A dynamic entity-based lighting plugin, which allows for integrations with other plugins.<\/p>\n
Held items, dropped items, burning mobs, and other entities glow. Fully configurable, and other plugins can use the API or scoreboard tags to define their own custom glowing entities.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
### Light Sources<\/p>\n
– **Held Items** – Torches, lanterns, glowstone, and 40+ other items emit light when held ### Special Mechanics<\/p>\n – **Water Sensitivity** – Fire-based items (torches, campfires) are extinguished underwater while waterproof items (glowstone, sea lanterns) continue to glow # Configuration<\/p>\n Performance settings: # Maximum distance to render dynamic lights (blocks) # How often to check for fire expiration on entities (ticks, 10 = 0.5 seconds) Enable or disable specific light source types:<\/p>\n “`yaml Configure light intensity for enchanted equipment:<\/p>\n “`yaml Configure how items emit light:<\/p>\n “`yaml Water-sensitive items stop emitting light when submerged.<\/p>\n Configure how entities emit light when on fire:<\/p>\n “`yaml | Property | Description | Default | The light column will once place one light block — we search wider than you’d think to avoid obstacles, since light blocks can’t be placed inside things like vines, tall grass, ladders, etc.<\/p>\n ## Commands<\/p>\n | Command | Description | Permission | ## Scoreboard Tag Lights<\/p>\n Any entity with a scoreboard tag matching `dynlight: **Format:** `dynlight: | Parameter | Range | Description | **Examples:** Note: the `\/tag` command does not support colons in tag names \u2014 use NBT `Tags` when summoning, or add tags programmatically from another plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" dynamic lights — held or dropped items, glowing or on-fire mobs, flaming arrows, etc. configurable and provides an API for other plugins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60441,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"dynlight","_minecraft_project_id":"CoeYpFIH","_minecraft_author":"def9a2a4","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":43,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"dynlight.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":181984,"_minecraft_version_count":2,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T21:26:42.848020Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-04-11T23:45:22.482449Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-08T05:31:20.148417Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/dynlight","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":60441,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-03T12:36:07+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"b126c59a8444c3e33e4fd96554620656","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,156,88,89,122,127,128,92],"mod_loader":[132,133],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-60440","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-equipment","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-magic","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– **Dropped Items** – Items on the ground emit their light level
\n– **Burning Entities** – Any entity on fire glows with configurable intensity
\n– **Flaming Projectiles** – Arrows on fire, fireballs, and spectral arrows emit light
\n– **Enchanted Equipment** – Players wearing enchanted armor or holding enchanted items emit a subtle glow
\n– **Always-Lit Entities** – Blazes, Glow Squids, Magma Cubes, and Allays always emit light
\n– **Scoreboard Tag Lights** – Any entity with a `dynlight:
\n– **Client-side only** – Light blocks are packet based, and don’t modify the world. Inspired by DynamicLights
\n– **Per-Player Toggle** – Players can individually enable\/disable dynamic lights client side
\n– **Async Rendering** – Light calculations run asynchronously for minimal server impact<\/p>\n
\n“`yaml
\n# Update interval in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second)
\n# smaller values = more frequent updates = smoother light movement but higher CPU usage
\nupdate-interval: 1<\/p>\n
\nrender-distance: 96<\/p>\n
\nfire-sweep-interval: 10
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ndetection:
\n held-items: true
\n dropped-items: true
\n burning-entities: true
\n flaming-arrows: true
\n enchanted-armor: true
\n enchanted-items: true
\n always-lit-entities: true
\n tagged-entities: true
\n“`<\/p>\n
\nlight-levels:
\n enchanted-armor: 3
\n enchanted-items: 3
\n“`<\/p>\n
\nitems:
\n TORCH:
\n light: 10
\n water-sensitive: true
\n LANTERN:
\n light: 12
\n water-sensitive: false
\n“`<\/p>\n
\nentities:
\n # Properties: base-light, fire-light, horizontal-radius, height
\n BLAZE:
\n base-light: 8 # Always emits light
\n fire-light: 15
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n| ——————- | —————————————————- | ——- |
\n| `base-light` | Light level when not on fire (0 = only when burning) | 0 |
\n| `fire-light` | Light level when on fire | 12 |
\n| `horizontal-radius` | Light column radius (0=1×1, 1=3×3, 2=5×5) | 1 |
\n| `height` | Light column height in blocks | 2 |<\/p>\n
\n| ——————- | ———————————– | —————- |
\n| `\/dynlight help` | Show available commands | – |
\n| `\/dynlight enable` | Enable dynamic lights for yourself | `dynlight.use` |
\n| `\/dynlight disable` | Disable dynamic lights for yourself | `dynlight.use` |
\n| `\/dynlight info` | Show active light source count | `dynlight.admin` |
\n| `\/dynlight stats` | Show detailed statistics | `dynlight.admin` |
\n| `\/dynlight reload` | Reload configuration | `dynlight.admin` |
\n| `\/dynlight regen` | Regenerate all light sources | `dynlight.admin` |<\/p>\n
\n|———–|——-|————-|
\n| `level` | 1\u201315 | Light level |
\n| `radius` | 0\u20135 | Horizontal search radius (optional, default from entity config) |
\n| `height` | 1\u201310 | Vertical search height (optional, default from entity config) |<\/p>\n
\n“`
\n\/summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Tags:[“dynlight:15”]}
\n\/summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Tags:[“dynlight:10:3:5”]}
\n“`<\/p>\n