SmoothMaps
ModProvides smooth lighting for framed maps, paintings and rails.
Type
Mod
Modrinth Downloads
15,590
Modrinth ID
x69OnBPN
Last Updated
Jul 27, 2026
Description
SmoothMaps
A Minecraft mod to provide smooth lighting and performance improvements for framed maps, paintings and rails.
Respects your smooth lighting setting and won't cause a noticeable performance hit.
Features
- Fast smooth lighting for framed maps
- Fast smooth lighting for paintings
- Enables smooth block lighting for rails
- Improved painting performance by removing interior faces
- Improved server-side map rendering performance (up to 60% faster)
- Reduced GPU bandwidth overhead for map rendering (partial texture updates)

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