Invasive Optimizations
Invasive optimizations for other mods. If you experience any issues, disable this mod first!
- Loaders
- NeoForge
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- Updated
- October 25, 2026Oct 25
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
Invasive Optimizations

Invasive optimizations for other mods, aiming to reduce server-side (tick) lag.
The invasive nature of these changes makes them more likely to crash or otherwise break.
Please report such issues to the issue tracker and I will try to respond to them in a timely manner.
Each change can also be individually toggled through the config and should solve any issues temporarily while you wait for a fix.
Optimizations included in this mod fall under one of the following categories:
- Patch has been sent but has not reviewed for a long time or expected to be useful in the time before the next release.
- Patch denied due to reasons unrelated to quality, such as non-maintenance, in which case future optimizations will also not be sent to that mod.
- Patch has no avenue of contribution (e.g. closed source mods)
- Patch already applied but not available in released versions.
- Patch is experimental or of dubious usefulness (these are disabled by default)
Current optimizations:
Accessories
accessories.roundabout_collection(1): Avoid iterating Map entrySet by directly accessing underlying keySet. (PR)
Applied Energistics 2
ae2.cache_fuzzy_search_max_value(4): Cache AEItemKey::fuzzySearchMaxValue during init. (PR)
Botany Pots
botanypots.hopper_insertions(1): Hopper Botany Pot exponential insertion backoff and emptiness tracking (PR)
Create
create.fail_fast_clipboard_migration(4): Fails fast when attempting clipboard migration in `ItemStack.`, reducing impact to this extremely common operation. (PR)
Pastel
pastel.nuke_item_predicate_mixin(4): Nukes Pastel's ItemPredicateMixin as it is unnecessary and expensive
Pipez (Also see Pipez Lag Fix by AlmanaX21 for exponential backoff)
pipez.constant_fullness_checks(2): Turns connection/inventory fullness into O(1) operationspipez.early_exits(2): Reduces unnecessary work done by exiting targeted functions early if the right conditions are metpipez.extract_looped_work(2): Move some work out of loops to avoid duplicated workpipez.filter_caching(2): Caches tag filters using BitSets, integer arrays, or single integers. Uses more memory and causes loading pipes to take marginally longer.pipez.nbt_comparisons(2): Drastically improves performance of NBT comparisons by minimizing serialization/deserialization operationspipez.stream_abuse(2): Reduces abuse of Streams in hot paths to reduce allocation rate (PR)
Placebo
SFM
sfm.filter_caching(5): Caches item and fluid filters (regular/regex and tag filters for now) using BitSets, integer arrays, or single integers. Uses more memory and causes first compiles to take longer.
Xycraft Machines
xycraft_machines.redstone_checks(3): Extractors check for redstone signals every tick rather than only when their neighbours updatexycraft_machines.unnecessary_resorting(3): Extractors resort their recipes every so often but is usually not necessary
FAQ
How to install Invasive Optimizations?
Install NeoForge for your Minecraft version, download Invasive Optimizations for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Invasive Optimizations support?
Invasive Optimizations has builds for Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1.
Is Invasive Optimizations needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server