Glowing Mushrooms
by Nexo_
Glowing Mushrooms is a NeoForge food and decoration mod for 1.21.1 that adds bioluminescent mushrooms, a soup, a night vision effect and a new potion type.
What it does
Caves, forests, dark forests and birch forests all produce glowing mushrooms on their own, and the light they give off brightens the nearby ground. Players can collect them, which makes exploring dim places easier and safer. Combining a red mushroom, a brown mushroom and a glowing mushroom in a bowl produces Glowing Mushroom Soup, whose effects include night vision and a brief light that surrounds the player.
The mod also introduces Potion of Gleaming, a potion type brewed from glowing mushrooms. Its variants come as splash and lingering potions, and it can be fired from a bow as Gleaming arrows. The mod is aimed at adventure play, cave exploration and nighttime travel, and it can be installed on a single-player world or a multiplayer server. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published only for NeoForge, for 1.21.1, with version 1.0.0 as the latest file released on 2025-01-14. The code is All rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Bioluminescent mushrooms
Glowing mushrooms spawn in forests and caves and give off light that lights up nearby terrain.
Glowing Mushroom Soup
A bowl made from red, brown and glowing mushrooms grants three effects, including night vision.
Potion of Gleaming
A brewed potion type comes as a regular, splash or lingering potion, plus Gleaming arrows for bows.
Night vision for exploration
The soup's night vision effect helps players move through dark forests, caves and nighttime areas.
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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
Cave exploration
Players collect glowing mushrooms or soup before going underground, where the light and night vision keep dark passages readable.
Nighttime travel
The potion and arrows let players light up areas after dark, for both movement and combat.
Who it’s for: Players who want food and light-based content in adventure or exploration playthroughs, and server owners running NeoForge 1.21.1 who can add a mod that both sides load.
How it compares
Glowing Caves is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 under a BSD 2-Clause License, so it targets a different version range. MycoMayhem is also NeoForge for 1.21.1 but released under All rights reserved, with a different focus. Mushroom Fields covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 with the same loader and environment, while Glowing Mushrooms only supports 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Mushrooms | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-14 |
| Glowing Caves | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-28 |
| MycoMayhem | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
| Mushroom Fields | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-17 |
Questions
Does Glowing Mushrooms need another mod to run?
Does Glowing Mushrooms have to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft versions does Glowing Mushrooms support?
In the catalog
Glowing Mushrooms is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Step into a magical world with the Glowing Mushrooms mod! Discover Bioluminescent Mushrooms: Glowing mushrooms now spawn naturally in Forests, Dark Forests, Birch Forests, and even in caves. Their radiant glow lights up the environment, making exploration enchanting and safe.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glowing-mushrooms
- Owner
- Nexo_
- Published
- 2025-01-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15