Dynamic Lite Light

Dynamic Lite Light

Glow squid emit light! Easy, fast and beautiful mechanics.

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Screenshots

Preview
Glow squid
Cave
Torch
Redstone torch
Maximum light

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>.json path. 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>.json path, in any of the three tags has_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. The contents slot 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>.json path.
  • By adding an item or entity to the turn_off tag, it will stop emitting light in the water.
  • By adding to the turn_on tag, 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!

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Available Versions

Supports up to 1.21.11release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric, neoforge, quilt
December 15, 2025
Supports up to 1.21.11release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11datapack
December 14, 2025
First!release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7fabric, neoforge, quilt
July 19, 2025
First!release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7datapack
July 11, 2025

How to Install Dynamic Lite Light on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

3

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

datapackfabricneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+8 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended 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

Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.1+1 more