Better Beacon Effects

The mod brings back an older beacon behavior, and it applies different effects depending on which block is placed next to the beacon. Each block beside a beacon gives the beam its own look: a Purpur block fades the beam, a quartz block makes it spin, an obsidian block gives it a rainbow color, a redstone block removes the beam, and a slime block adds one. An observer block changes the beacon texture.

Glass shows an effect when the area checked above the beacon is clear, and this check only applies when the glass is placed on top of the beacon. A command block changes the debug offset. The author notes that a video explanation exists, and that the source code is published on GitHub.

The mod is client-side only, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. Files target Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 13 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, and the latest builds are 3.2.1.0 for 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge and 3.0 for 1.20.6 on Forge. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.