Logical Torches
by Benj1kus
Logical Torches changes how torches, furnaces and other heat sources are lit and used, so that fire becomes a resource players manage rather than a free action.
What it does
Torches stop being placed with a single click. Right-clicking a stick while holding a torch in the off-hand, or using flint and steel or a fire charge, ignites a supported heat source. The mod supports wall torches, active furnaces, smokers, blast furnaces, campfires, fire blocks, soul fire, lit redstone blocks and lava. Crafting a torch by right-clicking a crafting grid also works, and it plays custom sound effects.
Each heat source has a cost. Six right-clicks on a furnace, smoker or blast furnace use up one unit of the fuel it is currently burning, while six clicks on a torch or redstone block make that block break or burn out. A campfire can be used six times to extinguish its fire, after which it has to be relit. Placing a stick in the crafting grid produces one charcoal, giving a primitive route to fuel.
Logical Torches is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, with one latest file dated 2026-03-09. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Manual ignition
Sticks, flint and steel and fire charges light supported blocks when held in the main or off hand and used on them.
Fuel and source depletion
Furnaces, smokers and blast furnaces lose one unit of fuel per six right-clicks, and torches and redstone blocks burn out after six clicks.
Lava charring
A right-click on lava turns a stick into a burnt stick instead of lighting it, so the item is obtained from the heat.
Campfire extinguishing
A campfire can be put out after six right-clicks and must be relit afterwards, which stops it from being an unlimited light source.
Charcoal from sticks
Placing a stick in the crafting grid produces one charcoal, offering a basic source of fuel.
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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.
How it compares
Offensive Torches is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and not open source. Burnt X Dynamic Trees compat is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Survive Everywhere is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Logical Torches shares the same single version and environment as these, but its focus is on how heat sources are used rather than tree compatibility or survival rules.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logical Torches | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-09 |
| Offensive Torches | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| Burnt X Dynamic Trees compat | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-08 |
| Survive Everywhere | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-24 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Logical Torches is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Improved Off-hand Logic Torches held in the off-hand (shield slot) can no longer be placed by right-clicking. This prevents accidental torch placement while you are placing blocks or fighting. Dynamic Lighting Mechanics Ignite from Blocks: Right-click a Stick on any active heat source to turn it into a Torch…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/logical-torches
- Owner
- Benj1kus
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15