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Moog's Glow Up

by FinnDog_123

With Moog's Glow Up, glow ink sacs gain a set of smithing-table uses that make armor trims glow, pulse or carry light.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20 – 26.3

What it does

Moog's Glow Up expands Glow Ink Sacs with a Glow Trim Template that can be found in ocean loot. Applying glow ink in a smithing table makes any armor trim glow steadily, while an echo shard produces a pulsing trim labeled Resonant on hover. Each armor piece takes one of these two styles, and it can be re-smithed from one style into the other. The author built the changes around vanilla-style behavior, so the additions follow the feel of existing items.

Glow ink can also be applied to flags when a compatible companion mod is present. The mod exposes options for turning individual features on or off, adjusting light levels and changing loot chances in its config file. Fabric API is required on every loader that uses Fabric. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 20 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, and the mod is not open source.

Key features

  1. Glowing armor trims

    Glow ink applied in a smithing table makes any armor trim glow with a steady light.

  2. Pulsing resonant trims

    An echo shard in the same recipe turns the trim into a pulsing effect rather than a steady glow.

  3. Re-smithing between trims

    A glowing piece can be re-smithed into the pulsing style, and back again, while keeping the armor.

  4. Glowing flags

    When a compatible companion mod is present, glow ink can be applied to a flag to make it light up.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.3.0-fabric-26.32.3.0-forge-26.32.3.0-neoforge-26.3
26.22.3.0-fabric-26.22.3.0-forge-26.22.3.0-neoforge-26.2
26.1.22.3.0-fabric-26.1.22.3.0-forge-26.1.22.3.0-neoforge-26.1.2
26.1.12.3.0-fabric-26.1.2Not available2.3.0-neoforge-26.1.2
26.12.3.0-fabric-26.1.2Not available2.3.0-neoforge-26.1.2
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.112.1.1Not available2.1.1
1.21.102.1.1Not available2.1.1
1.21.71.2.2Not available1.2.2
1.21.61.2.2Not available1.2.2
1.21.51.2.2Not available1.2.2
1.21.41.2.2Not available1.2.2
1.21.31.2.2Not available1.2.2
1.21.12.3.0-fabric-1.21.12.3.0-forge-1.21.12.3.0-neoforge-1.21.1
1.212.3.0-fabric-1.21.1Not available2.3.0-neoforge-1.21.1
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Glow Ink Plus is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.18.2 – 26.3. Ectoluminescence is open source under the MIT License, Fabric only, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. Glow Ink Expanded is Forge and NeoForge only, for 1.20.1, and is not open source under an MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Moog's Glow UpFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-15
Glow Ink PlusFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-04
EctoluminescenceFabric1.20.1 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-10-11
Glow Ink ExpandedForge and NeoForge1.20.1Client and server2025-09-04

Questions

Does Moog's Glow Up need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency on every loader that uses Fabric, and it must be installed next to the mod.

Does the server need Moog's Glow Up?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Can the glow features be turned off?

Yes. The config file lets individual features be switched off, and light levels and loot chances can be adjusted.

In the catalog

Moog's Glow Up is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Magic mods7,216Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Moog's Glow Up is a small overhaul of Glow Ink Sacs. I thought glow ink was pretty cool but didn't have enough uses, so I added a bunch of vanilla-feeling features that make it more fun to play around with.
FinnDog_123, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
FinnDog_123
Published
2026-01-28
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-15
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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