Beta Graphics
by Argis
Beta Graphics brings the visual engine of Minecraft Beta to Forge 1.12.2, with features ported from that older release.
What it does
The mod recreates the graphical engine of Minecraft Beta on Minecraft 1.12.2, reproducing how that older release rendered the world. Its visual features were ported from it and include fog, cloud height, sunset lighting and the skybox. Gamma levels, white lighting, textures, sounds, semi-transparent leaves, 2D items and render distance follow the Beta behavior as well. Only the client needs it, so servers run without it. Beta Graphics is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, with the source code public. Files are published for Forge only, and the latest one is V5 for 1.12.2.
Key features
Beta lighting
Lighting, gamma and white lighting follow the look of the older release.
Beta sky
Fog, cloud height, sunset colors and the skybox are reproduced from the older version.
Beta world visuals
Textures, semi-transparent leaves, 2D items and render distance match that earlier look.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Beta Graphics need to be installed on the server?
More from Argis
What the author says
All visual features from beta 1.7.3 are now ported. Includes: 1.7.3's gamma levels, white lighting, texures, sounds, semi-transparent leaves, 2D items, distance fog, cloud height, sunset lighting and skybox.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beta-graphics
- Owner
- Argis
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15