Retro Minecraft Visuals

A simple visual mod that contains various features to make your game look more like Old Minecraft! Renders fluids as blocky, as they were in Infdev. Aims to bring some nostalgic features to modern Minecraft!

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About this Mod

A simple visual mod that reverts various visual features to older versions!

Note: This mod currently does not work with Sodium! Fix coming soon

Features:

Remove the dynamic model of modern fluids and replace it with blocky rendering (Minecraft Infdev)
Render fluids as full blocks (Minecraft Classic)
Replace flowing textures with still water (coming soon) (Minecraft Indev)

Join the discord for updates and to report bugs!

Available Versions

RetroMinecraftVisuals-1.0.4+1.21.10release

MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric

October 15, 2025

RetroMinecraftVisuals-1.0.4+1.21.9release

MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9fabric

October 4, 2025

RetroMinecraftVisuals-1.0.4+1.20release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric

September 29, 2025

RetroMinecraftVisuals-1.0.3+1.20release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric

September 13, 2025

RetroMinecraftVisuals-1.0.3+1.21.1release

MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric

September 13, 2025

How to Install Retro Minecraft Visuals on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Retro Minecraft Visuals". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+16 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Retro Minecraft Visuals server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Retro Minecraft Visuals compatible with fabric?

Retro Minecraft Visuals officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Retro Minecraft Visuals – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Retro Minecraft Visuals consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.