How do I install Beta Nether?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Beta Nether work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Beta Nether

by omo50 · on Modrinth

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Data pack only.

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19.4
Minecraft 1.19–1.19.3
Minecraft 1.18–1.18.1
Minecraft 1.16.2–1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 ⬇ Download for 1.19.4 ⬇ Download for 1.19–1.19.3 ⬇ Download for 1.18–1.18.1 ⬇ Download for 1.16.2–1.16.5

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Beta Nether

Update: This datapack will no longer be updated, here is a maintained but slightly different version - https://modrinth.com/datapack/legacy-nether-modrinth

Description

Beta Nether is a datapack that aims to recreate the Nether terrain that existed before the 1.16 update. This datapack is intended for people who want to revisit the old Nether Dimension of Minecraft again.

Features

You can still find and play with the new features such as the Bastion Remnants and the Crimson and Warped fungus spawning inside Nether Fortress chests.

Nostalgia

For the best nostalgic experience, I recommend using the Nostalgic Tweaks mod by Adrenix which includes many faithful recreations of old minecraft features alonside the Golden Days resource pack by PoeticRainbow. Additionally, using the Modern Beta mod by b3spectacled brings back the old nostalgic terrain generation.

Mod

If you would like to use this as a mod instead of a datapack, I've made a mod for that: https://modrinth.com/mod/beta-nether-2.0

Support

If you have questions or any issues with the datapack, you can report them in our discord server: https://discord.com/invite/Kc2jjJVhnx!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as beta+nether+v1.16.zip
Download size: 446 KB
Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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