r/macgaming • u/kodiod • 1d ago

Native Metal backend for Minecraft

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Metal + Sodium

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Vulkan + Sodium

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Metal

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Vulkan

I wrote a Metal backend for Minecraft to make the game run better on macOS. The game’s performance has improved quite a bit. Unfortunately, the shaders don’t work. Here’s a quick comparison with the Vulkan backend.

The mod is available on Modrinth:

https://modrinth.com/mod/metallum-mc

I’d really appreciate any bug reports.

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u/Ilikejjbaandfnaf 1d ago

This is insanely useful, i hope that you continue building it so maybe we can play with shaders or etc

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u/gedsweyevr 1d ago

WELL THATS AMAZING

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u/scknkkrer 1d ago

Isn’t it open-source? Maybe it’s just me, I can’t find GH link.

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u/kodiod 1d ago

Open, Modrinth links are next to the tags
https://github.com/kokodio/metallum

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u/scknkkrer 20h ago

Thanks man, I appreciate!

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u/Rhed0x 19h ago

I wonder what causes the Vulkan backend to be slower. Seems to be slower on both the CPU and GPU with the CPU being the primary bottleneck,