diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
index 11f108c..10bd992 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ assignees: ''
 
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-_Please take a look through the [existing issues](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues) to see if your problem has already been reported and reply to that rather than creating a new thread :)_
+### Please make sure you can reproduce any issues _without_ Optifine installed before reporting them here
+
+### Please also look through the [existing issues](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues) to see if your problem has already been reported :)
+
+----
 
 **Description**
 Please describe the problem clearly and concisely
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 190c69c..a099900 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@ assignees: ''
 
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-_Please take a look through the [existing enhancements](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Aenhancement+) to see if yours has already been suggested. Feel free to add your own thoughts to the thread :)_
+### Please look through the [existing issues](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues) to see if your idea has already been suggested :)
 
-**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
-A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
+**Describe the change you'd like:**
+A clear and concise description of what you want changed or added.
+This should _not_ contain technical or implementation detail - keep it general please.
 
-**Describe the solution you'd like**
-A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
-
-**Describe alternatives you've considered**
-A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
-
-**Additional context**
-Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.
+**Describe the use-case for this change:**
+Does it fix a problem? Improve the user experience? Make things look nicer? etc
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/freestyle.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/freestyle.md
index 3145a42..b562beb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/freestyle.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/freestyle.md
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ assignees: ''
 
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+### Please make sure you can reproduce any issues _without_ Optifine installed before reporting them here
 
+### Please also look through the [existing issues](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues) to see if your problem has already been reported :)
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
index 23a879d..84fd216 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ assignees: ''
 
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-_Please take a look through the [existing questions](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Aquestion+) to see if yours has already been asked/answered :)_
+### Please make sure you can reproduce any issues _without_ Optifine installed before reporting them here
+
+### Please also look through the [existing issues](https://github.com/TerraForged/TerraForged/issues) to see if your problem has already been reported :)