Podium

# Podium > **Po**jav + So**dium** = **Podium** A tiny Mixin mod that disables [Sodium](https://modrinth.com/mod/sodium)'s [PojavLauncher](https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher) check. **Requires Sodium to run.**  ## Disclaimer This doesn’t magically make [Sodium](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric) work on all devices or renderers. You’re still on your own when it comes to compatibility issues. ## Requirements - **Minecraft:** 1.20+ - **Loader:** [Fabric](https://fabricmc.net/use/) 0.15 or newer or [NeoForge](https://neoforged.net/) - **Java:** 21 or newer - **[Sodium](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric):** 0.5.13 or newer - **Launcher:** [PojavLauncher](https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher) with MobileGlues or LTW ## Installation 1. Download the latest release of **Podium** from [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/mod/podium) or [Curseforge](https://curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/podium-sodium). 2. Make sure you have [Fabric Loader](https://fabricmc.net/use/) or [NeoForge](https://neoforged.net/) installed on your [PojavLauncher](https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher) or Amethyst instance. 3. Put the `podium-1.1.0.jar` into your `mods` folder alongside [Sodium](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric). 4. Use a supported renderer like **LTW** or **MobileGlues**. 5. Launch the game. If everything works, Sodium will no longer crash due to the Pojav check. ## What's the deal with Sodium and PojavLauncher? [Sodium](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric) replaces Minecraft’s rendering engine with something far more efficient, but that comes at a cost. [PojavLauncher](https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher) is known to struggle with mods that mess with rendering in non-standard ways which is exactly what Sodium does. These incompatibilities often led to crashes or visual glitches when running Sodium on Pojav. As a result, people (mostly kids) flooded the Sodium support channels asking for help with issues that weren’t actually Sodium’s fault. This got annoying quickly, so the Sodium team added a launcher check. Originally, it was just a warning. As of Sodium 0.6.13 (or 0.5.13 on 1.20.1), it crashes the game. JellySquid, the author of Sodium, has stated that the check for PojavLauncher will remain in the mod. ## So why does *this* mod exist? Good question. Yes, Sodium and Pojav have been historically incompatible, but that’s changing. Pojav relies on something called *renderers*, which act as a translation/compatibility layer between the game’s graphics code and mobile hardware. Old renderers were notoriously bad: either super slow or completely broken with anything beyond vanilla Minecraft. But now we have **MobileGlues** and **LTW**, two newer renderers that massively improve both compatibility and performance: - **MobileGlues**: Developed by [Swung0x48](https://github.com/Swung0x48) and a few others, offers solid compatibility and decent performance. - **LTW**: Developed by [Artdeell](https://github.com/artdeell), amazing performance and great compatibility with Sodium. Thanks to these, running [Sodium](https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium-fabric) on [PojavLauncher](https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher) is no longer guaranteed to cause crashes and visual glitches. Podium simply removes the crash mechanism. ## License MIT. Do whatever you want.