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Glimmering Gardens

by Yoshi01111

Glimmering Gardens adds fireflies to a few overworld biomes, with a bottle to catch them and a lantern that uses them.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverApache License 2.01.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Players catch them with a Firefly Bottle, which fills after eight fireflies, and a filled bottle can be crafted into a Firefly Lantern. Fireflies drift toward nearby light sources and other fireflies. Client and server both need the mod, and it is published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source.

Key features

  1. Night fireflies

    Small two-pixel mobs light up the night skies of several forest, swamp and plains biomes.

  2. Firefly Bottle

    A bottle collects fireflies, and it is full once eight have been caught.

  3. Firefly Lantern

    A lantern is crafted from a filled Firefly Bottle, adding a light source to builds.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.2.0
1.20.11.2.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Flying fireflies is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.21.11, client-side only and released under All rights reserved. Night's Light is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Glimmering GardensForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-05-29
Flying firefliesForge and NeoForge1.20 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-08-06
Night's LightForge1.16.5 – 1.20.1Client and server2024-05-10

Questions

Does Glimmering Gardens need a server install?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

In the catalog

Glimmering Gardens is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Glimmering Gardens is a small mod that tries to bring a little bit more life to specific biomes. currently it only adds Fireflies and features related to them, but there are more features planned
Yoshi01111, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Yoshi01111
Published
2024-11-03
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationGame mechanicsMobsUtility
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