Torcherino
With Torcherino placed beside a machine, the machine's tile entity ticks faster, so furnaces, growing plants and spawners complete their work sooner.
What it does
Torcherino is a family of torches. Each one raises the tick rate of the tile entities it is set against, which in practice makes machines run faster. Its own rules are set by the tier of the torch in use, and the maximum range and speed depend on that tier.
After a Torcherino is placed it starts in a deactivated state. A player right-clicks it and adjusts the range and speed in its screen before it has any effect. The mod is published for Fabric and Forge across 10 release versions, 1.18 – 1.20.1, and it runs on client and server. Only the mod's license applies: it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the code is open source.
Key features
Faster growing plants
A Torcherino raises the tick rate of nearby plant blocks, so crops and saplings progress more quickly.
Faster ore smelting
Furnaces next to a Torcherino smelt ores at an increased tick rate, shortening the wait for each batch.
Faster mob spawners
Mob spawners tick faster when a Torcherino is in range, so they produce mobs at a higher rate.
Adjustable range and speed
The settings screen sets the range and speed, with maximum values determined by the tier being used.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Automated farms
Crop and sapling blocks grow faster around a Torcherino, which suits automated farms that run on a timer.
Smelting setups
Furnace rows that process large ore stockpiles finish each batch sooner when torches are placed among them.
Who it’s for: Players who run machines, farms or spawner setups in a survival world, and server owners who want faster automated production on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Herodotus Utils is a Forge-only mod for 1.12.2, open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, with a client and server environment. Quick Redstone is server-side only, published for Fabric on 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, and is not open source; it is released under the MIT License. More Beautiful Torches runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19 – 26.1.2 and is not open source, with all rights reserved and a client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcherino | Fabric and Forge | 1.18 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-08-26 |
| Herodotus Utils | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-06-21 |
| Quick Redstone | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-25 |
| More Beautiful Torches | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
Questions
Does Torcherino need to be installed on the server?
Why does a new Torcherino do nothing when placed?
Which loaders and versions does Torcherino support?
In the catalog
Torcherino is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is a small, simple mod that adds various torches that can be used to increase the tick rates of tile entities. To put that into English, they make machines run faster. There is one main Torcherino, and then there are various upgrades that add onto them. Many of these things are configurable in the mod…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/torcherino
- Owner
- lukegrahamlandry
- Published
- 2022-11-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-08-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15