Ambient Fireflies

Adds fireflies to Minecraft as promised by Mojang

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About this Mod

FIREFLIES!

What does this mod add?

This mod adds fireflies to the game as they were
intended by mojang! What's that mean?

FEATURES:

Frogs eat fireflies
Fireflies spawn at night in swamps and other biomes
Fireflies emit light (only if lambdynamiclights is installed)
Fireflies can be caught in bottles!

Additional features

Caught fireflies can be smelted to retrieve their photocyte,
which can be crafted with a glow ink sac to make glow powder.
Glow powder can be brewed into a glow potion!

Compatibility

This mod should be compatible with just about anything
I've playtested with Sodium and lambdynamiclights only, however,
most other mods shouldn't pose any problems.

FABRIC API IS REQUIRED!!!

Available Versions

Ambient Fireflies 1.4.0+1.20.1release

MC 1.20.1fabric

February 22, 2024

Ambient Fireflies 1.3.1+1.19.4release

MC 1.19.4fabric

February 19, 2024

Ambient Fireflies 1.3.1+1.20.1release

MC 1.20.1fabric

August 13, 2023

How to Install Ambient Fireflies on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ambient Fireflies". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1, 1.19.4

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Ambient Fireflies server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Ambient Fireflies compatible with fabric?

Ambient Fireflies officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.19.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Ambient Fireflies – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ambient Fireflies consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.