NoxLights
by NoxAeterna
NoxLights adds colored lighting blocks and light sources for NeoForge 1.21.1, built on Veil and Lodestone, with a few aesthetic utility blocks and items beside them.
What it does
The colored light sources are the core of the mod. Dyeing a light works the way dyeing leather armor does, and the mod works without extra tools, so players can mix complex colors right out of the box. Black dye dims a light's effects; the mod has no negative lights yet.
Several blocks behave differently. Many toggle shadows, glitter, fog layers or change size from 1 to 16, and some can be switched on and off with redstone. Crouching and right-clicking a block with itself is how several of them change state. The Industrial Flashlight draws battery power and is charged with FE from other mods.
NoxLights requires Lodestone and Veil on NeoForge. Sable is optional and the mod is mostly compatible with it. Anything incompatible with Veil, and some rendering mods, can cause issues. Both sides must run the mod, and the code is released under the MIT License and is open source, with the issue tracker and source code public. Files target 1.21.1 only, with 1.0.0 as the latest beta file, published 2026-05-30.
Key features
Colored light sources
Many light blocks take dye colors, and the colors can be mixed to build custom light tones.
Adjustable light effects
Shadows, glitter, fog layers and size from 1 to 16 can be changed on several blocks.
Redstone control
Some lights can be enabled or disabled with a redstone signal, so they fit into builds and automated setups.
Aesthetic utility items
Alongside the lights, the mod includes fog and flashlight items, such as the Industrial Flashlight.
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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.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Backrooms Flashlight is a client-side only NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, under the MIT License but not open source, so servers run without it. VeilGrade is also client-side only for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and not open source. Sable Dynamic Lights is a client and server mod for NeoForge 1.21.1 under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, while Create Sable Dynamic Lights needs the client and is licensed as All rights reserved for 1.21 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NoxLights | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-30 |
| Backrooms Flashlight | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-26 |
| VeilGrade | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-02 |
| Sable Dynamic Lights (Create: Dynamic Lights fork) | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Create Sable Dynamic Lights | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-04-30 |
Questions
Does NoxLights need Veil and Lodestone?
Does the server need NoxLights installed?
Can Industrial Flashlight run without power?
Does Sable work with NoxLights?
In the catalog
NoxLights is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds various colored light sources to the game, alongside a couple other aesthetic and utility blocks and items like fog and flashlights. It is built exclusively for Neoforge 1.21.1, depends on Veil and Lodestone to function, and is (mostly) compatible with Sable sublevels. Dyeing lights functions exactly…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/noxlights
- Owner
- NoxAeterna
- Published
- 2026-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15