Phosphor Legacy Forge
by HowardZHY
Phosphor Legacy Forge is an unofficial fork that brings a lighting optimization to Legacy Forge for Minecraft 1.8.8 – 1.11.2.
What it does
The mod is an unofficial fork maintained by HowardZHY and categorized under Optimization. It reworks how the game handles light values to reduce the work needed when lighting changes in the world. The author notes that it includes mixin 0.7.11 and should work alongside other mixin 0.7 mods. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and files cover 1.8.8 – 1.11.2 with 7 release versions.
Key features
Lighting optimization
Reworks the light engine to reduce the work needed when light values update in the world.
Bundled mixin library
Ships with mixin 0.7.11 so other mixin 0.7 mods can run alongside it.
Source available
Source code and an issue tracker are published for anyone who wants to examine or modify the fork.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Phosphor Legacy Forge need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Phosphor Legacy Forge is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 528 mods support Minecraft 1.11.2.
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What the author says
This mod has included mixin 0.7.11; Should works fine with other mixin 0.7 mods. If it crashes with LiteLoader, make sure LiteLoader was in mods folder and loads AFTER mixin 0.7/0.8 mods. DO NOT install LiteLoader with Forge as a lib!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/phosphorlegacyforge
- Owner
- HowardZHY
- Published
- 2023-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15