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# Light Level 2025<\/p>\n

Press **F9** to see the block light levels.<\/p>\n

Inspired by LightLevel By parzivail, with
\nsome improvements implemented.<\/p>\n

![Screenshot for Over World](https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/dark-lion-jp\/light-level-2025\/refs\/heads\/main\/src\/main\/resources\/assets\/light_level_2025\/screenshot-for-overworld.png)<\/p>\n

## Dependencies<\/p>\n

You can find the dependencies in the description of each release.<\/p>\n

– **Fabric Loader**
\n Download from fabricmc.net<\/p>\n

– **Fabric API**
\n Download from modrinth
\n View source on GitHub<\/p>\n

## Features<\/p>\n

### Dimension-Specific Color Coding<\/p>\n

The colors used to represent the light levels can be customized in `config\/light-level-2025.yaml` as
\nhex color codes.<\/p>\n

#### Overworld<\/p>\n

– **Hostile mobs cannot spawn**
\n – color: green
\n – conditions:
\n – block light >= 1
\n – config field: `text.color.safe`<\/p>\n

– **Hostile mobs can spawn at night**
\n – color: yellow
\n – conditions:
\n – block light = 0
\n – sky light >= 8
\n – config field: `text.color.warning`<\/p>\n

– **Hostile mobs can always potentially spawn**
\n – color: red
\n – conditions:
\n – block light = 0
\n – sky light <= 7\n - config field: `text.color.danger`\n\n#### The Nether\n\n- **Mobs cannot spawn**\n - color: green\n - conditions:\n - block light >= 12
\n – config field: `text.color.safe`<\/p>\n

– **Mobs can always potentially spawn**
\n – color: red
\n – conditions:
\n – block light <= 11\n - config field: `text.color.danger`\n\n#### The End\n\n- **Mobs cannot spawn**\n - color: green\n - conditions:\n - block light >= 1
\n – config field: `text.color.safe`<\/p>\n

– **Mobs can always potentially spawn**
\n – color: red
\n – conditions:
\n – block light = 0
\n – config field: `text.color.danger`<\/p>\n

### Adjustable Text Height<\/p>\n

If a block that doesn’t have a collision box is above the target block and its appearance
\nobstructs the text, the light
\nlevel will be shown above its visual.<\/p>\n

### Debug Mode<\/p>\n

Press **F3** to show both the block light and the sky light levels.<\/p>\n

## Technical Features<\/p>\n

### Block Exclusion Conditions<\/p>\n

The rendering on a target block will be skipped if:<\/p>\n

– The target block is one of the following (config field: `block.blacklist`):
\n – `minecraft:air`
\n – `minecraft:barrier`
\n – `minecraft:bedrock`
\n – `minecraft:chain_command_block`
\n – `minecraft:command_block`
\n – `minecraft:end_portal`
\n – `minecraft:nether_portal`
\n – `minecraft:repeating_command_block`<\/p>\n

– The target block is not opaque and visually transparent.
\n – Examples Excluded:
\n – `minecraft:glass`
\n – `minecraft:ice`
\n – Examples Not Excluded:
\n – `minecraft:glowstone`
\n – `minecraft:packed_ice`<\/p>\n

– The target block does not have a full square top surface.
\n – Examples Excluded:
\n – bottom slabs
\n – right-side-up stairs
\n – Examples Not Excluded:
\n – top slabs
\n – up-side-down stairs<\/p>\n

– A block above the target block has a collision shape.
\n – Examples Excluded:
\n – `minecraft:ladder`
\n – `minecraft:snow` (layers count >= 2)
\n – Examples Not Excluded:
\n – `minecraft:vine`
\n – `minecraft:snow` (layers count = 1)<\/p>\n

### Caching<\/p>\n

This mod caches information about block positions and the text to be rendered, storing it in memory
\nfor faster access.<\/p>\n

By setting the cache update frequency in frames, the update rate automatically adjusts based on
\nFPS \u2014 updating more frequently in high-FPS environments and less frequently in low-FPS environments.<\/p>\n

You can change the update frequency via `cache.update_interval_frames` in the config file.<\/p>\n

### Rendering Culling<\/p>\n

This mod does not render the light level for a target block that is invisible to the player.<\/p>\n

## Configuration<\/p>\n

You can customize the mod behavior via `config\/light-level-2025.yaml`.<\/p>\n

– `render_distance`
\n – `horizontal`: Maximum horizontal distance for rendering
\n – Default: `16`
\n – `vertical`: Maximum vertical distance for rendering
\n – Default: `4`<\/p>\n

– `block`
\n – `blacklist`: Blocks to exclude from rendering
\n – Default:
\n – `minecraft:air`
\n – `minecraft:barrier`
\n – `minecraft:bedrock`
\n – `minecraft:chain_command_block`
\n – `minecraft:command_block`
\n – `minecraft:end_portal`
\n – `minecraft:nether_portal`
\n – `minecraft:repeating_command_block`
\n – `whitelist`: Blocks to include in rendering
\n – Default:
\n – `minecraft:mud`
\n – `minecraft:slime_block`
\n – `minecraft:soul_sand`<\/p>\n

– `text`
\n – `color`:
\n – `safe`: Light level where hostile mobs cannot spawn
\n – Default: `40FF40`
\n – `warning`: Light level where hostile mobs can spawn at night in Overworld
\n – Default: `FFFF40`
\n – `danger`: Light level where hostile mobs can always potentially spawn
\n – Default: `FF4040`
\n – `neutral`: Display color for unknown or unsupported dimensions
\n – Default: `FFFFFF`
\n – `scale`:
\n – `normal`: Text size for normal state
\n – Default: `0.03125`
\n – `debug`: Text size for debug screen
\n – Default: `0.020833334`
\n – `offset_y_base`: Height to offset the text from the block
\n – Default: `0.1`
\n – `hide_safe`: Hides light level values that are considered “safe”
\n – Default: `false`<\/p>\n

– `cache`
\n – `update_interval_frames`: Frequency in frames to update the block cache
\n – Default: `20`<\/p>\n

## Contribution<\/p>\n

We welcome contributions from the community!<\/p>\n

To contribute, please fork the repository and create a pull request on GitHub.
\nWe appreciate your help in making this project even better!<\/p>\n

Please note that when we use a LLM for code proofreading, aspects of the code might change.
\nThis isn’t a reflection of any dissatisfaction or shortcomings with your original code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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