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Firefly Bush Backport

by Micle

Firefly Bush Backport brings the firefly bush from Minecraft 1.21.5 to older versions of the game, for Forge and NeoForge players.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.16.5 – 1.21.1

What it does

The mod adds a bush that, in dark surroundings after dark, gives off glowing insects as particles and plays night-time ambient sounds. It is found in swamp biomes beside water. Its textures and sounds come from the 1.21.5 release by Mojang. The mod runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds exist for 1.16.5, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the latest file for 1.21.1 is dated 2026-06-13. The mod is published under All rights reserved and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Ambient night sounds

    The bush plays ambient sounds during the night, matching the behaviour of the newer vanilla version.

  2. Adjustable firefly visuals

    Players can tweak how the fireflies look and act through a settings file that exists on the client side.

  3. Swamp placement

    The bush is found in swamp biomes close to bodies of water, where the firefly particles appear after dark.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.1.1
1.20.11.1.1Not available
1.16.51.0.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Lawrence's Ambient Fireflies is a server-required mod, with client support optional, under the MIT License and not open source. It covers 1.21.5 – 26.2 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Vanilla Backport Compat is also server-required with optional client support and the MIT License, but targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Firefly Bush BackportForge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-06-13
Lawrence's Ambient FirefliesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-27
Vanilla Backport CompatFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Server required, client optional2026-08-18

Questions

Does Firefly Bush Backport need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

In the catalog

Firefly Bush Backport is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

World generation mods8,515Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

All in-game textures/sounds are from 1.21.5 made by Mojang. I did not make them. This mod simply brings the firefly bush from 1.21.5 to older versions. It works as similarly to the original as possible, emitting firefly particles around itself at night or in a dark environment and playing ambient sounds at night. It…
Micle, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Micle
Published
2025-06-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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