Glowstone Extended

A mod that adds all new and dyeable variants of Glowstone! Designed for Survival and Creative builders alike!

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Screenshots

The vast array of Glowstone variants available!

Soul Fire burning on Soul Glowstone and its variants!

The Creative Tab filled with all sorts of interesting items!

The conversion of Glowstone into Soul Glowstone

Soul Sand + Glowstone Dust -> XP Nuggets (Create Compat)

About this Mod

the Glowstone Extended title card/logo

Ever wished that Minecraft had more options for full block light sources? Or even more color variants for light sources? This mod could help you out!

This mod features not only 3 (4 if you count subvariants) new Glowstone variants in the forms of Glowstone Bricks, Polished Glowstone, and Polished Glowstone Bricks, but it also features a full array of colors AND soul variants for each block, allowing massive customizability for your light sources!

These new blocks are also fully craftable in survival, also featuring some new materials:

Glowstone Dust cooking in a furnace to become a Glowstone Brick

The Glowstone Brick, a material used to craft.. well.. Glowstone Bricks. You can get it by smelting Glowstone Dust in a furnace.

Soul Glowstone Dust being used to craft Experience Bottles

Soul Glowstone Dust, obtained by destroying Soul Glowstone or its variants, which can be used to craft Experience Bottles (or alternatively, just more soul glowstone)

Soul Glowstone Bricks being cooked in a Blast Furnace

Soul Glowstone Bricks, obtained by destroying Soul Glowstone Bricks specifically, which can be smelted to remove the Soul transformation and obtain some additional XP.

Create Mod Compatibility Features

Along with vanilla recipes for all items, some items have specific Create compatible recipes as well! Some examples include:

Glowstone Haunting: By bulk haunting Glowstone Dust, you can make Soul Glowstone Dust.

Glowstone Compression: By pressing Glowstone Dust (or the Soul variant), it gets converted instantly into a brick.

Glowstone Milling: Milling Glowstone Bricks reverts them to dust.

Soul Glowstone Mixing: By mixing together one Glowstone Dust and one Soul Soil/Sand, you can get up to 3 Soul Glowstone dust!

Soul Glowstone Crushing: By crushing Soul Glowstone, you have a small chance to receive a nugget of experience! However, in return, you only receive 1-2 Soul Glowstone Dust.

Dye Washing: By using an Encased Fan and Water, you can wash dye off of various Glowstone blocks.

Also, because of Create's default recipe compatibility, you can create most Glowstone types by compacting in a basin. Neat!

Questions I Presume will be Frequently Asked

Port to earlier/later version?

Depends how well the mod does. If it gets lots of attention and support, I'll consider it. I do this as a hobby though, and have actual responsibilities to deal with besides, so it probably will be a while before this gets ported to a different version.

Port to (Neo)Forge?

No. This mod is basic enough that it runs fine under Sinytra Connector, so if you want it, use that instead.

I found a bug!

Oh no!! That sucks! Report it to the Issues page!!

I want a feature added!

I mean.. feel free to send in the idea, I guess? Don't have high hopes though, if you want to know why, read "Port to earlier/later version?" above.

Soul Glowstone Dust looks like.. something...

It took me way too long to notice this.
Jesse, We Need To Cook

Available Versions

Glowstone Extended 1.0.1release

MC 1.20.1fabric

September 4, 2025

How to Install Glowstone Extended 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 "Glowstone Extended". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Glowstone Extended 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 Glowstone Extended compatible with fabric?

Glowstone Extended officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Glowstone Extended – how to optimize performance?

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