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RENDER DISTANCE+

• • 9/24/26 1:11 pm • 14 logs
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Minecraft 1.21
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Minecraft 26.2
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Kletterstein
Lvl 51 • Grandmaster Miner
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Render Distance+
1.21.6-26.2


Render Distance+ is a powerful Minecraft datapack that completely overhauls the default render distance by leveraging the power of Voxy and Chunky. This datapack 100% automates the Chunky chunk loading workflow, saving you a lot of continuous command inputs.
  • Fully customizable directly in-game
  • Performance-friendly background loading
  • Requires no high-end hardware to run efficiently
  • Works seamlessly on Survival & Hardcore without enabling cheats
  • User-Friendly GUI designed for effortless configuration

A beautiful landscape showcasing massive render distance achieved automatically with Render Distance

Features & Why Render Distance+ is Essential


To get the absolute most out of Voxy's rendering engine, users normally need to manually configure Chunky to pre-load chunks. Traditionally, this is a tedious and complex process involving multiple terminal commands, radius calculations, and constant server/world reloading.

Render Distance+ solves this problem entirely:
  • 100% Automated Background Loading: The datapack dynamically handles all the heavy Chunky commands in the background while the player explores the world.
  • Full Dimension Support: Works automatically across all vanilla dimensions (The Overworld, The Nether, and The End).
  • In-Game Settings GUI: No need to edit config files. Change your generation speed, maximum target distance, and toggle features directly via an intuitive in-game interactive chat GUI.

📥How to Install Render Distance+

Before installing, ensure you have both the Voxy and Chunky mods installed in your modpack.
  1. Download the Versions.zip file.
  2. Extract the file and open it.
  3. Chose your Minecraft Version.
  4. When creating a new world in Minecraft, click on the Datapacks tab.
  5. Drag and drop your chosen file into the menu, move it to the selected column, and create your world.


How to install this datapack on an existing world?
  1. Select your world in the Minecraft singleplayer menu and click on Edit.
  2. Click on Open World Folder and navigate to the datapacks folder.
  3. Copy your chosen Version directly into this folder.
  4. Join your world and type /reload to initialize the system.


How to Check if Render Distance+ is Installed Correctly

Once inside your world, open the chat and type: /reload

If the installation was successful, a custom text-based configuration GUI will immediately pop up in your chat, allowing you to begin your automated chunk-loading setup.


Requirements (Mods)
  • Chunky (Required for background generation)
  • Voxy (Required for high render distances)
  • Sodium (Required by Voxy)


🐛How to Report Issues

Please use the Issue Tracker or go to github.com/Kletterstein92/Render-Distance-Plus/issues to report any bugs or other errors

14 Update Logs

1.1.0 : by Kletterstein 09/24/2026 1:11:54 pmSeptember 24 @ 5:11 pm UTC

GUI/New Features


  • A brand new page got added. This new page includes six new features: Report Issue on GitHub, Enable/Disable the new debug log, Enable/Disable debug log, and go back to the previous page.

  • The first page got overhauled. You can now so more key informations by hovering over texts.

Bug Fixes


  • The debug scoreboard did reset after disabling // Status: Closed!

  • Fixed some multiplayer issues in the code.
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Krosis217
• 09/03/2026 5:49 pm
He/Him • Level 15 : Journeyman Warrior
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I should go from PE to PC, i've been playing at 5 chunks for 9 years

Cool data pack!
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Kletterstein
• 09/04/2026 10:18 am
He/Him • Level 51 : Grandmaster Miner
love to hear that
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Bread_Loaf32
• 08/29/2026 3:32 am
He/Him • Level 13 : Journeyman Toast
do you need a beefy computer for it to work?
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Kletterstein
• 08/29/2026 4:29 am
He/Him • Level 51 : Grandmaster Miner
It works on almost all computers/laptops. It simply depends on how high you set the render distance. I even got a solid frame rate on a roughly 10-year-old laptop that wasn't designed for gaming. For that, I had to set the render distance to 250.

My tip: Start with 250 and see how high you can go. If it still lags even at 250, you can lower the render distance using the trigger. But I've made every effort to make the data pack as performance-friendly as possible so that it also runs on less powerful computers.
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Bread_Loaf32
• 08/29/2026 4:52 am
He/Him • Level 13 : Journeyman Toast
alright cool
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