Minecraft/Minecraft Mods/Distant Horizons

MOD FAMILY

Distant Horizons

Renders distant terrain using simplified levels of detail beyond normal chunk render distance.

RenderingPerformanceWorld-exploration

Also known as DH

Version overview

An available build does not imply feature parity.

Distant Horizons version support
Project	1.20.1 · Forge	1.21.1 · NeoForge	1.7.10 · Forge	1.12.2 · Forge
Distant Horizons	Released Unknown maintenance	Released Unknown maintenance	Unknown Unknown maintenance	Released Unknown maintenance

Projects in this family

1 distinct projects

PROJECT

Distant Horizons

Renders distant terrain using simplified levels of detail beyond normal chunk render distance.

Modrinth ↗CurseForge ↗

Support & releases

1.20.1 · ForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-1-20-1-forge

1.21.1 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-1-21-1-neoforge

1.7.10 · ForgeUnknown

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

No matching release verified in this platform listing. Other distribution channels were not ruled out; availability remains unknown.

1.12.2 · ForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-1-12-2-forge

26.1 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-26-1-neoforge

26.1.1 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-26-1-1-neoforge

26.1.2 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-26-1-2-neoforge

26.2 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-26-2-neoforge

26.3 · NeoForgeReleased

Maintenance: Unknown · Checked 2026-10-22

Availability verified from exact version/loader release metadata. Maintenance and cross-branch feature parity remain unverified.

Source: distanthorizons-26-3-neoforge

BRANCH COMPARISONS

How do the versions compare?

Unknown parity

Distant Horizons · 1.20.1 · Forge

compared with Distant Horizons · 1.21.1 · NeoForge

Both exact targets have published builds. Feature equivalence and development priority have not been established; matching release names are insufficient evidence.

Checked 2026-10-22

PLAN YOUR MODPACK

Confirmed incompatibilities

No confirmed incompatibilities recorded. This does not establish compatibility with every mod.

RESEARCH EVIDENCE

Sources & verification

Project identity and purpose

Massively increase render distance without harming performance.

https://modrinth.com/mod/distanthorizons ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 1.20.1 FORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%221.20.1%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22forge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 1.21.1 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%221.21.1%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 1.12.2 FORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%221.12.2%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22forge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 26.1 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%2226.1%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 26.1.1 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%2226.1.1%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 26.1.2 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%2226.1.2%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 26.2 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%2226.2%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Downloadable 26.3 NEOFORGE build verified

The official project release index contains files explicitly tagged for this Minecraft version and loader. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally not stored.

https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/uCdwusMi/version?game_versions=%5B%2226.3%22%5D&loaders=%5B%22neoforge%22%5D ↗Checked 2026-10-22

Uncertain — needs review

Research limits

Platform links and dated sources are recorded. Missing platform listings, unverified dependencies, maintenance, parity, and future 27.x support are not assertions of absence. Exact mod-release versions are intentionally omitted.

https://modrinth.com/ ↗Checked 2026-10-22