Luminous Blocks

Luminous glass that emit light, perfect for underwater builds and for enhanced building aesthetics.

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About this Mod

✦ Community Showcase

Here's a build shared by a member of the community, using Luminous Glass in a creative way:

User-submitted build using Luminous Glass

Got a cool build using Luminous Blocks? Share it on Discord!

✦ Overview

Luminous Blocks adds glowing variants for every glass block and their pane forms.

They emit light when placed, making them ideal for glowing builds, ambient lighting, or underwater architecture. Compatible with beacon beams.

Creative tab with all of the different Luminous Glass blocks

The icon overlay is to distinguish them from normal glass, this doesnt affect the placed blocks.

✦ Crafting Recipes

The Luminosity Wand allows you to right-click any Luminous Block to change the light level.
Three light levels: low (5), medium (10), and high (15).

Stick + 1 Glowstone Dust → Luminosity Wand

Crafting is shapeless, and light level is the same no matter which ingredient is used.
All Luminous Glass is crafted by combining any glass block with a light-emitting ingredient.

Glass + 1 Torch

Glass + 1 Glowstone Block

Glass + 4 Glowstone Dust

Glass + 1 Sea Lantern

Glass + 4 Prismarine Crystals

Crafting recipe using prismarine crystals

6 Luminous Glass → 16 Luminous Panes

Crafting recipe to make the luminous panes

Shoutout to St0lasHB for playtesting all 1.3.0 versions!

Available Versions

[v1.3.0] Neoforge 1.21.6release

MC 1.21.6neoforge

August 15, 2025

[v1.3.0] Neoforge 1.21.5release

MC 1.21.5neoforge

August 15, 2025

[v1.3.0] Neoforge 1.21.4release

MC 1.21.4neoforge

August 15, 2025

[v1.3.0] Neoforge 1.21.1release

MC 1.21.1neoforge

August 15, 2025

[v1.3.0] Forge 1.20.1release

MC 1.20.1forge

August 15, 2025

How to Install Luminous Blocks 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 (1.21.6).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4 (+2 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Luminous Blocks 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 (1.21.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Luminous Blocks compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Luminous Blocks officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4. 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 Luminous Blocks – how to optimize performance?

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