Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Crystal Glow

adds crystal bloom to end crystals as well as other things like end gateway and a nether portal effect to the crystals. optimized for thousands of fps

Choose a version Pick your version below, then grab the matching file.

Quick answer

Which Crystal Glow release should I use?

Updated today

Latest stable file 26.X

Game version 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2

Loader Fabric

Crystal Glow 26.X targets 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with Fabric. It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server. All 2 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is Crystal Glow required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.

Client Required

Dedicated server Not supported

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

This file is marked client-only.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Crystal Glow 26.X need?

26.X. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 2 required mods have matching files

Install YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.

1 listed on this file 1 pulled in by one of those mods

YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) Needed by Crystal Glow 26.X

required

Matching file found Matched file: 3.9.6+26.1-fabric

Fabric API Needed by YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)

pulled in

Matching file found Matched file: 0.157.0+26.2

1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Crystal Glow without breaking your instance.

Built for Crystal Glow 26.X. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use 26.X. It targets 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

Install YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside 26.X. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Crystal Glow add?

Crystal Glow

Does not work with crystal opacity as it does what that mod does built into this one.

Crystal Glow is a client-side (Obv) mod that lets you customize end crystals with glow, bloom, glints, End Gateway overlays, Nether Portal overlays, opacity controls, and separate settings for the crystal core and glass. You can make the core bright and magical, make the glass more subtle, add soft bloom around the crystal, or give crystals a custom animated look without needing a shader loader.

The biggest thing with this mod is that it works with Vulkan Mod, so you can use crystal glow and bloom while playing with Vulkan instead of only normal Minecraft rendering. It also works without Vulkan incase you just prefer the mod normally, and it is made to be optimized with cached bloom, and lots more of other optimizations so you can keep the fps very high.

The mod also supports custom glint PNGs, so you can drop your own textures into the Crystal Glow glints folder, rescan them in game, and use them for the crystal core or glass. Core and glass settings can be linked together or customized separately depending on how much control you want.

This mod does NOT require any shader loader/iris/sodium. It works fully by itself and does not affect your whole game with shader effects.

Video showing the mod: https://youtube.com/shorts/xonnhO2iaHs?si=1dcJncrqt3SGxdd7

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Requires: YetAnotherConfigLib / YACL and Mod Menu

Settings / Features List

Section	Settings	What it does
General	Enabled, Menu Scale, Linked Glint Textures	Lets you turn Crystal Glow on or off, adjust the config screen scale, and decide if the core and glass should share the same glint texture.
Crystal Opacity	Opacity Enabled, Core Opacity, Inner Glass Opacity, Outer Glass Opacity, Extra Glass Opacity	Lets you control how transparent different crystal parts are instead of forcing the whole crystal to use one opacity value.
Core Glint	Core Glint Enabled, Glint Texture, Glint Visibility, Glint Speed, Glint Zoom	Controls the animated glint effect on the crystal core, including which texture it uses and how strong or fast it appears.
Glass Glint	Glass Glint Enabled, Glint Texture, Glint Visibility, Glint Speed, Glint Zoom	Controls the animated glint effect on the crystal glass separately from the core so the outside can look softer, cleaner, or completely different.
End Gateway Effect	Core/Glass End Gateway Enabled, Background Visibility, Overlay Visibility, Speed, Zoom, Bloom	Adds an End Gateway style animated shader effect to the crystal core or glass, with separate controls for visibility, movement, scale, and bloom.
Nether Portal Effect	Core/Glass Nether Portal Enabled, Background Visibility, Overlay Visibility, Speed, Zoom, Bloom	Adds a Nether Portal style animated shader effect to the crystal core or glass, with its own visibility, speed, zoom, and bloom behavior.
Bloom	Natural Core Bloom, Glint Bloom, End Gateway Bloom, Nether Portal Bloom, Bloom Strength, Spread, Length, Length Strength	Controls which crystal effects create bloom and how far the glow spreads around the crystal while keeping the optimized internal bloom path.
Custom Glints	Open Glints Folder, Rescan Glints, Built-in Glints, External PNG Glints	Lets you use the included glint textures or add your own PNG files without editing the jar.
Performance	Bloom Caps, Effect Limits, Optimized Bloom Rendering, Cached Bloom Activity	Keeps the crystal effects lightweight by limiting unnecessary bloom work, caching what needs to render, and using optimized rendering paths during gameplay.
Vulkan Support	Vulkan Compatible Glow and Bloom Rendering	Built to work with Vulkan Mod while still supporting normal Minecraft and Sodium rendering.