Soft Glow Ores

Soft Glow Ores makes vanilla ores easier to spot in dark caves by giving them a soft, balanced glow.

The mod is designed to look clean, stay lightweight, and work well on servers without adding heavy effects, ticking logic, or unnecessary complexity.

Features

• Soft glow on vanilla ores
• Better cave visibility without harsh lighting
• Lightweight and performance-friendly
• Works in existing worlds
• Supports Fabric from 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
• Can be used on a server for all players
• Can also be installed only by a player for local use
• Works in singleplayer and dedicated servers

Default Behavior

• Default light level: 7
• Preserves stronger vanilla light where needed
• Refreshes loaded chunks so older worlds update properly

Supported Ores

• Coal Ore
• Copper Ore
• Iron Ore
• Gold Ore
• Redstone Ore
• Lapis Ore
• Emerald Ore
• Diamond Ore
• Nether Gold Ore
• Nether Quartz Ore
• Ancient Debris

Performance

This mod does not use block entities, custom networking, or constant ticking logic. It is built to stay lightweight and server-friendly.

Configuration

A config file is generated automatically:

config/softglowores.json

You can adjust:

• lightLevel
• preserveHigherVanillaLight
• relightLoadedChunks

Compatibility

• Loader: Fabric
• Minecraft: 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
• Singleplayer: Yes
• Dedicated Server: Yes
• Client-only install: Yes
• Server-only install: Yes