Lowering your Minecraft server's view distance boosts performance fast—learn why high settings cause lag and how to fix it.. Optimize view distance settings for better server performance
Bobby is a Minecraft mod which allows for render distances greater than the server's view-distance setting. It accomplishes this goal by recording and storing (in .minecraft/.bobby) all chunks sent by the server which it then can load and display at a later point when the chunk is outside the server's view-distance.. In this tutorial, we'll talk about the view-distance setting of your Minecraft server. This setting allows you to change the viewing distance on the server-side; it determines the radius in which the player can see the world. With a high value, y.