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Tschipcraft's Dynamic Lights
Server-side dynamic lighting for Minecraft 1.17-1.21x, available as a data pack or mod
💡 Features
This data pack/mod brings dynamic lighting to Minecraft without any client-side requirements. Supported entities and items (like torches, glowstone, or enchanted gear), held or worn by players, mobs, or placed in item frames, will emit real light as they move, using the light block added in Snapshot 21w13a.
- 47+ supported vanilla items out of the box
- Multiple light levels: 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15
- Water-sensitive behavior for some items
- Enchanted items glow by default (light level 6), with special cases for Fire Aspect, Riptide, Channeling (light level 9)
- Amethyst-trimmed armor emits light
- Mobs, falling blocks, and display entities can emit light if carrying a supported item
- Curios API support for modded inventory slots
Since this project is completely server-side, players joining a server with Dynamic Lights installed will not need to install anything on their end for it to work! However, you can still use the mod version on the client for single-player worlds only. Joining a server that does not have Dynamic Lights installed will have no effect.
This vs. LambDynamicLights & others?
-> Take a look at this wiki page
🔧 Installation & Use
Install either as:
- Data Pack [DP] ➜ Place
.zipin your world'sdatapacksfolder - Mod [Mod] ➜ Drop into your
modsfolder and optionally install MidnightLib for a global config file and UI
To manage settings, reset, or uninstall the pack, use /trigger tschipcraft.menu or /function #tschipcraft:menu.
🧩 Compatibility
This data pack follows the Smithed and essential MC Datapacks Discord Server Conventions to ensure data pack compatibility.
Some sophisticated redstone contraptions may not work when this project is installed, since the light block is not pushable for some reason. Please report any issues on GitHub.
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