Glow Ink Expanded
by Kommunarka
Glow Ink Expanded extends the glow ink and glow squid content of vanilla Minecraft for players who want more ocean and glow-themed options on Forge or NeoForge.
What it does
The mod expands the features tied to glow ink and glow squids and keeps their behavior close to vanilla. Its block set is meant to sit beside vanilla prismarine blocks, and the textures are made to link with one another when placed next to each other, so ocean builds can use rough edges and staggered bricks without abrupt seams.
Glow squids gain a few changes. Tropical fish stop being a useless item, and feeding glow squids can exchange a squid for a prize fish that is not poisonous. The prize can also yield a new enchantment book that otherwise appears only through villager trading. The enchantment has three levels and serves as an alternative to Thorns that applies only to chestplates. A chestplate enchanted with Inkflare causes an attacker to receive a glowing effect for a few seconds after a hit, and has a small chance to inflict a brief blindness and a short weakness. The levels differ in detail.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, both for 1.20.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. A small advancement tab page covers the mod's features.
Key features
Glow ink content
Additional glow ink and glow squid features that extend the vanilla ones without changing their core behavior.
Prismarine-matched blocks
A block set intended to sit beside vanilla prismarine blocks, with textures that link when placed next to each other.
Inkflare enchantment
A three-level chestplate enchantment that gives attackers a glowing effect and can briefly blind or weaken them.
Glow squid prize exchange
Feeding glow squids can exchange a squid for a non-poisonous prize fish, and tropical fish gain a use.
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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: Players who build underwater or decorate ocean areas, and players who want the glow squid and Inkflare enchantment to offer more in survival.
How it compares
Squid Improvements also changes squids and is open source under the MIT License, with files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.15 – 26.3. Glow Ink Expanded covers only Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 alone, and is not open source. The Ink Arena and Cinch's Extra Torches cover the same loaders but use a different license, and The Ink Arena is limited to 1.20.1 – 1.20.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Ink Expanded | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-04 |
| Squid Improvements | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.15 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-09-29 |
| The Ink Arena | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-12-03 |
| Cinch's Extra Torches | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-25 |
Questions
Does Glow Ink Expanded work on Fabric?
Does the server need Glow Ink Expanded?
How is the Inkflare enchantment obtained?
In the catalog
Glow Ink Expanded is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This Minecraft mod expands on Glow Squid mob and its features while staying close to vanilla style and balance. I've tried to make this block set look great with vanilla prismarine blocks so you can expand on your ocean builds quite well. Also, I've tried to make every texture "link" with eachother if you place them…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glow-ink-expanded
- Owner
- Kommunarka
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15