Simulation distance in Minecraft is a key setting that many players may not fully understand. Put in layman's terms, simulation distance is the distance that the game's engine will load entities and apply changes to relative to the player. This means that the further the simulation distance, the more entities and changes will be processed in the game world around the player.
Players in Minecraft have their visible chunks loaded in via the render distance setting, but simulation distance decides if these chunks are actively simulated or not. As established, for a singleplayer world, there is no reason not to simply run a simulation distance as high as the computer can handle without causing lag or performance issues.
After the end of experimental snapshots, Mojang Studios is testing 1.18 'Caves and Cliffs Update' Part Two changes in official Minecraft. This update may bring new features and optimizations to simulation distance settings, further enhancing the gameplay experience for players.
On pressing the F3 key in Minecraft Java edition, a very confusing screen pops up with a bunch of strange, code-looking-like text. However, players can navigate through this screen to find important information about simulation distance and other settings that can be adjusted to optimize their gameplay.
When players go to the video settings in Minecraft 1.19, they will see the Distance Simulation setting near the render distance slider. Here, players can adjust the simulation distance to their liking, balancing performance and visual fidelity in their Minecraft experience.
A sizeable update is now rolling out for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition after weeks of beta testing, and includes a huge list of parity changes. These changes may also include improvements to simulation distance settings, providing a more consistent experience across different versions of the game.
The latest beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is here and the changelog is extensive, with lots of bug fixes in tow. Players can expect to see improvements to simulation distance settings among other optimizations in this update.
In Minecraft, players can now find two types of distance settings: render and simulation. As indicated by the name, render distance controls how far the game will load visible chunks, while simulation distance determines how far those chunks will be actively simulated.
