Glow Squid Spawn Control
by copperthief
Glow Squid Spawn Control restricts where glow squids spawn so they appear only in water above stone-type blocks and deep darkness, restoring an older spawning pattern.
What it does
Glow squids spawn only in water that sits above granite, diorite, andesite, tuff or deepslate, and only at depths where the light is fully dark, which matches how the mob spawned in earlier versions of the game. Server owners install the mod on the server alone; players join without any client-side change, and the mod is published for Fabric and 1.20.1 only, with version 1.0.0 released on 2025-02-28 on the beta channel. The code is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and public links exist for the source and the issue tracker.
Key features
Stone-based spawn rule
Glow squids spawn only in water above granite, diorite, andesite, tuff or deepslate, rather than anywhere in water.
Darkness requirement
Spawns are limited to a certain Y level where complete darkness is present, so squids do not appear in lit areas.
Earlier spawning behaviour
The rules restore the spawning pattern glow squids had before later changes, for servers that want the older feel.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
No Glow Squid and No Squid are both Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt options that remove glow squids entirely, while Fixed Glow Squids is a Fabric mod for 1.17 – 1.18.1 with a server-side environment. Light Level 7 Spawning is also server-side, open source under the MIT License, and built for 1.20.1 only, the same version as this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Squid Spawn Control | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-02-28 |
| No Glow Squid ❌ | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-27 |
| No Squid ❌ | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-28 |
| Fixed Glow Squids | Fabric | 1.17 – 1.18.1 | Server-side only | 2022-01-30 |
| Light Level 7 Spawning | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-01-26 |
Questions
Does Glow Squid Spawn Control need to be installed on clients?
In the catalog
Glow Squid Spawn Control is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
In the good old days, glow squids used to spawn (in water) only above stone below a certain Y level (also in complete darkness.) Now, they'll spawn (in water) on top of whatever (also in complete darkness,) and get all up in your biz!!!! Well I say, no more! Install Glow Squid Spawn Control today and exile the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glow-squid-spawn-control
- Owner
- copperthief
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15