Glore
by Apothicon
Glore lets the server owner choose which ores and armor trims give off light, with separate config files for blocks and for worn trims.
What it does
Glore adds glowing variants of the common ores, among them diamond, emerald, gold, lapis, copper, iron and coal. Redstone ore keeps the behavior it has in vanilla. Light levels are set per block in the main config file, glore.json, which is generated in the mods folder the first time the game starts with the mod installed.
A second file, glore trims.json, controls which armor trim materials make a wearer emit light and how much each armor piece adds. The mod is server required and client optional, so the server must run it while players may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the code is open source under the MIT License. Snapshot builds exist for 26.2 on Fabric, and the latest Forge and NeoForge files target 1.21.1.
Key features
Per-block light levels
Each ore can be given its own light level in glore.json, so some blocks glow brighter than others.
Glowing armor trims
Chosen armor trim materials emit light when worn, with a separate level for each armor piece.
Vanilla redstone behavior
Redstone ore keeps its standard behavior, so it is not changed by the light settings.
Generated config files
Both config files appear in the mods folder on first launch and can be edited without code.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Lit caves and mines
Ores that glow make underground routes easier to read without placing torches along every tunnel.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to tune ore lighting and armor trim effects through config files, without changing the recipes or textures of the blocks.
Questions
Does the server need Glore installed?
Which loaders does Glore support?
Where are the config files?
In the catalog
Glore is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Glore is a mod that adds glowing ores and armor trims. You can adjust the configs to make any block or armor trim material emit various levels of light. There is a main config json (glore.json) in the config folder, which allows you to adjust which blocks emit light, and how much light they emit. Additionally, there…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glore
- Owner
- Apothicon
- Published
- 2023-09-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15