Torches
by kwahson
Torches adds stone torches, torch arrows and a stone stick recipe chain, for players who want light and fire in cave adventures on NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
A stone torch is a functionally identical vanilla torch, but its handle is a stone stick rather than a wooden one. Stone sticks are crafted from two cobblestone into four pieces, and combining coal or charcoal with a stone stick yields four stone torches. The item set is small and stays close to the vanilla torch.
Torch arrows are made by adding a torch to an arrow, which gives one torch arrow, or four at once when the Fletching Table recipe is used. A torch arrow is tipped with a lit torch. When it strikes a surface, it places a torch where it lands, and a hit on an entity applies a brief moment of fire damage. The arrow works with bows and crossbows.
Torches runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only, with version 1.0.3 as the latest file from 2026-04-29. Its settings live in torches-common.toml and can be changed through the in-game config screen.
Key features
Stone torches
A vanilla-equivalent torch made from stone sticks, crafted from cobblestone and coal or charcoal.
Torch arrows
Arrows tipped with a lit torch that place a torch on impact and deal brief fire damage to a struck entity.
Bow and crossbow support
Torch arrows can be fired from both bows and crossbows.
In-game configuration
Options in torches-common.toml can be adjusted on the config screen without editing files by hand.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 2
How it compares
Complete Fletching Table is a NeoForge 1.21.1 fletching table mod under All rights reserved and is not open source, and it also runs on client and server. The Fletching Table Addon - More Fletching recipes covers 1.21 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, with a server-side requirement and no open source code, so players need the client optional. Torches is the only one of these under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torches | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-29 |
| Complete Fletching Table(完全的制箭台) | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| The Fletching Table Addon - More Fletching recipes | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-28 |
Questions
Does Torches require the Fletching Table mod?
Does Torches have to be installed on both the server and the client?
Can torch arrows be fired from crossbows?
In the catalog
Torches is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A torch made with stone sticks instead of wooden ones. Functionally identical to a vanilla torch just made from stone. An arrow tipped with a lit torch. On impact it places a torch on the surface it hits (ground or wall) and applies a brief moment of fire damage to any entity struck.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/torches
- Owner
- kwahson
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15