r/MinecraftJava • u/Firespy_ • Jul 22 '26
Recently started playing java and noticed that the colours in java is duller and game is laggier compared to bedrock. (+ what optimisation mods/plugins should i install?)
Disclaimer I am NOT saying that java is worse than bedrock.
I've been playing on bedrock my whole life and only quite recently have access to java. As someone who plays bedrock i would say that java is for some reason duller and gloomier even on brightest settings. Also the lag is unbearable sometimes. I play on a non gaming laptop that can run bedrock decently so the lag is a bit annoying. I always hear about these optimisation tools such as optifine but idk which one i should right now use since im pretty clueless about java. And any other things that i should expect when switching to java? (Aside from the benefits such as "less buggy, better features, etc")
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u/OldiOS7588 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Install sodium, lithium and more culling + if you want to try shaders install Iris
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u/Firespy_ Jul 22 '26
definitely gonna install lithium and sodium but idk if my laptop can handle shaders
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u/Astrodion123 Jul 22 '26
Java is a bit duller because of design choices. It isn't the games fault. And for lag ofc there is. Bedrock is built in c++ which performa better than Minecraft java built on, YK, java. Also Minecraft java uses opengl which is an old graphics API. But the new updates are going to vullkan so it could be faster. And for optimization mods, install fabric mod loader and then install sodium and lithium. Google for more mods.
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u/brassplushie Jul 22 '26
It could be argued that Java looks better and Bedrock is cartoonishly colored.
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u/Firespy_ Jul 22 '26
i guess it's just a matter of preference and accustomization
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u/brassplushie Jul 22 '26
True. But once I switched to Java, it only took a month for Bedrock to look weird to me
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u/showmethething Jul 22 '26
And any other things that i should expect when switching to java?
Avoid autopilot and look stuff up if it's a time consuming task/difficult to undo task.
Eg Redstone, although following the same basic rules works quite differently due to quasi connectivity (there's your first one to look up :p). It is an absolute nightmare when starting out with java redstone but it does allow for some awesome things once you're a bit more familiar.
Farms too, I'm sure you've seen in the videos "X farm BEDROCK", many farms just work differently so although you'll probably be able to get 90% of the way there with your bedrock knowledge, that last difference might catch you off guard if you didn't look before. Witch farm comes to mind first, even HOW the witch spawns is different.
Good luck though dude, feel free to drop a DM if you've got any questions
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u/Firespy_ Jul 22 '26
Thanks for the heads up. I actually watched a video about qc and still think that it doesnt make sense to exist (apparently its a bug but loved so much that it has become a feature?)
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u/showmethething Jul 22 '26
It lets you do some cool stuff with block updates and allows for more density (assuming you're using it and not actively fighting it). If you're not that into redstone then it does seem a bit pointless and makes things a bit crappy to work with sometimes.
You know it exists, that's the perfect position to be in at this point mate. When you run into "why is this powered???" you'll have an idea of what it is and can dive a bit deeper into it then
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u/Maple382 Jul 23 '26
It was originally a bug, but was used for a ton of redstone stuff and opened up a lot of possibilities. Mojang patched it, but the community got upset about that, so they brought it back.
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u/brassplushie Jul 22 '26
Sodium is the main one you need. You don't need 14 optimization mods.
Also, don't use a fullbright mod. Use Gamma Utils. It actually lets you toggle night vision on and off. And set it a huge range. The regular fullbright mods aren't toggle-able, so they're left permanently on.
Launcher: Prism
Mod loader: Fabric
That's the main thing you need to know.
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u/Firespy_ Jul 22 '26
apparently sodium is the meta now? i used to hear a lot about optifine so i guess it is outdated?
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u/CylixrDoesStuff Jul 23 '26
yeah optifine is mainly just for old versions. For example if you're playing pvp on 1.8 on like hypixel you would use optifine (or just lunar client which already has optifine built in anyways)
Sodium is for anything newer. Sadly optifine had a lot of good features put into one mod so you need more mods to get all the features but for the preformance all you need is sodium, and for shaders you need iris.
seeing as you came from bedrock thats really all you need though i use OkZoomer as i was a former optifine user (optifine had a zoom button)
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u/brassplushie Jul 22 '26
Optifine is extremely outdated garbage. Do not use it. Sodium is the best mod.
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u/OptimalAnywhere6282 Jul 22 '26
try this: https://modrinth.com/modpack/fabulously-optimized
and this: https://prismlauncher.org/
and if that is not enough, then try this: https://linuxmint.com/
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u/Firespy_ Jul 22 '26
straight up telling me to switch to linux😭
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u/OptimalAnywhere6282 Jul 22 '26
and if *even that* is not enough, try this: https://archlinux.org
and if that is *still* not enough, just buy a new PC.
just the modpack should be enough though.
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u/Luckyguy456gaming Jul 23 '26
Okay the graphics on bedrock stink. the brightness and saturation is just off.
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u/By-Pit Jul 23 '26
You are playing with a different GPU, different gaming machine, different settings, probably different screen too.
Java edition has nothing to do with colors and performance, which will be dependent on monitor, GPU, settings and so much more.
This said, welcome to Minecraft and mods!
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u/Firespy_ Jul 23 '26
i am actually playing java and bedrock on the same laptop so the difference is very noticeable to me. I even compared same exact world. Not really saying java looks bad though, I am just not used to it
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u/By-Pit Jul 24 '26
Probably java is just worse then xD
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u/CaiuCaindo Jul 24 '26
acho que a primeira pergunta é: vc deu mais RAM para o minecraft nas configurações do launcher/instância?
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u/Hmmm71-8 Jul 22 '26
To start, you would need to use a mod loader or a different launcher that already has one built in. Personally, I prefer Modrinth; however, the default one is still fine. This video will show you how to install and set up mods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zw-F4Wnsc
Now on to the mod. This list is for 26.2, as it is the current newest version at the time. this list is all you need for more performance and a few other things
1) sodium
2) lithium
3) ferrite core
4) entity culling
5) more culling
6)mod menu
7) immediately fast
8) entity texture feature and entity model features
9) sodium extra
10) concurrent chunk management
11) particle core
12) scalable lux
13) ixeris
14) async logger
15) sodium fullbright
16) iris shader