Spectral

Spectral

Adds Spectral dust and blocks that can be used to hide things in the Spectral, and goggles to let you see them!

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Screenshots

Spectral Skies

About this Mod

Spectral

A player switches between spectral states as they look at a sunset, seeing a sky full of phantoms while non-spectral, and spectral blocks spelling out

Spectral is a mod that currently adds 4 items, three of which are pictured below:

A player stands on a stone platform, looking at a stone wall with 3 item frames. The three item frames contain spectral dust, a pair of spectral goggles, and a spectral block

The first, Spectral Dust, is crafted from phantom membranes and can either be eaten to turn temporarily spectral, or put onto a mob to turn it spectral.

The second, Spectral Goggles, put who wears them to enter a spectral state, allowing them to see and interact with spectral blocks and entities. These goggles can be crafted with Spectral Blocks, Spectral Dust, String, and Iron ingots.

The third, Spectral Block can be placed down as a normal block, but can only be seen, collided with, and broken by spectral players and mobs. (This function is per-player, so you might be able to see spectral blocks while your friends cannot!) This block can be crafted from Spectral Dust and glass!

The fourth and newest, Block of Cold Iron is the same as a spectral block but can only be interacted with by non-spectral entities!

Mechanics

The basic mechanics of Spectral function as such:
There are two states living entities can be in, either normal (non-spectral) or spectral. This depends on their spectral_vision attribute (0 for normal, 1 for spectral). A non-spectral entity cannot see, hit, or push spectral entities, and it cannot break, collide, or see spectral blocks. Spectral entities cannot see, hit, or push non-spectral entities, but can fully interact with other spectral entities and spectral blocks.

Known Issues:

-Spectral blocks do not properly change render states when sodium or other optimization mods that affect chunk rebuilds are installed
-Shadows appear ontop of Spectral blocks even when the player is not spectral
-If you encounter any other issues or have any suggestions, please post them on github issues for me to see!

Available Versions

Spectral 1.1.0release
MC 1.21.1, 1.21.2fabric
October 15, 2025
Spectral 1.0.0release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
August 29, 2025

How to Install Spectral on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.2, 1.21.1, 1.21

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Spectral 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 (1.21.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Spectral compatible with fabric?

Spectral officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.2, 1.21.1, 1.21. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Spectral – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Spectral 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
Apache License 2.0
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.21.21.11.21