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ColorLight

ColorLight is a mod that adds colored lighting and is compatible with many popular mods. The mod has support for some mods: Voxy, Distant Horizon, Sable (Create aeronautical), LambDinamycLight, FlyWheel (Create).

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Quick answer

Which ColorLight release should I use?

Updated today
Latest stable file colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar
Game version 26.3
Loader Fabric

colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar targets 26.3 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is ColorLight required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Fabric
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar need?

colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 1 required mods have matching files

Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

Fabric API Needed by colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: [26.3] Fabric API 0.166.0+26.3
Sodium Optional for colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: mc26.3-0.9.2-fabric

We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add ColorLight without breaking your instance.

Built for colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar. It targets 26.3 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside colorlight-26.3-0.2.5.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does ColorLight add?

ColorLight — A mod that adds colored lighting


Features

  • Automatic lighting for modded blocks. With ColorLight, you no longer need to manually define lighting for blocks added by other mods. The mod automatically detects their light emission. If you don't like the result, you can customize the lighting settings to your liking.
  • Customizable light propagation. You can switch from vanilla diamond-shaped light propagation to a circular one. If that's still not enough, you can fine-tune lighting behavior directly using resource packs.
  • Command-based lighting. If you're a builder, you can create lighting effects using commands. This works both in singleplayer worlds and on servers.
  • LOD mod support. Colored lighting is supported by LOD mods such as Voxy and Distant Horizons.

Compatibility

ColorLight is compatible with many mods when the Shader lighting (GPU) setting is enabled. When this setting is disabled, ColorLight is compatible with all mods that support the Fabric API.

If you experience a crash, visual bug, or any other issue, you can report it on the GitHub Issues page. Before submitting a report, please check whether the issue has already been reported.


Technical Details

Resource Packs

As mentioned above, you can customize lighting behavior. But that's not all — you can also configure individual blocks and the mod's settings using resource packs.

You can find instructions on how to create resource packs for ColorLight here.

Code Overview

You can explore the source code here.

Project description from CurseForge.

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Recent files

ColorLight versions and loaders

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