Dynamic View Distance

No more manually fiddling with your render distance. Dynamic View Distance monitors your framerate in real time and adjusts the view distance automatically — giving you the best possible view your PC can currently run smoothly.

How it works

The mod measures your FPS at regular intervals and compares it against two thresholds:

FPS too low → render distance is decreased by one chunk until things run smoothly again.
FPS high enough → render distance is increased by one chunk to show more of the world.
FPS in the sweet spot → everything stays as it is.

This way the mod finds the optimal balance between view range and performance on its own — whether you're running across a simple plains biome or standing in a complex redstone base.

Features

Automatic adjustment of render distance based on your current framerate
Custom in-game settings menu — no Cloth Config or ModMenu required
Freely configurable limits: minimum and maximum view distance, lower and upper FPS thresholds
Cooldown system prevents the view distance from constantly flickering back and forth
Adjustable check interval — how often your FPS is measured
Settings are saved to a simple JSON file and persist across game sessions

How to use

Press V in-game to open the settings menu (the key can be rebound under Options → Controls). There you can adjust the following with sliders:

Setting	What it does
Mod enabled	Turns automatic adjustment on/off
Lower FPS threshold	Below this, view distance is decreased
Upper FPS threshold	Above this, view distance is increased
Minimum chunks	View distance never goes below this value
Maximum chunks	View distance never goes above this value
Check interval	How often FPS is measured (in ticks)
Cooldown	Pause after each change (in seconds)

Installation

Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.1.2
Download Fabric API and place it in your mods folder
Place Dynamic View Distance in your mods folder as well
Launch the game — done!

Notes

This is a client-side mod — it works on any server, even ones that don't have the mod installed.
Requires Fabric API.
Built for Minecraft 26.1.2.

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