimization
• Added Make Bubbles Pop – Enhanced underwater visuals
• Added BadOptimizations – Additional performance tweaks
• Added Noisium – Improved worldgen performance
• Added Model Gap Fix – Fixed visual gaps in models
• Added YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) – Advanced config system
• Added Fabric Language Kotlin – Required dependency
• Added uku's Armor HUD – Armor status display

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⚡ Updated

• Updated Sodium → mc1.20.1-0.5.13
• Updated Lithium → mc1.20.1-0.11.4
• Updated Starlight → 1.1.2
• Updated FerriteCore → 6.0.1
• Updated ImmediatelyFast → 1.5.4
• Updated Entity Culling → 1.10.0
• Updated Reese's Sodium Options → 1.7.2
• Updated Sodium Extra → 0.5.9
• Updated Indium → 1.0.36
• Updated Dynamic FPS → 3.11.4
• Updated InventoryHUD+ → 3.4.26
• Updated Mod Menu → 7.2.2
• Updated FPS Reducer → 2.5
• Updated Dark Loading Screen → 1.6.14
• Updated LambDynamicLights → 4.4.0
• Updated Mouse Tweaks → 2.26
• Updated Chat Heads → 0.15.1
• Updated Eating Animation → 1.9.61
• Updated Freecam → 1.2.1
• Updated Better Ping Display → 1.1.1
• Updated ukulib → 0.7.0
• Updated Emotecraft → build 50

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🛠️ Improved

• Further FPS stability improvements across all systems
• Reduced micro-stuttering during chunk loading
• Improved memory efficiency with newer optimization stack
• Better rendering pipeline performance
• Enhanced UI responsiveness and smoothness

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🔄 Changed

• Migrated fully to Minecraft 1.20.1
• Updated core optimization stack (Sodium, Lithium, Starlight)
• Refined mod selection for better compatibility
• Rebalanced visual vs performance trade-offs

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🧹 Removed / Replaced

• Removed outdated or incompatible mods from 1.16.5 version
• Replaced legacy optimization mods with modern alternatives
• Cleaned redundant features and overlapping functionality

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⚙️ Technical Notes

• All mods are embedded for easy installation
• Optimized specifically for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Fabric 0.18.6)
• Focus remains strictly on performance-first design

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📌 Summary

This update represents a major upgrade to Minecraft 1.20.1, introducing a modern optimization stack, improved visuals, and significantly better performance while maintaining the core vanilla+ experience.