Contraption Lights (Bi-directional Coloured Dynamic Lights)
ModMoving builds carry colored light into the world around them.
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Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- First release only 4 months ago−6 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2 days ago (22 Oct 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.3 of the 54 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost3 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Atmerek/ContraptionLights 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.56,396 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4 months, 24 releases 2 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
44.4 of the 58 points that apply = 77 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Contraption Lights makes light travel with moving Create contraptions and Sable sub-levels, illuminating the surrounding world as builds drive, rotate, tilt, fly, or sail. It also carries light in the opposite direction: torches, glowstone, lava, glowing mobs, dropped items, and directed sources such as beacons or flashlights can illuminate a passing build. The lighting can pass between nearby builds too, including a spinning, lantern-lit propeller on a moving ship, which can light its deck, the terrain, and other structures while receiving light from them in turn. Light sources can be placed on Create carts, gantries, elevators, bearings, rotating shafts and cogs, as well as Sable ships, dynamic trees, and other physics-driven sub-levels. Glowing blocks inside Create copycats or FramedBlocks, and items displayed in placards, can provide light from the blocks or items they contain; Sable ragdolls can carry light from a held torch as well. A beacon carried by a Sable sub-level projects its beam along the sub-level’s up direction, making it a steerable searchlight. Coloured lighting is an optional setting: torches glow warm, soul lanterns blue, redstone torches red, and froglights take on their texture’s pastel hue, with overlapping colours blending and fading with distance. Colours can also be customized or added for blocks, entities, items, and other light sources through resource-pack data, while a Java API lets mods supply colours that depend on stored or attached data. The LAMB mode provides smooth, lightweight lighting and supports shaders and coloured light; an experimental VEIL mode can cast angled shadows from tilted sub-levels, while an optional server mode places real light blocks so players can see a moving build’s light without installing the mod on their clients. On Sable sub-levels, an occlusion option can keep light inside a fully sealed room and block outside light from entering.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 5 areas, as a library other mods build on: Rendering and graphicsChanges 8 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., World renderingChanges 4 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., Chunk loading and storageChanges 1 game code file in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks., Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
A library packed inside it changes 2 more game code files: Contraption Lights Fixes.
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
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- Creator
- the_atmerek
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 56K
- Created
- 28 Jun 2026
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
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How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.1 latest file, for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found22 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file246 code files read
Compatibility
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The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.