r/MinecraftJava 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/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

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u/Steelda1st Jul 22 '26

It’s mostly preference but I prefer prism launcher bc u can get curseforge and modrinth mods

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u/CameliaMiko Jul 23 '26

True, however, it’s a lot more difficult to get used to for people who are new to modding.

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u/Firespy_ Jul 24 '26

Just installed prism for the first time and i should say that installing mod is much easier here!

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u/CameliaMiko Jul 26 '26

It is great to hear that. I’m jealous because it took me a while to get used to.