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Extended Clouds

by alphaqu

With Extended Clouds installed, the clouds in the sky render further out, and the cloud distance is no longer capped by the render distance setting.

FabricForgeQuiltClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.18 – 1.20

What it does

Vanilla Minecraft ties cloud rendering to the render distance, so clouds stop well short of the horizon. Extended Clouds lifts that limit and draws the layer farther out, which makes the sky feel more open. The mod is client-side only, so only the player's game needs it, and servers can run without it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, for 1.18 – 1.20, under the MIT License, and the source code is public.

Key features

  1. Farther cloud rendering

    Clouds draw beyond the normal render distance, so the sky layer reaches the horizon.

  2. Decoupled cloud distance

    The cloud range no longer follows the render distance setting, so it can be changed separately.

  3. Low visual cost

    The clouds look noticeably fuller at range while the performance difference stays small.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.201.2.2+1.201.2.2+1.201.2.2+1.20
1.19.41.2.2+1.19.31.2.2+1.19.31.2.2+1.19.3
1.19.31.2.2+1.19.31.2.2+1.19.31.2.2+1.19.3
1.191.19+fabricNot availableNot available
1.18.21.1.1+fabric1.1.1+forgeNot available
1.18.11.1.1+fabric1.1.1+forgeNot available
1.181.1.1+fabric1.1.1+forgeNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Infinite Clouds is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, also client-side only and open source under the MIT License. Cull Clouds works on Fabric and Quilt for 1.17 – 1.19.2 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Extended CloudsFabric, Forge and Quilt1.18 – 1.20Client-side only2023-06-12
Infinite CloudsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client-side only2025-12-30
Cull CloudsFabric and Quilt1.17 – 1.19.2Client-side only2022-11-08

Questions

Does Extended Clouds need to be on the server?

No. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing.

Which loaders does Extended Clouds support?

Fabric, Forge and Quilt. The same 1.2.2+1.20 file for 1.20 is the latest on all three.

More from alphaqu

All projects
DashLoader1.16.5 – 1.21.4

What the author says

This mod makes Minecraft cloud's rendering distance bound to your actual render distance. This dramatically improves the cloud's visuals with only a negligible performance difference and makes your world feel way more significant than it actually is.
alphaqu, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
alphaqu
Published
2022-05-17
Updated on Modrinth
2023-06-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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