
Dynamic Lite Light
Glow squid emit light! Easy, fast and beautiful mechanics.
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About this Mod
📖 About
Let there be light! Now some entities and items will emit some light level.
Features:
- Items emit light as an entity on the ground, in the hands, on the head, in a item frame;
- Some items and entities can only emit light in or out of water;
- There is a global setting for delay updating the light position.
- An item in hand or on head has the center of the light source of the entity's eye. The remaining cases have the center of the light source at the feet.
🧩 Add-ons
You can add items or entities that emit light of a certain level.
Entities
Entity settings are divided into item-dependent and independent ones.
- For independents, there are 15 entity_type tags along the
dynamic_lite_light:light_level/<1‑15>.jsonpath. By adding an entity to the tag, it will emit light of this level; - For the item-dependent, you need to add the entity to the entity_type tag along the
dynamic_lite_light:<name>.jsonpath, in any of the three tagshas_head,has_hands,has_contents, so that the check is for the presence of an item on head, in hands and in contents, respectively.
P.S. Thecontentsslot is available for items, item frames, shot arrows, tridents, spectral arrows, fireballs, and small fireballs.
Items
In order for an item to emit light, it must be added to one of the item tags along the dynamic_lite_light:light_level/<1‑15>.json path.
Water sensitivity
You can add sensitivity to water to both items and entities.
- The entity_type and item tags follow a similar
dynamic_lite_light:water_sensitive/<name>.jsonpath. - By adding an item or entity to the
turn_offtag, it will stop emitting light in the water. - By adding to the
turn_ontag, it will emit light only in water.
⛔️ Known Issues
- Perhaps not all entities with a head or hands slot will emit light. If you encounter such an entity, let me know in Discord or PMC comments!
🔗 Links
You can leave a comment on the PMC page!
Russian discord server of datapackers / Русский дискорд сервер датапакеров
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Это сервер-ответвление от изначального заброшенного сервера ZeroCaty "СвинСоюз". Сейчас мы не имеем к нему никакого отношения.
Available Versions
How to Install Dynamic Lite Light on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Dynamic Lite Light". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+8 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Dynamic Lite Light server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Dynamic Lite Light compatible with datapack and fabric and neoforge and quilt?
Dynamic Lite Light officially supports datapack, fabric, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Dynamic Lite Light – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Dynamic Lite Light 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.
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Details
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International
- Server-side
- Required

