What's the difference between the Fancy and Fast settings in Minecraft?
This is a complete list of everything noted on the Minecraft Wiki:
- Leaves On Fancy, tree leaves are transparent. On Fast they are opaque
- Clouds On Fancy, clouds are 3D, on Fast they are 2D.
- Grass On Fancy, the sides of grass blocks have the same hue as the top, on Fast they do not (they have the default hue).
- Item drops and frames render in 3D in fancy, and flat in Fast.
Ones I know of:
- Leaves are solid and opaque on Fast; non-solid on Fancy
- Rain will not hit the ground on Fast; it will hit and make noise on Fancy
- Clouds are flat on Fast; 3D on Fancy.