Unlit Fires
Adds an unlit state to campfire items, making them more realistic.
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About this Mod
| DESCRIPTION |
Adds an unlit variant to campfires and soul fire items. Crafted campfires will be unlit. You can light them with a flint and steel and put them out with a shovel. Mining the campfire with silk touch will preserve its state. Note: Campfires from other sources, like trading and creative mode, will be lit.
| VERSIONS |
Currently supports Minecraft Java 1.21.4-1.21.11.
| COMPATIBILITY |
Incompatible with any datapack modifying the loot table or crafting recipe of the campfire. The texture can be changed in items/campfire_unlit and items/soul_campfire_unlit.
| OTHER CREATORS' PACKS |
I know there are other packs that do this same thing, and may even use the same (or very similar) texture. I developed this without inspiration from these, and used vanilla features and avoided the use of functions.
Here are the 2 datapacks I found that had this idea first:
Nice Campfires by NiceRon
Unlit Campfire Placement by boyonk
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Available Versions
How to Install Unlit Fires on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Unlit Fires". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+5 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Unlit Fires server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Unlit Fires compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Unlit Fires officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. 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 Unlit Fires – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Unlit Fires 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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