Fast mod overview

• Server-only NeoForge mod (fast) aimed at smoothing performance spikes on busy survival servers; safe for vanilla clients because it avoids custom registries or assets.
• Main features: staggered world saves to avoid 5-minute I/O spikes, spawn warmup that gradually loads a small ring of chunks around each dimension’s spawn, and lightweight tick profiling to keep tabs on server health.

How it works

• The mod is registered with Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER so it only loads on servers.
• Save balancer spreads level saves across ticks and adapts the interval based on online player counts, skipping cycles when the rolling tick average is already high.
• Spawn preloader queues a 5x5 chunk area around spawn and processes a few chunks each tick so the first join wave doesn’t trigger a large synchronous generation burst.
• Tick metrics keep a rolling average of tick times and estimated TPS; operators can inspect it with /fast or /fast status.

Using the mod

• Drop the built JAR into the server’s mods folder; no client installation required.
• Use /fast status (requires operator permission) to view current tick averages, TPS estimate, pending warmup chunks, and save batches.

Notes and future ideas

• Spawn warmup radius is intentionally small to stay lightweight; raise it in code if your spawn area is larger or pre-generated.
• The save balancer complements vanilla autosaves rather than replacing them; keep normal backups enabled.

Server Validation

✅ Server validation passed - The mod was tested on a real Minecraft server and loaded successfully.