When paused, water, lava, and campfires are some examples that remain animated even when the game is paused. This would be fine, if torches didn't pause THEIR animation, but do. So all other animations are active while torches flame animations remain paused.
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Environment
GPU: GeForce GTX 1080
CPU: Intel i7-8750H
RAM: 32GB of DDR4 at 2400MHZ (Allocated 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12GB respectively for testing purposes)
JAVA VERSION: 1.8.0_201
OS: Windows 10 Pro (Build 17134.556)
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