Nothirium

⭐ — (8 endorsements) 📥 33,302 downloads 📌 v1.12.2-0.4.9-beta 📅 9/11/2025
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By Meldexun · forge

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 1/10/2026 📅 Created: 9/11/2025
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.0% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #28 of 335 forge mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod requires **MixinBootstrap** ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mixinbootstrap), (https://modrinth.com/mod/mixinbootstrap)) to run!<br> **Mixin 0.7-0.8 Compatibility** ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mixin-0-7-0-8-compatibility), (https://modrinth.com/mod/mixincompat)) might be helpful when another mod uses an older mixin version and you are thus unable to launch the game. **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. Full Incompatibilities - FarPlane2 - LittleTiles - Albedo - Colored Lux Partial Incompatibilities - Optifine: Make sure that 'Smart Animations' is disabled in the graphics settings. Also custom block render layers from Optifine won't work with Nothirium. - VanillaFix: Make sure that 'textureFixes' is disabled in the VanillaFix config. - CensoredASM: Make sure that 'onDemandAnimatedTextures' is disabled in the CensoredASM/LoliASM config. (https://discord.gg/YXgPJnJafP) (https://ko-fi.com/meldexun) (https://www.patreon.com/meldexun)

This mod requires MixinBootstrap ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mixinbootstrap), (https://modrinth.com/mod/mixinbootstrap)) to run!

Mixin 0. 7-0. 8 Compatibility ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mixin-0-7-0-8-compatibility), (https://modrinth.com/mod/mixincompat)) might be helpful when another mod uses an older mixin version and you are thus unable to launch the game.

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.

Full Incompatibilities - FarPlane2 - LittleTiles - Albedo - Colored Lux

Partial Incompatibilities - Optifine: Make sure that 'Smart Animations' is disabled in the graphics settings. Also custom block render layers from Optifine won't work with Nothirium. - VanillaFix: Make sure that 'textureFixes' is disabled in the VanillaFix config. - CensoredASM: Make sure that 'onDemandAnimatedTextures' is disabled in the CensoredASM/LoliASM config.

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
Meldexun
Version
1.12.2-0.4.9-beta
Downloads
33,302
Endorsements
8
Category
forge
Created
9/11/2025
Updated
1/10/2026
Game Versions
1.12.2
Tags
optimization

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Nothirium support?

The author lists 1.12.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Nothirium?

Version 1.12.2-0.4.9-beta, published 2026-01-10 with 33,302 downloads recorded at the source.

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