FluidCore

FluidCore

FluidCore is a lightweight Fabric performance mod that
optimizes Minecraft’s vanilla fluid tick system for both
singleplayer and multiplayer servers.

How It Works

Vanilla Minecraft ticks every single water and lava block
every few game ticks — even blocks that haven’t changed in
minutes, and even when no player is nearby. FluidCore
introduces a smart sleep/wake system that eliminates this
wasted CPU time.

• Distance-based sleeping — Fluid blocks farther than

96 blocks from any player are put to sleep and stop ticking

• Stability counter — Fluid blocks that haven’t changed

for 60 ticks are gradually put to sleep, even near players

• Event-driven wake-up — Sleeping fluids instantly wake

up when a nearby block changes, ensuring correct behavior

• Chunk unload cleanup — Sleeping fluid data is

automatically cleaned when chunks unload, preventing memory
leaks

• Both source and flowing blocks — Optimizes both water/

lava source blocks and flowing blocks

Benchmarks

Tested with Spark profiler on Fabric 1.20.1:

| Metric | Vanilla | FluidCore | Improvement |
|——–|———|———–|————-|
| Fluid tick CPU usage | 2.63% | 2.29% | ~13% reduction |

Tested on a flat world with a large water area.
Results may vary depending on world complexity.

Compatibility

• ✅ Fabric 1.20.1
• ✅ Works in singleplayer
• ✅ Compatible with vanilla clients (server-side only)
• ✅ Compatible with Sodium, Lithium, and other

performance mods

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader
2. Install Fabric API
3. Drop FluidCore into your mods folder
4. Launch the game

Enjoy!