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Spyglass

The spyglass is functionally useless since it doesn't let you see farther, but instead just makes things you can already see look closer. I may be the only one to think this, but the small circle you can see through using it makes it even worse.

However, this seemingly annoying part of the feature could actually make this feature more useful. What if the spyglass stopped chunks beside you from rendering, but allowed more chunks to be rendered in front of you? That way, you could see farther by using it, minimally affecting performance. It wouldn't matter that chunks beside you are not rendering, as the black outline of the spyglass stops you from seeing them anyways.

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    This would make it more useful for people who use optifine!

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    All I can think is that a person on a server could be loading and unloading chunks too quickly and easily crash the server, causing a whole new problem, although I like the idea of an extension to sight range

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    Sharkiesfav3, I thought chunk loading was client-sided?
    Edit: And if it's not, there could just be a 5 second cooldown to use it again after closing it, similar to how Ender pearls work.

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    you are not the only one who thinks that!

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    Its so cool

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    This is a great idea as they are curently useless on Java, considering everyone installs OptiFine anyway.