Soft Glow Ores
Soft Glow Ores makes vanilla ores easier to spot in dark caves by giving them a soft, balanced glow.
The mod is designed to look clean, stay lightweight, and work well on servers without adding heavy effects, ticking logic, or unnecessary complexity.
Features
- Soft glow on vanilla ores
- Better cave visibility without harsh lighting
- Lightweight and performance-friendly
- Works in existing worlds
- Supports Fabric from 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Can be used on a server for all players
- Can also be installed only by a player for local use
- Works in singleplayer and dedicated servers
Default Behavior
- Default light level: 7
- Preserves stronger vanilla light where needed
- Refreshes loaded chunks so older worlds update properly
Supported Ores
- Coal Ore
- Copper Ore
- Iron Ore
- Gold Ore
- Redstone Ore
- Lapis Ore
- Emerald Ore
- Diamond Ore
- Nether Gold Ore
- Nether Quartz Ore
- Ancient Debris
Performance
This mod does not use block entities, custom networking, or constant ticking logic. It is built to stay lightweight and server-friendly.
Configuration
A config file is generated automatically:
config/softglowores.json
You can adjust:
lightLevelpreserveHigherVanillaLightrelightLoadedChunks
Compatibility
- Loader: Fabric
- Minecraft: 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Singleplayer: Yes
- Dedicated Server: Yes
- Client-only install: Yes
- Server-only install: Yes
How to Install Soft Glow Ores (Mod)
Soft Glow Ores by Kadddor is verified for Fabric across Minecraft versions 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1 (latest release: 1.2.0+mc26.1.2, file size: 17 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1) and platform (Fabric).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric.
- Move the downloaded Soft Glow Ores file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
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Soft Glow Ores makes vanilla ores easier to spot in dark caves by giving them a soft, balanced glow.
The mod is designed to look clean, stay lightweight, and work well on servers without adding heavy effects, ticking logic, or unnecessary complexity.
## Features
- Soft glow on vanilla ores
- Better cave visibility without harsh lighting
- Lightweight and performance-friendly
- Works in existing worlds
- Supports Fabric from 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Can be used on a server for all players
- Can also be installed only by a player for local use
- Works in singleplayer and dedicated servers
## Default Behavior
- Default light level: 7
- Preserves stronger vanilla light where needed
- Refreshes loaded chunks so older worlds update properly
## Supported Ores
- Coal Ore
- Copper Ore
- Iron Ore
- Gold Ore
- Redstone Ore
- Lapis Ore
- Emerald Ore
- Diamond Ore
- Nether Gold Ore
- Nether Quartz Ore
- Ancient Debris
## Performance
This mod does not use block entities, custom networking, or constant ticking logic. It is built to stay lightweight and server-friendly.
## Configuration
A config file is generated automatically:
config/softglowores.jsonYou can adjust:
lightLevelpreserveHigherVanillaLightrelightLoadedChunks
## Compatibility
- Loader: Fabric
- Minecraft: 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Singleplayer: Yes
- Dedicated Server: Yes
- Client-only install: Yes
- Server-only install: Yes
