Luminous Blocks

⭐ — (30 endorsements) 📥 8,679 downloads 📌 vv1.3.0 📅 4/7/2025
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By Modvane · decoration

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 11/16/2025 📅 Created: 4/7/2025
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ Forge — Minecraft Forge (mod loader) Download ↗
2🛠️ Fabric — Fabric Loader Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #62 of 296 decoration mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

## ✦ Community Showcase Here's a build shared by a member of the community, using Luminous Glass in a creative way: <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/604fca94c72d17936a3c776978f09366535faba9.jpeg" alt="User-submitted build using Luminous Glass" /> Got a cool build using Luminous Blocks? (https://discord.gg/UmwdJwAyAB)! ## ✦ Overview Luminous Blocks adds **glowing variants for every glass block** and their pane forms. They emit light when placed, making them ideal for glowing builds, ambient lighting, or underwater architecture. Compatible with beacon beams. <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/bb70ae24d442b556ff94c2fb163fe2b922ec9048.png" alt="Creative tab with all of the different Luminous Glass blocks" width="500" /> `The icon overlay is to distinguish them from normal glass, this doesnt affect the placed blocks.` ## ✦ Crafting Recipes The Luminosity Wand allows you to right-click any Luminous Block to change the light level. Three light levels: **low** (5), **medium** (10), and **high** (15). `Stick + 1 Glowstone Dust → Luminosity Wand` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/ab6ee003a8bebf0ba415f17418a07a4210ecda29.png" alt="Crafting recipe for the Luminosity Wand" width="450" /> ## Crafting is **shapeless**, and light level is the same no matter which ingredient is used. All Luminous Glass is crafted by combining any glass block with a light-emitting ingredient. `Glass + 1 Torch` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/61264872d476c441c35b23ef96752f252773d989.png" alt="Crafting recipe using a torch" width="450" /> ## `Glass + 1 Glowstone Block` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/9a146d8b9600314f80f6d3e5cefb5c5d3fd8cff3.png" alt="Crafting recipe using a glowstone block" width="450" /> ## `Glass + 4 Glowstone Dust` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/0cc66fa1c3acc84e2a9eba98efec7682c2e69de1.png" alt="Crafting recipe using glowstone dust" width="450" /> ## `Glass + 1 Sea Lantern` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/b506d4516de63c08ed61f5105852de84650bf761.png" alt="Crafting recipe using a sea lantern" width="450" /> ## `Glass + 4 Prismarine Crystals` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/7e44955ff17bd613c654b76e1a72e68778e9ff49.png" alt="Crafting recipe using prismarine crystals" width="450" /> ## `6 Luminous Glass → 16 Luminous Panes` <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8d5bc230ca8bbcf1767abd249b8b8a323b8371d5.png" alt="Crafting recipe to make the luminous panes" width="450" /> ## Shoutout to St0lasHB for playtesting all 1.3.0 versions!

## ✦ Community Showcase

Here's a build shared by a member of the community, using Luminous Glass in a creative way:

User-submitted build using Luminous Glass

Got a cool build using Luminous Blocks? (https://discord.gg/UmwdJwAyAB)!

## ✦ Overview

Luminous Blocks adds glowing variants for every glass block and their pane forms.

They emit light when placed, making them ideal for glowing builds, ambient lighting, or underwater architecture. Compatible with beacon beams.

Creative tab with all of the different Luminous Glass blocks

`The icon overlay is to distinguish them from normal glass, this doesnt affect the placed blocks.`

## ✦ Crafting Recipes

The Luminosity Wand allows you to right-click any Luminous Block to change the light level. Three light levels: low (5), medium (10), and high (15).

`Stick + 1 Glowstone Dust → Luminosity Wand`

Crafting recipe for the Luminosity Wand

Crafting is shapeless, and light level is the same no matter which ingredient is used. All Luminous Glass is crafted by combining any glass block with a light-emitting ingredient.

`Glass + 1 Torch`

Crafting recipe using a torch

`Glass + 1 Glowstone Block`

Crafting recipe using a glowstone block

`Glass + 4 Glowstone Dust`

Crafting recipe using glowstone dust

`Glass + 1 Sea Lantern`

Crafting recipe using a sea lantern

`Glass + 4 Prismarine Crystals`

Crafting recipe using prismarine crystals

`6 Luminous Glass → 16 Luminous Panes`

Crafting recipe to make the luminous panes

Shoutout to St0lasHB for playtesting all 1. 3. 0 versions!

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
Modvane
Version
v1.3.0
Downloads
8,679
Endorsements
30
Category
decoration
Created
4/7/2025
Updated
11/16/2025
Game Versions
1.21.6
Tags
decoration, optimization, utility

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Luminous Blocks support?

The author lists 1.21.6. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Luminous Blocks?

Version v1.3.0, published 2025-11-16 with 8,679 downloads recorded at the source.

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