Extinguishable Torches
by substituteer
Extinguishable Torches restores the ability to put out torches, which the vanilla game removed in an update, and adds modern adaptations to it.
What it does
Players can manually extinguish a placed torch with a shovel and reignite it with flint and steel or a fire charge. The mod restores this behavior in a modern form for survival worlds, adventure maps and multiplayer servers that want torches to be a limited light source.
Server owners install it on the server, and players may add it on their client for extra convenience, though it is not required there. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, plus a data pack option, all for game version 26.2 with 1.0.0+mod as the latest file. The mod is under All rights reserved and is not open source. Uninstalling it safely means running the function extinguishable torches:uninstall before removing the mod.
Key features
Extinguish torches with a shovel
A shovel can be used on a placed torch to put it out, turning it back into an unlit state.
Reignite with flint and steel
Flint and steel or a fire charge relights a torch that has been extinguished, restoring its light.
Data pack installation
A data pack version is available and is installed by placing its file in the world's datapacks folder.
Known placement limits
Torches can die out when placed at a corner block, and torches placed over grass can cause the same block to extinguish, so placing a torch on a block's center avoids these issues.
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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: Survival players and server owners who want torches to be extinguishable, with a server install and an optional client-side install. Players who use the mod should avoid placing torches at corner blocks, since those placements can cause torches to die out.
Questions
Does Extinguishable Torches need a client install?
Which loaders does Extinguishable Torches support?
How is the data pack version installed?
In the catalog
Extinguishable Torches is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
There are a few known bugs that I am too lazy to fix right now. If enough people download, I might fix them. >### Known Bugs >* Torches will not die out if placed from the corner of a block. To avoid this, make sure you place in the center of the block. >* You can place "invisible" blocks (e.g. torches, fire, grass)…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/extinguishable-torches
- Owner
- substituteer
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15