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SmoothMaps

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SmoothMaps

A Minecraft mod to provide smooth lighting and performance improvements for framed maps, paintings and rails.

Respects your smooth lighting setting and won't cause a noticeable performance hit.

Features

  • Fast smooth lighting for framed maps
  • Fast smooth lighting for paintings
  • Enables smooth block lighting for rails
  • Improved painting performance by removing interior faces
  • Improved server-side map rendering performance (up to 60% faster)
  • Reduced GPU bandwidth overhead for map rendering (partial texture updates)

Picture of Toby in Minecraft maps, showing the smooth lighting.

How to Install SmoothMaps (Mod)

SmoothMaps by Barnaby is verified for Fabric, Neoforge, Quilt across Minecraft versions 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.6-pre1 (latest release: 1.6.2, file size: 613 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:

  1. Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.6-pre1) and platform (Fabric, Neoforge, Quilt).
  2. Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric, Neoforge, Quilt.
  3. Move the downloaded SmoothMaps file into your Minecraft .minecraft/mods folder and launch the game.

All Versions

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Name Game version Platforms Published Downloads Actions
26.2 26.1.x
Neoforge
3mo ago 1
26.2 26.1.x
Fabric
3mo ago 1
26.1.x
Neoforge
5mo ago 1
26.1.x
Fabric Quilt
5mo ago 1
1.21.11
Neoforge
9mo ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric Quilt
9mo ago 1
1.21.11
Neoforge
10mo ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric Quilt
10mo ago 1
1.21.x
Neoforge
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Neoforge
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.9
Neoforge
last yr. 1
1.21.9
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Neoforge
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Neoforge
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric Quilt
last yr. 1
1.21.x
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
1.21.5
Fabric
last yr. 1
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/pYL2FDoF) | 26.1-26.2 |
| **NeoForge** | 26.1-26.2 |

### Changes
Updated to 26.2
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 26.1-26.2 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/xQJIgtsa) | 26.1-26.2 |

### Changes
Updated to 26.2
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/mfpYG5Hu) | 26.1-26.1.2 |
| **NeoForge** | 26.1-26.1.2 |

### Changes
Updated to 26.1
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 26.1-26.1.2 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/IkBXlcGK) | 26.1-26.1.2 |

### Changes
Updated to 26.1
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/mfpYG5Hu) | 1.21.11 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.11 |

### Changes
  • Per-chunk light update tracking. Lighting updates will now cause fewer relit maps.
  • Skip rendering & calculating smooth lighting for more cases where maps are not on screen.
  • Various minor performance optimisations

### Fixes
  • Fixed incompatability with mods implementing Starlight (e.g. ScalableLux)
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 1.21.11 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/rWcQM88g) | 1.21.11 |

### Changes
  • Per-chunk light update tracking. Lighting updates will now cause fewer relit maps.
  • Skip rendering & calculating smooth lighting for more cases where maps are not on screen.
  • Various minor performance optimisations

### Fixes
  • Fixed incompatability with mods implementing Starlight (e.g. ScalableLux)
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/zB89Ta4k) | 1.21.11 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.11 |

### Changes
  • Maps are now lit with smooth lighting regardless of distance
  • F3 menu counter now shows how many are smoothly lit
  • Framed item model update is now skipped when rendering a map (performance improvement)

### Fixes
  • Painting lighting updates when variant is changed
  • Held map no longer counts in F3 menu counter
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 1.21.11 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/90flvKUt) | 1.21.11 |

### Changes
  • Maps are now lit with smooth lighting regardless of distance
  • F3 menu counter now shows how many are smoothly lit
  • Framed item model update is now skipped when rendering a map (performance improvement)

### Fixes
  • Painting lighting updates when variant is changed
  • Held map no longer counts in F3 menu counter
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/ys9BESqb) | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |

### Changes
  • Add server map rendering performance improvements
  • Upload partial map texture updates to the GPU

### Fixes
  • Fix incompatibility with ImmediatelyFast
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/cSixGXm9) | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |

### Changes
  • Add server map rendering performance improvements
  • Upload partial map texture updates to the GPU

### Fixes
  • Fix incompatibility with ImmediatelyFast
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/MAvcP7LN) | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |

### Changes
  • Support 1.21.10

### Known issues
  • Incompatible with ImmediatelyFast's map texture atlas feature. Please use a newer version.
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/X1pWktny) | 1.21.9-1.21.10 |

### Changes
  • Support 1.21.10


### Known issues
  • Incompatible with ImmediatelyFast's map texture atlas feature. Please use a newer version.
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/Wh0CHqTt) | 1.21.9 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.9 |

### Changes
  • Support 1.21.9
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| **Fabric/Quilt** | 1.21.9 |
| [NeoForge](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/xFtJYIAe) | 1.21.9 |

### Changes
  • Support 1.21.9
### Supported versions
| Mod loader | Version(s) |
| ---- | ---- |
| [Fabric/Quilt](https://modrinth.com/mod/smoothmaps/version/Rv38icSB) | 1.21.2-1.21.8 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.2-1.21.8 |

### Changes
  • Support 1.21.8

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