beacons.
by dot.
Beacons lets copper blocks and amethyst serve as valid beacon base materials, so players have more to build with on a beacon pyramid.
What it does
The mod extends the list of blocks that count toward a beacon base. Copper Block, Cut Copper, Chiseled Copper, the Exposed, Weathered and Oxidized copper variants, and the waxed copper blocks and cut copper all join the vanilla beacon materials. Vanilla beacon blocks keep working as before, so existing bases still qualify.
The added blocks were chosen to be worth gathering in survival, giving copper a use beyond its existing crafting roles and making amethyst more relevant once early-game goals are met. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. The code is under the MIT License, but the project is not open source in the sense of publishing its full history. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt, with 0.1.0 for 26.2 as the latest, and the release line covers 26.1 – 26.2 across four builds.
Key features
Copper beacon bases
Copper blocks in all oxidation stages and their waxed forms count as beacon base blocks.
Cut and chiseled copper
Cut Copper and Chiseled Copper are accepted in beacon bases alongside the full copper block.
Vanilla beacon blocks kept
The original beacon base materials remain valid, so worlds built with them are unaffected.
Amethyst gains a role
The added blocks give amethyst a later-stage purpose, since it is needed to build the wider base.
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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.
Use cases
Survival beacon builds
A player who has copper stock from mining can build a beacon base with it instead of waiting for iron or gold.
Server beacon projects
Server owners whose players want wider material choices for beacon bases can run the mod without requiring client installs.
Who it’s for: Players who want more materials for beacon bases in survival, and server owners who want a server-only change that clients do not need to install.
How it compares
The Copper Beacon is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21, with a client and server environment and an open source MIT License. Base 29 covers Fabric, Forge and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.20.4, and it is needed on the server, with the client optional, under the MIT License without open source status. All Ore Beacon runs on the server, with clients optional, for 1.21 – 1.21.11 across four loaders, under All rights reserved. Beacons targets 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric and Quilt only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beacons. | Fabric and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-06 |
| The Copper Beacon | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-07-09 |
| Base 29 | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-04-16 |
| All Ore Beacon | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-25 |
Questions
Does Beacons need to be installed on clients?
Which loaders does Beacons support?
Do vanilla beacon bases still work?
In the catalog
beacons. is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Beacons expands the list of blocks that can be used as a beacon base. Vanilla beacon blocks remain fully supported.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beacons.
- Owner
- dot.
- Published
- 2026-07-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15