Contraption Lights Compat
by Dadamalda
Contraption Lights Compat connects dozens of other mods' light sources to the dynamic lights provided by Contraption Lights, on NeoForge for 1.21.1.
What it does
Contraption Lights Compat is a client-side bridge for Contraption Lights (Bi-directional Coloured Dynamic Lights). Contraption Lights is a required dependency, and the compat layer adds coloured light emission to blocks, items and fluids from other mods that Contraption Lights does not cover on its own. Only the client needs the mod; a server can run without it, and nothing changes on the server side.
The covered mods come from several areas of the catalog: Create add-ons such as Create Bits n Bobs, Create Deco, Create Propulsion Simulated and Create Enchantment Industry; Farmer's Delight with Nether's Delight and the Kaleidoscope family; Immersive Engineering, Exposure, Dye Depot and Chalk. Each one gets its own lit blocks, such as headlamps, cage lamps, stoves, lanterns, candles and glowing marks, plus luminous water from ColoredWater. The compat is released under the MIT License, and its source code is public.
Key features
Coloured light for Create blocks
Fluid tanks, vessels, lamps, headlamps and portable engines from several Create add-ons emit coloured light.
Farmer's Delight and Kaleidoscope food blocks
Stoves, salads, custards, shawarma spit, sky lanterns and torchberry juice glow in the colour of their source mod.
Candles, lanterns and glowing marks
Candles from Dye Depot and Amendments, paper and red lanterns, and Chalk glowing marks give off light.
Fluids and cauldrons
Luminous water from ColoredWater, dragon's breath and liquid cauldrons from Dragons Plus and Amendments emit light.
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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
Create Sable Dynamic Lights is a NeoForge dynamic light mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that is client required with an optional server side, and it is licensed as All rights reserved. Create more fluid tanks and pipes is released under the MIT License for 1.21.1 only and runs on both client and server. Luminous Tag is released under the Apache License 2.0 for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge, and runs on both client and server, so it is a different kind of light mod and does not replace this compat.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contraption Lights Compat | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Create Sable Dynamic Lights | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-04-30 |
| Create more fluid tanks and pipes | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-21 |
| Luminous Tag | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-26 |
Questions
Does Contraption Lights Compat need Contraption Lights?
Does a server need Contraption Lights Compat?
Which loader does Contraption Lights Compat support?
Does a covered mod have to be installed for the compat to matter?
In the catalog
Contraption Lights Compat is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,801 Cursed mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds compatibility for the dynamic lights added by Contraption Lights to work with other modded light sources. Currently supports: - Amendments (dragon charge, skull candles, liquid cauldron) - Architect's Palette (many things) - Chalk (glowing marks) - ColoredWater (luminous water) - Create (fluid tanks…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/contraption-lights-compat
- Owner
- Dadamalda
- Published
- 2026-09-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15