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Shineko

by DanyGames2014

Shineko is a Babric light engine optimization for Minecraft Beta b1.7.3 that moves lighting calculations onto a separate thread.

BabricClient or server, optionalMIT LicenseOpen sourceb1.7.3

What it does

Shineko changes how light is calculated in the Beta codebase. Its main feature is threaded lighting: lighting work runs on a dedicated per-dimension thread, which notifies the main thread when chunks need updating. A config option turns threading off, which leaves the light engine optimizations in place while the lighting calculations still run on the main thread.

Shineko is published for Babric only, for the single game version b1.7.3, and it is released under the MIT License as open source. Glass Config API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside it. Either side can run the mod, and neither side needs it. Snapshot builds are published as well, and the source code and issue tracker are public.

The author reports that threaded lighting was tested across several large modpacks, but issues remain because the Beta codebase was not designed for threading. Players who report a lighting problem should first turn threading off in the config and check whether the issue still happens.

Key features

  1. Threaded lighting

    Lighting calculations run on a dedicated thread for each dimension, keeping that work off the main game thread.

  2. Threading toggle

    The config lets users disable threaded lighting while keeping the other light engine optimizations active.

  3. Main thread notifications

    The lighting thread signals the main thread when chunks need updating, so rendering stays in sync with the calculated light.

No per-version build data
Modrinth lists game versions for this project (b1.7.3), but the source data has no build per game version and loader, so the compatibility grid is not shown.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Glass Config APIAn API for easily creating and syncing configs in b1.7.3, with optional ModMenu support.
Required

Questions

Does Shineko need Glass Config API?

Yes. Glass Config API is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside Shineko on Babric.

Can threaded lighting be turned off?

Yes. Turning threading off in the mod's config keeps the light engine optimizations while running lighting calculations on the main thread.

Which game version does Shineko support?

Shineko is built for Minecraft Beta b1.7.3 only, and it is published for Babric.

In the catalog

Shineko is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.

Optimization mods3,545Mods for b1.7.3567

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What the author says

A light engine optimization mod which also introduces threaded lighting. Threading can be toggled on and off, when its toggled off the light engine optimizations still remain but all light calculations are done on the main thread, when it is toggled on the lighting is done in a dedicated per-dimension lighting thread…
DanyGames2014, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
DanyGames2014
Published
2026-07-04
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Optimization
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