CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Nothirium
Improve chunk rendering performance
Quick answer
Which Nothirium release should I use?
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar targets 1.12.2 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 2 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Nothirium required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar need?
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install MixinBootstrap, RenderLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Nothirium without breaking your instance.
Built for Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar. It targets 1.12.2 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install MixinBootstrap, RenderLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Nothirium add?
This mod requires MixinBootstrap (curseforge, modrinth) to run!
Mixin 0.7-0.8 Compatibility (curseforge, modrinth) 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.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Nothirium by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.12.2
2 loader buildsCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Nothirium versions and loaders
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.9-beta.jar
10 Jan 2026
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.8-beta.jar
10 Nov 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.7-beta.jar
25 Apr 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.5-beta.jar
21 Mar 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.4-beta.jar
21 Mar 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.3-beta.jar
21 Mar 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.2-beta.jar
22 Feb 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.1-beta.jar
21 Feb 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.4.0-beta.jar
21 Feb 2025
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.3.4-beta.jar
18 Aug 2023
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.3.3-beta.jar
1 Aug 2023
Nothirium-1.12.2-0.3.2-beta.jar
2 Jul 2023
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.