Glow Sticks
Glow Sticks sticks in different colors which can be lit up in the world / underwater for a limited time for better exploring and/or for rpg.
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About this Mod
Glow Sticks
Glow Sticks adds throwable and placeable light sources for Minecraft.
Craft glow sticks in all 16 dye colors, throw them into caves or water, place permanent creative
versions in builds, and use matching glow sticks as simple waypoints while exploring.
Features
- 16 glow stick colors
- Temporary glow sticks that can be activated, thrown, and placed
- Permanent creative glow sticks for decorative lighting
- Land and underwater usage without separate items
- Several visual variants for placed glow sticks
- Waypoint particles and configurable behavior
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Quick Start
- Craft glow sticks with a glowing ingredient, glass, and glass panes.
- Use a glow stick once to activate it.
- After activation it is thrown automatically and places light where it lands.
The mod accepts glow berries, glow ink sacs, glow lichen, and glowstone dust as glowing
ingredients.
Colored glow sticks use matching stained glass. The white glow stick uses normal glass.
Highlights
- Works on land and underwater
- Glow sticks fade over time and lose brightness before disappearing
despawnTicks=0disables automatic fading for normal placed glow sticks- Sneak while holding a glow stick to show waypoint particles to the nearest placed glow stick of
the same color - Creative glow sticks can be placed on floors, walls, and ceilings
- Clicking an existing creative glow stick cycles through its visual variant
- Glow sticks react to nearby redstone and can be controlled by signal strength
Why It Is Useful
- Fast cave marking without carrying lots of torches
- Underwater lighting for ruins, caves, and diving routes
- Atmospheric lights for adventure maps, RPG builds, and decoration
- Easy color-coding for paths, entrances, or points of interest
Report Issues
Please report issues through the GitHub issue tracker:
https://github.com/MarkusBordihn/BOs-Glow-Sticks/issues
Logs and clear reproduction steps help a lot when tracking down bugs.
License
The MIT LICENSE applies only to the code in this repository.
Images, models, and other assets are explicitly excluded.
Available Versions
How to Install Glow Sticks 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 (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Glow Sticks". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 1.21.11 (+17 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Glow Sticks 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Glow Sticks compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Glow Sticks officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 1.21.11. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Glow Sticks – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Glow Sticks 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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