StellarView: Redshift
by MCTian-mi
StellarView: Redshift is a Forge sky mod for Minecraft 1.12.2 that adds a Milky Way band, brighter night lights, moving moons and shooting lights to the overworld sky.
What it does
Players who want a richer night sky can install the mod to see a Milky Way band, night lights that appear brighter than in vanilla, and a Moon that moves on its own schedule. The sky also rotates according to the player's location, so the view changes when travelling to a different area. Shooting lights and meteor showers cross the sky at intervals, adding motion to the night.
Night lights appear dimmer while the player stands near a light source, so torches and lamps reduce the effect locally. The mod is an unofficial backport of the StellarView sky mod for Minecraft 1.12.2, and its current features are carried over from the original. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.12.2, with 0.0.5 as the latest file dated 2026-08-30 on the beta channel.
The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players can join a server without installing it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker publicly linked. Because of a known issue, the mod is incompatible with OptiFine shaders.
Key features
Milky Way galaxy
A band of the Milky Way is drawn across the night sky, giving the night sky a visible structure.
Brighter night lights
Night lights are rendered more brightly than in vanilla, so they remain visible in a wider range of conditions.
Independent moon movement
The moon moves across the sky on its own track rather than following the vanilla cycle exactly.
Light interference
Night lights appear dimmer when the player stands near a light source such as a torch or lamp.
Location-based sky rotation
The sky rotates according to the player's position, so the night lights shift as the player moves.
Shooting lights and meteor showers
Shooting lights and meteor showers cross the sky at intervals during the night.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does StellarView: Redshift need Forge on 1.12.2?
Does the server need StellarView: Redshift?
Does StellarView: Redshift work with OptiFine shaders?
In the catalog
StellarView: Redshift is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
An unofficial backport of StellarView back to Miencraft 1.12.2. Note: incompatible with optifine shaders for now.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stellarview-redshift
- Owner
- MCTian-mi
- Published
- 2026-08-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15