Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When playing a 1.18.2 modpack (e.g. Better Minecraft, other Private Modpacks, etc) with Entity Texture Features, and using HIDYK's REALM. I experience some broken entity textures due to incorrect models.

Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great for those still stuck on this version mainly (like me), to have a optifine alternative so we can use Rubidium and other mods for better performance and stability.

Does OptiFine do this
Yes, obviously.

Additional context
It may, or may not, be difficult to backport all the mod's features to 1.18.2. But I am not a Java developer, so I wouldn't know. I'm questioning if you are willing do it, respectfully, of course.

Was going to close this issue due to staleness, but it appears a backport is in progress. I'll keep this open.

ayyye I had no idea anybody also wanted compatibility with HIDYK. I think the zombie village pants are a bit broken and the new husks are weird using emf and etf. Do you mind hitting me up if there's some update?

Bit late here, I'll check out the backport test a bit later.

this is planned, there is a buggy testing backport in my discord that isnt recommended for casual use

The mod has been backported, I can see the release on Modrinth here. Closing as this is complete.