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Light Overlay

by lugosieben

Light Overlay draws a configurable light-level overlay on the client, showing where hostile mobs can spawn at night.

FabricClient-side onlyCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.21.6 – 26.3

What it does

The overlay is shown only on the player's own game, so it changes nothing for other players or for the server. Its settings can be opened from Mod Menu or with the /lightoverlay config command. Light Overlay requires Fabric API, OverlayLib and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), and Mod Menu is optional. The mod is published for Fabric across 11 release versions, 1.21.6 – 26.3, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and it is not open source.

Key features

  1. Spawn-area overlay

    Tiles are colored to mark where hostile mobs can appear at night, which helps when placing spawn-proofing.

  2. Configurable display

    Colors and display options can be changed through the in-game configuration screen.

  3. Command access

    The configuration screen can also be opened with the /lightoverlay config command.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.13.0+26.3
26.22.12.0+26.2
26.1.22.9.2+26.1
26.1.12.9.2+26.1
26.12.9.2+26.1
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.21.112.5.0-1.21.11
1.21.102.1.0-1.21.9-1.21.10
1.21.92.1.0-1.21.9-1.21.10
1.21.82.1.0-1.21.6-1.21.8
1.21.72.1.0-1.21.6-1.21.8
1.21.62.1.0-1.21.6-1.21.8
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
OverlayLibLibrary for rendering live info-overlays
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

Questions

Does Light Overlay need to be installed on the server?

No. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing.

What does Light Overlay depend on?

Fabric API, OverlayLib and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required. Mod Menu is optional and adds a config button.

In the catalog

Light Overlay is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

This mod adds a configurable, fully client-side Light Overlay to the game, showing you where mobs can spawn at night. Very useful for spawn-proofing. ⚠️: Needs Update ✅: 100% translated | Language | Translators ♥️ | |----------|--------------| |✅ German|Kolpixx, Lugo_Sieben| |⚠️ Chinese (Simplified)|edeipici…
lugosieben, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
lugosieben
Published
2025-10-03
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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