Performance Optimization

Sometimes, when the game lags, the problem may not be with your computer at all.

## On someone else's server

If you are playing on a public server, the source of the lag could be due to server overload. How to understand it?

* Drop will not drop from blocks
* When hit with a fist/weapon on mobs, the damage will be done only after a while.

In this case, it's worth playing when the server is less busy, and avoid riding horses if there are such problems. Horses cause the server to generate new chunks faster than usual, which can cause all players on the server to lag. After all, the server may have cheap hosting - look for another server.

## On my server

If you have your own server and players keep complaining about lagging, try this:

* Tell players not to ride mounts (horses, rhinos, etc.) too fast, keep too many animals in one place, or hire too many hired units. This won't fix the problem, but will at least increase the FPS of the players while you're working on the problem.
* Avoid working with MCPC+ and Bukkit plugins. This mod does not always work correctly with MCPC+. Also, using an excessive number of plugins, you will load the server
* Run the server on less demanding operating systems (non-GUI) such as Linux or \*BSD rather than Windows, OSX. These systems will use fewer resources, improving your server performance.
* Allocate more memory for your server.
* Avoid hosting on a laptop because they are slower and have weaker cooling systems than desktop computers or internet servers.
* Make sure your server is running 64-bit Java, if not, you won't be able to use more than 2 GB of RAM, for a server with a mod this might not be enough.
* Do not load the server computer with any programs. Especially those who use the Internet. Of course, you will frolic on Youtube by watching another funny video, but the poor players will suffer.
* Connect the server to the Internet via cable if possible, because Wi-Fi can get overloaded if there are too many people on the network. Make sure it's fast internet, around 10 Mb/s.
* If you want to host a server at home, consider getting a fiber optic cable because it usually has faster download speeds than DSL or ADSL. With DSL, your speed will hardly exceed 3 Mb/s, even if the actual speed is 10 times higher.
* Use professional hosting if you have a server with 40 or more players. It is much easier, more convenient and the performance of the server will be much higher.
* It would be better for you to use internet hosting.
* Apply one of the solutions marked \* that can help players increase FPS in single player (see below)

## In single player

Below are some simple tips that will drastically increase your FPS without any investment.

* Disable v-sync and reduce draw distance to 8 chunks in game settings.
* Choose "fast" graphics and a minimum set of particles in the game settings.
* Install Optifine, Fastcraft and other mods to optimize the game.\*Allocate more than 2 GB of RAM for Minecraft.
* Close unnecessary processes through **task manager**.
* If you are playing on an expensive laptop that has a graphics card (eg NVIDIA), **run the game with a high performance processor** (selected by right-clicking on the shortcut, the same as running as administrator)
* Make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date.
* Do not allow the computer to heat up! Clean it of dust, and keep it in a cool ventilated room. CPU temperatures over 80°C will slow down the game a lot.