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Realistic Torches

by shadowhunter22

Realistic Torches changes how torches behave in the world, so that rain can put them out and they stop being permanent light sources.

FabricClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

The mod changes vanilla torches in several ways. A torch exposed to rain is extinguished, which affects standing torches, wall torches and soul torches alike. Redstone torches are also affected by the mod. The same changes apply to both regular torches and soul torches, so one set of rules covers the lighting blocks in a world.

Realistic Torches needs Fabric API and runs on Fabric only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 26.3 across eight release versions, with 6.0.1+26.3 as the latest Fabric file for 26.3. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.

A sister mod, Realistic Campfires, changes how campfires work in the same way. The author plans to support NeoForge in a later release, and files currently exist only for Fabric.

Key features

  1. Rain extinguishes exposed torches

    A torch in an exposed position is put out by rain, so lighting depends on shelter as well as placement.

  2. Soul torches included

    The rain rule applies to soul torches as well as regular torches, with no separate setting for each.

  3. Redstone torches affected

    Redstone torches follow the altered behavior, so circuits built with them respond to the changes.

  4. Torch behavior kept consistent

    Standing, wall and soul variants all share one set of rules, which keeps the lighting system predictable.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.36.0.1+26.3
26.25.0.3+26.2
26.1.24.0.2+26.1
26.1.14.0.2+26.1
26.14.0.2+26.1
1.21.113.0.2+1.21.11
1.21.12.0.0+1.21.1
1.20.11.0.0+1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who want torches to behave less like permanent lighting in survival play, and server owners who run Fabric worlds with weather enabled.

Questions

Does Realistic Torches need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod on Fabric.

Does the server need Realistic Torches?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

Is there a NeoForge version?

Not yet. The mod is published for Fabric only, and the author plans to support NeoForge in a later release.

Are soul torches and redstone torches affected?

Soul torches follow the same rain rule as regular torches, and redstone torches are affected by the mod as well.

In the catalog

Realistic Torches is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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Official listing

Owner
shadowhunter22
Published
2026-06-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-19
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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