Create: Dynamic Lights
by leon-o
Create: Dynamic Lights makes contraptions from the Create mod emit light as they move, using a companion light mod that is not included here.
What it does
When a contraption moves, the mod places light blocks at its moving parts, so the lit area follows the machinery instead of staying in one spot. Light sources are added and updated as the contraption travels, which gives smoother lighting through the rotating and sliding parts. An optional support layer lets a separate light mod draw the light sources instead.
Create: Dynamic Lights requires Create, Fabric API and Sodium Dynamic Lights. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 13 release versions, 1.19 – 1.21.1, and works on either side, so neither a server nor a client needs it. The content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, and the code is not open source; public links exist for the source code and issue tracker.
Key features
Lights for contraptions
Contraptions emit dynamic light from their moving parts, so lit areas travel with the machine.
Automatic light blocks
Light blocks appear when a contraption moves and are removed as it passes on, with no manual placement.
Light source updates
Light sources are added and updated as contraptions move, so the lighting stays in step with the machinery.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Lit Create machinery
Players running large Create setups at night get light that follows rotating gears and moving assemblies.
Who it’s for: Players who build Create contraptions with dynamic lighting mods installed, and server owners who want the lighting effect on their Create builds.
Questions
Does Create: Dynamic Lights need Create installed?
Which loader should be used?
Does the mod need to be installed on a server?
In the catalog
Create: Dynamic Lights is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Brighter dynamic light (set the luminance multiplier to 1.2)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-dynamic-lights
- Owner
- leon-o
- Published
- 2024-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15