WaterLightingFix
by dopadream
WaterLightingFix corrects two lighting bugs, MC-227302 for water and MC-235474 for powder snow, in Fabric clients without Sodium installed.
What it does
The mod addresses two known lighting issues, tracked as MC-227302 and MC-235474, which affect water and powder snow. It works on a client alone, and the server does not need it. Builds exist for 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest Fabric file is 1.0.1 for 26.3, released 2026-09-16 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, making it open source.
Key features
Water lighting fix
Corrects the lighting applied to water so that it no longer renders incorrectly, covering the bug tracked as MC-227302.
Powder snow lighting fix
Corrects the lighting applied to powder snow, covering the bug tracked as MC-235474.
Optional edge shading setting
A video setting enables edge shading on water, and it is off by default.
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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.
In the catalog
WaterLightingFix is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Small mod that fixes smooth lighting on water (MC-227302) and additionally powder snow (MC-235474) without the use of Sodium. There is also an additional video setting to enable edge shading on water, off by default.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/waterlightingfix
- Owner
- dopadream
- Published
- 2026-06-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15