Beacon Boost
by m3t4lm0uth
Beacon Boost changes how far a beacon projects its effect, letting the pyramid's material and size set the range.
What it does
Beacon Boost makes beacon range scale with the materials used to build the pyramid beneath it. Groups of iron, gold, emerald, diamond and netherite blocks each add a configurable number of blocks to the range, and the group size itself is adjustable. The default setup gives 2 blocks per group for the base pyramid, with no bonus from iron, +1 per gold group, +2 per emerald group, +4 per diamond group and +6 per netherite group. The horizontal range can reach up to 500 blocks in radius, and the vertical range extends without a limit downward and upward.
The mod is a reimplementation for Fabric of the idea behind the Increased Range Beacons datapack by brisai, built from scratch with Java and the Fabric modding ecosystem. It uses only vanilla mechanics for the pyramid and the beacon effects. Because the work runs entirely on the server, singleplayer worlds and multiplayer servers both work with it, and players join without installing anything. Server owners who want to credit the original datapack author can do so, since the datapack is the source of the concept.
Key features
Material-based range
Each material tier in the pyramid adds its own bonus, so upgrading the build increases the beacon's reach.
Configurable group size
The number of blocks per group that counts toward the range can be changed, along with the per-group bonus for each material.
Large horizontal reach
Horizontal range can extend up to a 500-block radius, while the vertical range has no fixed limit in either direction.
Vanilla pyramid rules
The pyramid is still the vanilla structure, and the mod changes only the range the beacon effect reaches.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Beacons Plus is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 that is server required and client optional, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Better Beacon Range is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and published for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, so it runs without any client-side install. Pocket Beacons is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Boost | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-02 |
| Beacons Plus | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-29 |
| Better Beacon Range | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-20 |
| Pocket Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-06 |
Questions
Does Beacon Boost need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed to join a server?
Which game versions does Beacon Boost support?
Can the range settings be changed?
In the catalog
Beacon Boost is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Beacon Boost is a Fabric mod that makes beacon range scale with the materials you use to build the pyramid, using only vanilla mechanics. It works in singleplayer, and as a server‑side-only mod. By default, Beacon Boost counts base blocks in small groups and adds extra range based on the material. All of these values…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beacon-boost
- Owner
- m3t4lm0uth
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15