Indium Mod FAQ

Check your mod list or the logs to confirm Indium loaded alongside Sodium. If a mod that needs the Fabric Rendering API renders correctly instead of crashing or showing missing textures, Indium is doing its job.

No. Indium only exists to add Fabric Rendering API support that Sodium lacks, so with Sodium alone it provides no benefit and can be left out.

Sodium doesn't support the Fabric Rendering API, so mods relying on it render incorrectly without Indium. Installing Indium restores that support and usually fixes the missing or invisible textures.

No, Indium itself gives no performance benefit over Sodium alone. Any FPS change comes from the mods using the Fabric Rendering API, which can help or hurt performance on their own.

Indium's own performance impact should be negligible. If you notice slowdowns, they're more likely coming from the rendering-API mods Indium enables rather than Indium itself.

Make sure Indium matches your Sodium version and that all rendering mods are compatible with each other. Remove or update the conflicting mod to isolate which one is causing the crash.

No. Indium is built for Sodium on Fabric, and Sodium and OptiFine are not compatible, so you can't run them together.

Indium is a Fabric mod made to work with Sodium on Fabric. It isn't used on Forge, where Sodium isn't the rendering mod in play.

Yes. Indium provides Fabric Rendering API support for Sodium, so installing it is what lets those mods render properly.

Yes. If no installed mod relies on the Fabric Rendering API, Indium isn't needed and removing it won't change how Sodium behaves.