Celeritas/Nothirium Dynamic Lights
by Karnatour
Celeritas/Nothirium Dynamic Lights makes light sources held by players and entities update on the fly for Forge on Minecraft 1.12.2, a port of the Sodium Dynamic Lights idea to that version.
What it does
Light emitted by held items and moving entities is recalculated as they move, so the lit area follows the player without waiting for a chunk reload. The mod is a fork of SodiumDynamicLights for Celeritas on 1.12.2, and its author notes that the port was made because no equivalent existed for that version.
The configuration includes an option to always defer chunk updates, and the mod pairs well with add-ons that handle deferred updates, such as Stellar Core. Despite its name, the mod is exclusive to Celeritas/Nothirium and does not run on other rendering backends. It is client-side only, so servers do not need it.
The source code is public and the project is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. Builds are available as an automatically built jar, and anyone can compile the source to produce their own copy.
Key features
Moving light updates
Light sources carried by players and moving entities update as they move, instead of waiting for a full chunk rebuild.
Deferred chunk updates option
A configuration option defers chunk updates, which pairs with Stellar Core for players who want that behavior.
Celeritas backend
The mod is built for the Celeritas/Nothirium rendering backend on 1.12.2 and does not target other renderers.
Compile from source
The public source code allows building the jar directly from the repository, alongside the auto-built file.
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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
Who it’s for: Players on Minecraft 1.12.2 who use Celeritas/Nothirium and want dynamic lighting from held items and moving entities. Mod developers can reference the source as a port of the Sodium Dynamic Lights approach.
Questions
Does Celeritas/Nothirium Dynamic Lights need Stellar Core?
Does the server need Celeritas/Nothirium Dynamic Lights?
Which version does the latest Forge file target?
In the catalog
Celeritas/Nothirium Dynamic Lights is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Original mod can be found here Sodium Dynamic Lights. Original Source code
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/celeritas-dynamic-lights
- Owner
- Karnatour
- Published
- 2025-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15