Spawning control
by bikerboys
Spawning control changes the light level below which hostile mobs can spawn, set in the mod's configuration on a Forge server.
What it does
The mod lets a server owner change the light level under which hostile mobs spawn. Vanilla Minecraft uses 0, which means mobs spawn only in full darkness, and that value cannot go below 0. Setting the value to 6 means hostile mobs can spawn wherever the light level is 6 or lower, and 1 through 6 are the values that apply. Spawning control is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. It is published for Forge only, with builds for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 and 3.0.0 as the latest file for 1.20.4, under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
Key features
Adjustable hostile spawn light
The light level for hostile mob spawning can be raised from the vanilla value of 0 to a set level from 1 to 6.
Vanilla default kept
The default value of 0 matches standard Minecraft, so the mod changes nothing until a server owner edits the setting.
Server-only changes
Only the server runs the change, so players connect without any client-side installation.
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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.
How it compares
Light Level 7 Spawning is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1, server-side only and open source under the MIT License. Light Mobs is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that needs both the client and the server, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spawning control | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2025-03-25 |
| Light Level 7 Spawning | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-01-26 |
| Light Mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-07 |
Questions
Does Spawning control need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Spawning control is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Using this mod you can modify at which light level and under mobs spawn at. The default value is 0, just what minecraft normally is, mobs can spawn at light level 0 and under, but under 0 doesnt exist. Setting it to, for example, 6, makes hostile mobs spawn at light level 6 and under, so 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spawning-control
- Owner
- bikerboys
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15