Flare Guns

Shoot flares for illumination or communication! Everyone on a server can see the shining lights you launch into the sky

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About this Mod

Craft some Flare Shells and fill them with a mix of dye. Hold the resulting Flare in your offhand to load them into your Flare Gun.

Signalling Flares can be seen regardless of distance. Let your friends know where you are in an immersive way!
A red flare is launched far in the distance from a mountaintop
Illumination Flares are great for lighting up a cave, and emit coloured lights!
Several flares of different colours, showing off bloom and coloured lights
A pitch black cave momentarily lit up by a flare shot down it

Available Versions

Flare Guns 1.0.0release

MC 1.21.1neoforge

July 16, 2025

How to Install Flare Guns on Your Server

Order Server

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

Set neoforge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Flare Guns server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Flare Guns compatible with neoforge?

Flare Guns officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Flare Guns – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Flare Guns 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.