Purple Torches
by vhou
Purple Torches adds a potash ore and the potash-based torches, lanterns and blocks crafted from it for NeoForge worlds.
What it does
Potash Ore generates in the world between Y levels 26 and -26 and can be mined with at least a stone pickaxe. Deepslate Potash Ore is the variant found in deeper stone. Mining the ore drops 2 to 4 Potash Salt, which serves as the main ingredient for the mod's lighting blocks.
Potash Salt can be made into Potash Torches in several ways. A crafting table recipe surrounds one Potash Salt with eight torches to craft eight Potash Torches. Single torches can be made by placing one Potash Salt beside one torch, or by right-clicking a torch while holding Potash Salt. Potash Lanterns are crafted from a Potash Torch surrounded by eight iron nuggets, and a Potash Block is also available as a decorative piece.
Potash Salt can also be placed in a composter, where it has a 65% chance to fill a compost layer. The mod is published for NeoForge only, with builds covering 1.21.8 – 26.2 and the latest file, 1.3.8 for 26.2, released on 2026-09-04. The server and every player need the mod installed. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Potash Ore and Deepslate Potash Ore
Two ore variants generate in the world, one in ordinary stone and one in deepslate, between Y levels 26 and -26.
Potash Salt drops
Mining the ore yields 2 to 4 Potash Salt, the base material for every potash lighting block.
Potash Torch and Potash Lantern
Torches and lanterns made from potash, created through several recipes and right-click interactions.
Potash Block and composter use
A decorative Potash Block is available, and Potash Salt can be fed to a composter for compost.
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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.
Questions
How many Potash Torches can one Potash Salt make?
Does Purple Torches need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Purple Torches is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,175 World generation mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A small neoforge mod that bravely asks: What if torches were purple? Potash ore spawns at Y levels 26 through -26, and requires at least a stone pickaxe to mine. Each ore will drop 2-4 potash salt, which is the prime ingredient in making your very own potash torches.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/purple-torches
- Owner
- vhou
- Published
- 2025-09-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
