Figuring Out If Your Modpack Actually Needs Distant Horizons API Mod

Players often find Distant Horizons API Mod in their mods folder as a dependency and wonder whether it is necessary to keep. Its sole purpose is enabling external mods and systems to interact with and modify Distant Horizons.

When You Need to Keep It

You need this mod installed if your setup meets either of these conditions:

• You use Distant Horizons to generate and display distant terrain, and at least one other mod in your mods folder interacts with Distant Horizons to alter its behavior.
• Another mod explicitly requires the API to launch, which remains consistent even if you switch setups because the API is designed to work independently across different mod loaders.

What Happens When It Is Missing

If another mod relies on this bridge and you remove it from your mods folder, one of two things will occur depending on how that external mod is built:

1. Startup Warning: Before reaching the title screen, your mod loader will halt startup and display a missing dependency screen naming the API mod. Return the file to your mods folder and restart the game to resolve this.

2. Unaltered Distant Terrain: If the external mod treats Distant Horizons interaction as optional, the game will still launch, but that mod will fail to influence how your distant terrain generates or displays.