Mod with id sodium not found in ModList - Crash wrongly blames Sodium on Neoforge

[vrdons]

Bug Description

Time: 2026-01-27 12:42:34
Description: Mod 'sodium' failed while registering config options.

java.lang.NullPointerException: Mod with id sodium not found in ModList
	at TRANSFORMER/sodium@0.8.4+mc1.21.11/net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.neoforge.config.ConfigLoaderForge.lambda$getModMetadata$0(ConfigLoaderForge.java:18) ~[net.caffeinemc.sodium-neoforge-0.8.4+mc1.21.11-mod.jar:?] {}
	at java.base/java.util.Optional.orElseThrow(Optional.java:403) ~[?:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/sodium@0.8.4+mc1.21.11/net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.neoforge.config.ConfigLoaderForge.getModMetadata(ConfigLoaderForge.java:18) ~[net.caffeinemc.sodium-neoforge-0.8.4+mc1.21.11-mod.jar:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/sodium@0.8.4+mc1.21.11/net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.config.builder.ConfigBuilderImpl.registerModOptions(ConfigBuilderImpl.java:41) ~[net.caffeinemc.sodium-neoforge-0.8.4+mc1.21.11-mod.jar:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/sodium@0.8.4+mc1.21.11/net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.config.builder.ConfigBuilderImpl.registerOwnModOptions(ConfigBuilderImpl.java:47) ~[net.caffeinemc.sodium-neoforge-0.8.4+mc1.21.11-mod.jar:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/sodium@0.8.4+mc1.21.11/
A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Thread: Render thread
Stacktrace:
	at TRANSFORMER/lambdynlights_runtime@4.9.1+1.21.11/dev.lambdaurora.lambdynlights.LambDynLights.lambda$onInitializeClient$0(LambDynLights.java:132) ~[lambdynamiclights-4.9.1+1.21.11-neoforge.jar:?] {}

Reproduction Steps

Install sodium, sodium extra, iris, lambdynamic lights, polytone;

see crash, remove sodium extra, iris, lambdynamiclights, polytone

Log File

No need for logfile i guess

Crash Report

crash-2026-01-27_12.42.33-client.txt

[vrdons]

I can use moreculling option.. maybe thats other mods issue?

[Poopooracoocoo]

You should share your latest.log

[vrdons]

latest.log

[Poopooracoocoo]

Report it to Polytone

[vrdons]

Report it to Polytone

im gonna report this to polytone, thanks

[Poopooracoocoo]

Those other mods have nothing to do with it.

[vrdons]

Those other mods have nothing to do with it.

it gives the same error in other mods yeah, you are right. thanks

[BasquiatThe1]

I'm having the same issue and not sure what's causing it:

crash-2026-02-07_18.32.46-client.txt

latest.log

[Poopooracoocoo]

@BasquiatThe1 This isn't a support forum. Go to the Discord server.