Beacon Overhaul
by HeckinChloe
Beacon Overhaul extends the Minecraft beacon with a tier system and stronger effect scaling, adding new effects such as Long Reach and Nutrition.
What it does
Beacon structures made of diamond and netherite blocks raise the potency of the effects a beacon provides, so higher tiers give progressively stronger results. Beyond the vanilla set, the beacon can also provide a passive food-restoring effect and an effect that extends how far a player can interact with blocks and entities.
Night vision can be raised to a higher potency that lights everything at midday brightness with no fog. Slow falling gains a dropping option, where sneaking causes a fall at normal speed while damage is still negated. Jump boost increases step height, so blocks are stepped up instantly while the effect is active, but auto-jump takes precedence and must be disabled for that to work.
Beacon Overhaul is a Fabric mod with files for 1.18 – 1.20.1, and both the server and every player need it. The code is under the Apache License 2.0, and the author has said that some of these effects may later move into separate mods.
Key features
Beacon tier system
Diamond and netherite structures under a beacon raise its effect potency in steps.
Long Reach effect
A beacon effect that increases the distance at which the player can interact with blocks and entities.
Nutrition effect
A beacon effect that passively restores the player's food level over time.
Higher potency night vision
A stronger night vision setting that brightens the view to midday lighting and removes fog.
Slow falling dropping
Sneaking while slow falling makes the player descend at normal velocity, still without fall damage.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long builds
Reach and step height help players move around and work on tall or irregular builds.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can give players the tiered beacon effects as a progression path.
Who it’s for: Players who want to strengthen beacons with tiers and extra effects, and server owners who run beacon-based progression.
How it compares
DECOBEACONS is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with Fabric and Forge files for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1. BeaconEnhancer is for Fabric 1.20.1 only and is not open source, released under All rights reserved. Material Beacons is open source under the MIT License and requires the server, while the client stays optional, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Overhaul | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-08-21 |
| DECOBEACONS | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-22 |
| BeaconEnhancer | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-03 |
| Material Beacons | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-23 |
Questions
Does Beacon Overhaul need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Beacon Overhaul use?
Why does jump boost not raise the step height?
In the catalog
Beacon Overhaul is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A mod for Minecraft that introduces a tier system and better effect scaling for beacons In future releases higher potency night vision, long reach, and nutrition may be separated into other mods for modularity.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beaconoverhaul
- Owner
- HeckinChloe
- Published
- 2022-06-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15