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Did you ever feel like minecrafts lightsources looked a bit boring? Say no more!
Light Leaks main feature are coloured light shimmers, light cones and light spots added to the lightsources in minecraft!
Additionally it slightly changes the models of minecrafts lightsources to look more realistic and visually pleasing, while staying true to minecrafts vision!
Features
Using the pack could lead to some performance issues, due to more particles and more complex block- and itemmodels being rendered.
The following blocks/items and more are currently affected by Light Leak:
- All Torches
- All Lanterns
- Chains
- Comparators
- Repeaters
- Lava Cauldrons
- All Candles
For even more blocks and items such as redstone components and and building blocks other than torches and lanterns check out Light Leaks Add-Ons!
Alternatively head to the versions page to download Light Leak with all AddOns included!
Compatibility and Dependencies
As long as your shader supports the added particles there is no reason why the pack shoudn't work with them. Try for yourself!
Polytone is required for all of Light Leaks features to work!
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[1.5.0-all-addons-included] Light Leak 1.5.0
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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All that's part of light leak + all of its AddOns!
[1.5.0] Light Leak 1.5.0
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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## **Attention:**
Due to huge code reworks in this update the way you customize your Light Leak experience has now completely changed.
### Why AddOns?
I felt that only having one pack makes it hard to have it tuned to all the different tastes of people and also hinders me from trying new, kind of experimental features. I also wanted to remove as many mod dependencies as possible; the decision to make AddOn packs helped with each of these problems. The **+ all AddOns** version also found in the versions tab is basically the old way of having all features included in the main pack.
This update has cleaned up many parts of the pack, making it way easier for me to update it in the future!
Have fun with the update!
_Please note, that the addon packs are still under review as of writing this. I am, however, confident that the modrinth team are doing their best to review the packs so you can actually enjoy the whole experience._
Due to huge code reworks in this update the way you customize your Light Leak experience has now completely changed.
- To activate different features you now just download one of the different Add-On packs!**
- reworked shimmer for torches
- removed all particles except for shimmer torch particles and fire smoke
- removed respackopts support
- removed continuity dependency
- removed some features requiring polytone, this technically removes the MUST for polytone to use this pack, however, this is not recommended
- fixed blast furnaces sometimes not rendering there models correctly
- tweaked the rotation of some elements in the hand held torch models
- moved most post-1.0 features (check out the description page for more information) to the currently three different addon packs
- added all pistons
- reworked nether portals
- probably much more
### Why AddOns?
I felt that only having one pack makes it hard to have it tuned to all the different tastes of people and also hinders me from trying new, kind of experimental features. I also wanted to remove as many mod dependencies as possible; the decision to make AddOn packs helped with each of these problems. The **+ all AddOns** version also found in the versions tab is basically the old way of having all features included in the main pack.
This update has cleaned up many parts of the pack, making it way easier for me to update it in the future!
Have fun with the update!
_Please note, that the addon packs are still under review as of writing this. I am, however, confident that the modrinth team are doing their best to review the packs so you can actually enjoy the whole experience._
[1.4.0] Light Leak 1.4.0
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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- This release adds Sodium Core Shader Support mod as a dependency. This is only necessary when using Sodium with minecraft 1.21.11**
- updated to 1.21.11
- added all new copper lanterns
- added copper torches and variants
- added all new copper chains
- reworked all copper bulbs
- slight texture changes to lanterns, soul lanterns, redstone lamps
- fixed inconsitencies with some redstone components
- added new shader based lavalakes*
- added foggy shadows to all wall torch types
- added options to disable nearly all features
- probably forgot something
[1.3.0] 1.3.0 FIX
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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accidentally uploaded an older DEV version
V1.3.0:
V1.3.0:
- updated to 1.21.8
- reworked all light spots to be bigger and better
- added glowstone
- added glow effect to all big light sources that can cast shadows (EXPERIMENTAL)
- reworked fire: new particles, new animation
- added "glow" particles to fires, torches, nether portals
- added respackopts support to disable certain features
- removed blue light from the blast furnace
- added pumpkins
- added carved_pumpkins (including the pumpkin overlay)
- added jack_o_lanterns
- added lava
- redworked nether portals
- added partial support for 1.21.1
[1.2.1] 1.2.1
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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- updated to 1.21.7
- made the smoker texture a bit brighter
- reworked all torches textures and models
- reworked all shimmer particles a bit
- added soul_fire_flame to match the flame particle
- added shimmer particles to repeaters and comparators
- changed the furnace textures to match the vanilla stone_bricks colorpalette
- fixed the dial on the blast furnace to be low when off
## Changelog
- made redstone torches consistent when they are off to when they are on
- made repeaters consistent with redstone torches
- made comparators consistent with redstone torches
- changed the texture for the flame particle
- added small shimmers and light shafts to candles
- furnace rework: new model, texture, light effects and overall look
- blast furnace rework: new model, texture, light effects and overall look
- smoker rework: new model, texture, light effects and overall look
- added light shafts to the lava cauldron
- added new fire textures
- changed fire soul_fire to their respective new palettes
- resolved issue with shimmer particles being offset by half a block in each direction
- changed the light shafts of lanterns to not shade
- definitely forgot something
[1.1] 1.1 Hotfix
by DarkSkyCube on Oct 15, 2026
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- shimmers are now rendered as additive_translucent
- changed shimmers chance of appearing from 3.5 to 2.5
- added rails
- added activator rails
- added detector rails
- added powered rails
- added redstone lamps
- added copper bulbs
Hotfix:
- centered shimmer particles
- made torch items smaller when on the ground
