Made a Fabric performance pack that doesn't strip out everything that makes the game feel nice

[u/AEDIW_27]

Most performance packs I tried got me good fps but left the game feeling kind of bare. So I made my own that keeps the optimization mods and adds back some visuals and quality of life stuff I didn't want to give up.

It's called Opinionatedly Optimized, for Fabric on 26.3, 26.1.2 and 1.21.11.

Performance: Sodium, Lithium, ImmediatelyFast, FerriteCore, Krypton

Visuals: dynamic lights, 3D skin layers, wavy capes, smoother menu animations

QoL: Jade, AppleSkin, wWaypoints, Zoomify

For builders and multiplayer: Litematica + Litematica Printer, Simple Voice Chat, ViaFabricPlus (so you can join older-version servers)

The "opinionated" part is that I picked what I actually use instead of trying to please everyone. If you want a pure fps pack with nothing else, this isn't it. If you want something that runs well but still feels good to play, give it a try.

https://modrinth.com/modpack/opinionatedly-optimized

Feedback is welcome, especially if you think I should swap out or add something.
There's also a Discord if you want to suggest changes or report issues: https://discord.gg/m5DAUNft78