Night's Light
Night's Light adds fireflies to the Minecraft world, small lights that drift over grass and forest, can be found in default biomes and can be placed as a glowing lantern.
What it does
Fireflies spawn in default biomes and can be tuned in the config: spawn weight, minimum and maximum group size, and the biomes they appear in. They avoid water and emit light, but only during the day, and their light flickers at random intervals. Spawn eggs for fireflies are included.
Decorative blocks come with the mod: animated firefly lanterns with several levels of brightness, and firefly glass. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is the work of DoctorG_Mystery. Client and server: the server and every player need it. Files cover Minecraft 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 for Forge, with 1.10.1 for 1.19.4 as the latest release, published on 2024-05-10.
Key features
Configurable firefly spawns
Spawn weight, minimum and maximum group count, and the biomes used for spawning can all be set in the config file.
Fireflies that avoid water
The fireflies keep away from water tiles while they move around the surrounding land.
Daytime light flicker
Fireflies emit light only during the day, with a random flickering system that varies their glow.
Firefly lanterns and glass
Animated firefly lanterns come in several levels, and firefly glass is available as a decorative block.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Tuning the ambience
Server owners who want fewer or more fireflies can change the spawn weight and group size without touching other mods.
Who it’s for: Players who want a light ambient detail in forests, fields and swamps, and server owners who need to control how many fireflies appear in each biome.
How it compares
Firefly Bush Backport covers Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, is a client and server mod, and is not open source. Silver Birch is Forge only for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 and is also not open source. Missing Pixels is the Forge fireflies alternative that covers 1.17.1 – 1.19.2, and its license is All rights reserved, so it is closed source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night's Light | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-10 |
| Firefly Bush Backport | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-13 |
| Silver Birch | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-11-08 |
| Missing Pixels | Forge | 1.17.1 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-10-02 |
Questions
Does Night's Light need a server install?
Which loader does Night's Light use?
Can the number of fireflies be changed?
In the catalog
Night's Light is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Banner among others created with Blockbench and the Minecraft Title Generator Night's Light adds realistic, working fireflies to Minecraft. Made for Forge (1.20.1 and below) and NeoForge (1.20.4 and onwards - coming soon).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nights-light
- Owner
- DoctorG_Mystery
- Published
- 2024-05-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15