Nothirium 1.8.9 port
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📋 About This Mod
## Nothirium (1.8.9 Port) This mod is the port to 1.8.9 of the original mod **Nothirium**, which was made by (https://modrinth.com/user/Meldexun). The original mod is present at: (https://modrinth.com/mod/nothirium) or (https://github.com/Meldexun/Nothirium) Disclamer: i have permission from Meldexun for publishing this port. (https://discord.com/channels/845472175527559218/977865298906587146/1442149531906080932) Do not report an issue of this mod to Meldexun. Report it at the provided github "Issues" page. ### About Nothirium **Nothirium** is a client-side only mod that changes Minecraft's chunk rendering engine to use modern OpenGL which greatly increases performance. This mod is similar to Sodium but this is not a port of Sodium. ### Requirements This mod requires RenderLib v1.4.5 which i have also ported and is present at: (https://modrinth.com/mod/renderlib-1.8.9-port) or (https://github.com/my-life-is-bad/RenderLib-1.8.9-port/releases/tag/v1.8.9-1.4.5)
## Nothirium (1. 8. 9 Port) This mod is the port to 1. 8. 9 of the original mod Nothirium, which was made by (https://modrinth.com/user/Meldexun).
The original mod is present at: (https://modrinth.com/mod/nothirium) or (https://github.com/Meldexun/Nothirium)
Disclamer: i have permission from Meldexun for publishing this port. (https://discord.com/channels/845472175527559218/977865298906587146/1442149531906080932)
Do not report an issue of this mod to Meldexun. Report it at the provided github "Issues" page.
### About Nothirium
Nothirium is a client-side only mod that changes Minecraft's chunk rendering engine to use modern OpenGL which greatly increases performance. This mod is similar to Sodium but this is not a port of Sodium.
### Requirements
This mod requires RenderLib v1. 4. 5 which i have also ported and is present at: (https://modrinth.com/mod/renderlib-1. 8. 9-port) or (https://github.com/my-life-is-bad/RenderLib-1. 8. 9-port/releases/tag/v1. 8. 9-1. 4. 5)
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- my-life-is-bad
- Version
- 1.8.9-0.4.9-beta-2
- Downloads
- 16,416
- Endorsements
- 4
- Category
- forge
- Created
- 12/3/2025
- Updated
- 7/25/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.8.9
- Tags
- optimization
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Nothirium 1.8.9 port support?
The author lists 1.8.9. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Nothirium 1.8.9 port?
Version 1.8.9-0.4.9-beta-2, published 2026-07-25 with 16,416 downloads recorded at the source.
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