Hyper Lighting [Forge]
by hypherionsa
Hyper Lighting, a Forge mod by hypherionsa, adds light sources to the game: torches, lanterns, campfires, lamps and fence lights, some of them colored or switchable.
What it does
The mod adds a set of light-emitting blocks and items that go beyond the default torches. Tiki torches and lanterns can be placed on land, and an underwater lantern and torch stay lit below the surface. A candle jar is a handheld item that emits light while it is carried. The colored redstone lamps come in several color variants, and the solar powered fence lights can be grouped under remote switches controlled by a switch box that drives up to six fence lights at once.
The mod began as a single torch and grew into a larger lighting package, with addon mods extending it. The colored lighting features need the RGBLib library installed. Installation is required for the Forge loader, and the mod runs on client and server, so both sides need it. The source code is open source under the MIT License, and Forge builds exist for 1.16.5 and 1.18.2, with 1.2.3 for 1.18.2 as the latest file, released on 2022-05-24.
Key features
Underwater light sources
An underwater lantern and torch keep emitting light below the surface, where the vanilla torch cannot be placed.
Colored redstone lamps
Redstone lamps come in several colors, which requires the RGBLib library to be installed.
Solar powered fence lights
Fence lights draw power from the sun and can be switched on remotely through a switch box that controls up to six of them.
Handheld candle jar
A candle jar emits light while it is held in the hand, so it lights the way without being placed.
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 want more light sources than the default torches, and builders who decorate with colored lamps or fence lights. Server owners can install the mod once for everyone on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Electric Lighting is a Forge mod for 1.12 – 1.18.2, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on client and server like Hyper Lighting. Colored Redstone Reborn covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, so it reaches more loaders and newer versions than Hyper Lighting. Torch Mod is client-side only and not open source, with a single file for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Lighting [Forge] | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2022-05-24 |
| Electric Lighting | Forge | 1.12 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-04-18 |
| Colored Redstone Reborn | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
| Torch Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-10-04 |
Questions
Does Hyper Lighting need another mod installed?
Does the server need Hyper Lighting too?
Which game versions does Hyper Lighting support?
Can the fence lights be controlled together?
In the catalog
Hyper Lighting [Forge] is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
Hyper Lighting adds new and sometimes useful light sources to Minecraft. It was originally created to just add a single torch to the game that could be turned on and off. It has since involved into a much bigger mod and it now even adds colored lighting to the game with the help of addon mods. Torches -> that can be…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hyper-lighting
- Owner
- hypherionsa
- Published
- 2021-07-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-05-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15