BEYOND HORIZONS (IV COMPAT)
by Sausage-Dawg
Beyond Horizons IV extends how far Immersive Vehicles IV vehicles stay visible, so aircraft, tanks and cars can be seen well past the normal render distance.
What it does
Beyond Horizons IV renders distant Immersive Vehicles IV vehicles as lightweight ghost versions. These ghosts scale smoothly with distance while keeping their shape, direction and motion, so an aircraft or a tank stays readable at extreme ranges. Other IV vehicles, such as cars, remain visible at those ranges as well.
The mod is built for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1 and is distributed as a Forge file for that version only. It runs in the client and server environment, and both sides need it for the rendering to work across a multiplayer world. Modpacks can include it.
Users with a weaker PC that cannot run the separate rendering option can open its settings menu and disable rendering to fix the issue, where things disappear at a distance. Beyond Horizons IV is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. The latest Forge file, 1.0.1, was published on 2026-01-06, and the author notes that more versions are coming soon.
Key features
Distant vehicle ghosts
Far vehicles from Immersive Vehicles IV appear as lightweight ghost renders instead of disappearing.
Shape and motion kept
Ghosts scale with distance while keeping their shape, direction and movement, so aircraft remain recognizable.
Extreme range visibility
Tanks, cars and other IV vehicles stay in view even at ranges far beyond the normal render distance.
Rendering fallback option
A settings menu option can disable rendering to handle the disappearing-object problem on weaker hardware.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Better Ships is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, client and server, under All rights reserved, so it covers a wider version span than Beyond Horizons IV. Render Distant Players is a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge on 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and is open source under the MIT License, so it is licensed differently and runs on Fabric too. TerraFly is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is client and server and under All rights reserved, which places it closer in version and license to this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEYOND HORIZONS (IV COMPAT) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-06 |
| Better Ships | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-08 |
| Render Distant Players | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
| TerraFly | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-26 |
Questions
Does Beyond Horizons IV need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Beyond Horizons IV support?
What should a player do if distant vehicles disappear?
In the catalog
BEYOND HORIZONS (IV COMPAT) is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Beyond Horizons IV is an expansion mod that allows Immersive Vehicles (IV) vehicles to be seen far beyond the normal render distance. This mod must be installed on both the client and the server. Beyond Horizons IV creates and renders a lightweight “ghost” version of distant IV vehicles. These ghost vehicles smoothly…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beyond-horizons-iv-compat-addon
- Owner
- Sausage-Dawg
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15