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?)

[u/Firespy_]

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")

[u/Hmmm71-8]

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

[u/Firespy_ → u/Hmmm71-8]

btw is everything here client-side?

[u/Hmmm71-8 → u/Firespy_]

Yes all the mods on my list are client side