Checking Whether Distant Horizons API Mod Is Active in Game

Distant Horizons API Mod does not add blocks, items, mobs, or standalone settings menus to your world. Instead, it runs silently in the background as a bridge that lets Minecraft and other installed mods communicate with Distant Horizons.

Confirming the Mod Loaded

Because the mod has no in-game items or dedicated keybinds, you must verify its presence through your mod loader interface rather than your inventory:

1. Launch Minecraft to the main title screen.

2. Click the Mods button provided by your mod loader.

3. Scroll through the list or use the search bar to locate Distant Horizons API (note that library mods may be hidden unless you enable library visibility in your mod menu settings).

Seeing Its Effects in Your World

You will only notice this mod working when you simultaneously run Distant Horizons alongside another mod designed to alter it. Once you load into a world:

1. Open Options and navigate to Video Settings to ensure your standard render distance and Distant Horizons distant terrain display are active.

2. Observe the distant terrain beyond your normal vanilla chunk distance.

3. If you have an external mod installed that changes how distant terrain generates or displays, those custom behaviors will automatically apply across the horizon without needing extra configuration in the API mod itself.