Tschipcraft's Dynamic Lights

Server-side dynamic lighting for Minecraft 1.17-1.21x, available as a data pack or mod

💡 Features

This data pack/mod brings dynamic lighting to Minecraft without any client-side requirements. Supported entities and items (like torches, glowstone, or enchanted gear), held or worn by players, mobs, or placed in item frames, will emit real light as they move, using the light block added in Snapshot 21w13a.

47+ supported vanilla items out of the box
Multiple light levels: 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15
Water-sensitive behavior for some items
Enchanted items glow by default (light level 6), with special cases for Fire Aspect, Riptide, Channeling (light level 9)
Amethyst-trimmed armor emits light
Mobs, falling blocks, and display entities can emit light if carrying a supported item
Curios API support for modded inventory slots

Since this project is completely server-side, players joining a server with Dynamic Lights installed will not need to install anything on their end for it to work! However, you can still use the mod version on the client for single-player worlds only. Joining a server that does not have Dynamic Lights installed will have no effect.

-> For a complete list of supported items & entities, and available settings, take a look at the wiki <-

This vs. LambDynamicLights & others?

-> Take a look at this wiki page

🔧 Installation & Use

Install either as:

Data Pack [DP] ➜ Place .zip in your world's datapacks folder
Mod [Mod] ➜ Drop into your mods folder and optionally install MidnightLib for a global config file and UI

To manage settings, reset, or uninstall the pack, use /trigger tschipcraft.menu or /function #tschipcraft:menu.

🧩 Compatibility

This data pack follows the Smithed and essential MC Datapacks Discord Server Conventions to ensure data pack compatibility.

Some sophisticated redstone contraptions may not work when this project is installed, since the light block is not pushable for some reason. Please report any issues on GitHub.