Xenon
A Forge port of the Sodium performance mod.
About this Mod
Xenon
Xenon is a fork of Embeddium (Forge port of the Sodium performance mod) with improvements, extra options, and new maintainers.
Currently, it includes all the extra improvements from my Embeddium Extras mod, as well as Reese's vertical video settings (which is required for the extra options).
This mod is intended to be a replacement for Embeddium on 1.20.1 (and older versions soon) that is not hostile
to upstream Sodium.
- This mod will stay Forge only.
- Contributions and improvements are welcome and accepted.
- When/if Sodium releases an official Forge port for newer versions, this mod will stop being updated for those versions.
Xenon is not supported by CaffeineMC, or embeddedt. Do not report issues encountered with it to their bug tracker or in their
Discord. You can report issues on the Xenon GitHub or on my Discord server.
Compatibility
OptiFine is not supported. This mod replaces OptiFine.
Xenon will work with everything Embeddium does, as it is a fork. We intend to keep compatibility
with upstream and Embeddium / Forge Sodium addons as much as possible.
Shaders
For now, please continue to use Oculus if you want shader support.
If you encounter issues with shaders installed, disable Oculus first, and if that fixes it, report the issue to them instead.
Credits
- JellySquid & the CaffeineMC team, for making Sodium in the first place, without which this project would not be possible
- Asek3, for the initial port to Forge
- embeddedt for their work on Embeddium, from which this mod is forked
- FlashyReese & TexTrue for the vertical video options mod, and its Forge port, respectively.
- SrRapero720 for bug fixes and contributions to Embeddium Extras.
- XFactHD, for providing a list of gamebreaking Rubidium issues to start this work off, and for testing early builds
- Pepper, for their invaluable assistance with getting Forge lighting to work on Sodium 0.5
License
Xenon currently follows the license of upstream Sodium (LGPL-3.0).
Available Versions
How to Install Xenon on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Xenon". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Xenon server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Xenon compatible with forge and neoforge?
Xenon officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Xenon – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Xenon consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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