Description
Rendered Horizons is a lightweight modpack featuring Distant Horizons and Iris Shaders, allowing you to see extremely f***ing far. 👀
It includes compatible shaderpacks & eye-catching vanilla-like world generation by Tectonic. It's designed for seamless use on any server, it just works out of the box!
Performance and FPS
Settings and Specs SpecsGraphics Card: RTX 3060ti
Processor: Ryzen 7 5700g
OS: Windows 11
RAM: 16gigs DDR4
RAM allocated: 10000MB
Distant Horizons Settings
Quality: Medium
CPU Load: Low Impact
LOD Render Distance: 128
Minecraft Settings
Resolution: 1440 x 1080
Shadow Distance: 12
Render Distance: 12
Simulation Distance: 5
Shader: Complementary Re-imagined
FPS: Average - 142
Comparison
| Features | Rendered Horizons | Distantly Optimized | New Horizons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility | Yes | Yes | No |
| Optimization | Yes, with custom settings and better performance | Yes | No |
| Shaders | Yes, with custom settings for max performance and appearance | Yes | Yes |
| Terrain / WorldGen | Yes, with Tectonic and several terrain improvement mods | Yes, but only with tectonic | Yes, doesn't feel vanilla |
| Updates | Yes, frequent updates including shaders and utilities | Yes | Yes |
Download the modpack and experience it for your own! You don't need a powerful PC!
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as Distant Horizons 1.21.5 4.0.0.mrpack
- Download size: 51 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.