How To Use Optifine with Forge (1.20.4)
83How can you use Optifine with Forge in Minecraft 1.20.4? Well, in this video, we show you how exactly how to install Forge and Optifine 1.20.4 together. This means that you can use Forge mods with Optifine all in Minecraft 1.20.4. You will also be able to use shaders with Forge in 1.20.4 as Optifine adds shaders to Minecraft. Let’s jump into it!
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About this video: This is our complete guide on how to install Optifine with Forge in Minecraft 1.20.4. When you are finished with this tutorial, you will be able to use Optifine with Forge mods allowing you to get Optifine features like better performance, dynamic lighting, shaders, and more all in Minecraft 1.20.4 alongside mods.
First things first, we will need to download Optifine 1.20.4. You can find a link to download Optifine in the description above that will take you to our complete guide for downloading Optifine. On this page, click on the “Download Optifine” to go to the official Optifine download page. On this page, find the 1.20.4 version of Optifine. Next to this version, look for a “Forge Version Number”. This would be “Forge 49.0.31” for example. This will be needed later. Then, click on “mirror” and then “Download” on the next page. Optifine will begin downloading.
After you have Optifine, we need to get Forge. You can find a link to our guide on how to download and install Forge in the description above. There, click “Download Forge” link to got to the official Forge download page.
On the Forge download page, select 1.20.4, and click then click the “Show all Versions” button. Find the Forge version that you saw on the Optifine download page when downloading Optifine. Then, click the “Installer” link next to it. You will then be taken to a page where you need to wait about 10 seconds and click the “Skip” in the top right. Forge 1.20.4 will start downloading.
Now, we need to install Forge 1.20.4 Do this by opening up the Forge installer you downloaded with Java. Then, click on “Install Client”, and click “Okay”. Forge for 1.20.4 will install.
Next up, we need to open up Minecraft using our Forge installation. This will be the installation we using to play Minecraft with Optifine and Forge mods in 1.20.4.
After opening up Minecraft with Forge, click the “Mods” button on the main menu. Then, click on “Open Mods Folder” in the bottom left. This will open your Minecraft mods folder. Drag-and-drop the “Optifine” file you downloaded into this mods folder. It’s that easy to add Optifine to Forge 1.20.4.
We aren’t done yet though as you need to restart Minecraft making sure to play with your Forge installation for Optifine to be active. However, if you go to the “mods” menu in Minecraft after restart, Optifine won’t be there. That is because Optifine doesn’t show up in the Mods menu.
However, if you got to your Options and Video Settings, you will see all of Optifine 1.20.4’s feature such as shaders, detail options, and more.
At this point, you now know how to use Optifine with Forge 1.20.4 in Minecraft. If you have any questions about how to install Optifine with Forge 1.20.4, let us know in the comments. We will try our best to help you out.
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