No Glow Lichen
by BIGDIKDUDE1
No Glow Lichen removes the light emission from glow lichen, so caves stay dark as the world generates them.
What it does
Glow lichen in vanilla caves and ruins gives off light that players often find unrealistic and at odds with a dark cave atmosphere. Shader options and resource packs did not stop the light in the author's tests, so the author built a server-side change that stops glow lichen from emitting light. The mod is Fabric only, targets 1.21.11, and works with Fabric API as an optional dependency.
Key features
Glow lichen without light
Glow lichen keeps its appearance but no longer emits light, so caves look darker.
Darker cave atmosphere
Caves and ruins keep the dim mood they have in the base game, without the light sources spread across them.
Lightweight design
The mod changes only the light behavior of glow lichen, which keeps its footprint small.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
How it compares
Lichen Lava is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. No More Glow Lichen works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 and needs the server while clients may skip it. Pick the one whose loader and version range match the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Glow Lichen | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-06 |
| Lichen Lava | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-09 |
| No More Glow Lichen | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-09 |
Questions
Does No Glow Lichen need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
No Glow Lichen is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
I was annoyed to see theese things in caves because they emit light that is unrealistic in caves and overall ruins the dark atmosphere of caves. Tried methods like shader options and resourcepacks to stop it from emiting light, but it didn't work, so I came up with a solution. With a little bit of trouble I created…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-glow-lichen
- Owner
- BIGDIKDUDE1
- Published
- 2026-03-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15