More Overlays Updated
by RiDGo8
With More Overlays Updated installed, the client draws mob spawn markers, a chunk border grid and a JEI-powered item search overlay on top of the game screen.
What it does
Pressing F7 turns on a light level overlay that marks blocks with a yellow X where monsters can spawn at night and a red X where they can always spawn. Pressing F9 opens a chunk boundaries overlay with three modes, which add red and yellow lines at the chunk corners and center, then a green grid along the chunk edges, then a region outline with the matching save file shown in the top left corner.
The project began with FeldiM245 and is now kept up to date by RiDGo8. It is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.15 – 1.21.1, and the environment is client-side only, so servers do not need it. The code is under the MIT License and is open source. Just Enough Items is an optional dependency that powers the item search feature.
Key features
Mob spawn overlay
Marks spots where monsters appear at night or at any time, drawn as yellow or red X symbols.
Chunk boundaries overlay
Three cycling modes show chunk corners, chunk edges and the matching Minecraft region outline.
Region save file display
The third chunk boundaries mode names the matching save file in the top left of the screen.
Item search highlighting
Highlights matching items using the search algorithm from Just Enough Items when that mod is installed.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Finding mob spawn areas
Players checking where monsters can appear at night can toggle the light level overlay with F7.
Mapping chunk layouts
Players working out chunk and region boundaries in a world can cycle through the chunk overlay modes with F9.
Who it’s for: Players who want to see spawn conditions or chunk layout while playing on a single-player world or a multiplayer server. Because the mod is client-side only, it can be added without any server changes.
How it compares
Light Level Overlay is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.11 – 26.2. Entity Overlay is also client-side only and under the MIT License, but it is not open source and targets Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3. Light Overlay is a Fabric-only, client-side only option under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, not open source, for 1.21.6 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Overlays Updated | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.15 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
| Light Level Overlay | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-02 |
| Entity Overlay | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-24 |
| Light Overlay | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does More Overlays Updated need Just Enough Items?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Is there a config file on Fabric?
In the catalog
More Overlays Updated is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
(1.15.2, 1.16.1 - 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, Client-Side Only!). More Overlays was originally developed by FeldiM245 and is currently maintained and expanded upon by RiDGo8 under the name More Overlays Updated. The mod is currently available for Forge, Fabric and NeoForge.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/more-overlays-updated
- Owner
- RiDGo8
- Published
- 2024-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15