Create: Smoke Stacks - Lite

Name: Create: Smoke Stacks - Lite
Author: Fresh_Lean

Create: Smoke Stacks - Lite adds smoke that rises from Create steam boilers, plus connectable chimney blocks that route the smoke wherever a builder wants it.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.21.1

What it does

Running Create boilers, engines and whistles give off campfire-style smoke from their open tops, so a working steam setup shows that it is active. How much smoke appears scales with how hard a boiler is working, which makes the effect a useful indicator as well as decoration. The mod requires Create, version 6.0.0 or newer, and must be installed alongside it.

Chimney blocks can be linked together into a route, so smoke from several boilers can be carried to a single outlet or along a chosen path. Because the smoke follows the structure it comes from, steam-powered Sable structures, including flying airships, keep their smoke while they move. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with 1.2.0 as the latest file, and is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source.

Key features

Boiler smoke
Steam boilers emit smoke while they run, rising from the top of the boiler the way a real chimney would.
Scaled output
The amount of smoke grows with the boiler's workload, so a busier boiler produces visibly more.
Connectable chimneys
Chimney blocks link into a route that carries smoke from its source to the place the builder chooses.
Sable compatibility
Smoke stays attached to steam-powered Sable structures as they move, including flying airships.

Gallery

Create Aeronotics · Create Smoke stacks is compatiable with Both create aeronotics and create deep sea, once the correct exhoust is setup, steam ships will now smoke when running,

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.2.0

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

CreateAesthetic Technology that empowers the Player

Required

Use cases

Visible industry

A steam factory with smoking boilers shows at a glance which machines are running.

Airship builds

Steam-powered airships built with Sable keep their smoke trails while they fly.

Who it’s for: Builders with Create steam setups who want their boilers and engines to look active, and server owners who want a visible sign of running machinery.

Questions

Does Create: Smoke Stacks - Lite require Create?

Yes. Create must be installed alongside it, at version 6.0.0 or newer, on NeoForge 1.21.1.

Does the server need the mod?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which game versions are supported?

Only 1.21.1 is listed, and the latest NeoForge file, 1.2.0, was published on 2026-07-12.

Does the smoke work on Sable airships?

Yes. Smoke follows steam-powered Sable structures as they move, including flying airships.

In the catalog

Create: Smoke Stacks - Lite is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,557 Technology mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Technology mods8,499 NeoForge mods Mods for 1.21.132,366

Similar mods

Create1.18.2 – 1.21.1

Quark1.9.4 – 1.21.1

GraveStone Mod1.19 – 26.3

Create Big Cannons1.18.2 – 1.21.1

GD656Killicon1.18.2 – 1.21.4

Create: Connected1.18.2 – 1.21.1

What the author says

Adds smoke to running Create steam boilers, plus a set of connectable chimney blocks to route that smoke wherever you want. If you run steam power in Create, your boilers currently just sit there silently. This mod gives them a visible sign of life: while a boiler is actually running, smoke rises from it, and how…

Fresh_Lean, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Modrinth page: modrinth.com/mod/create-smoke-stacks
Owner: Fresh_Lean
Published: 2026-07-11
Updated on Modrinth: 2026-07-12
Facts verified: 2026-10-15