Light Dust
ModFloating dust drifts through your world and reacts to light.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
- First release only 8 months ago−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 days ago (16 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, 1.20.1 on Forge. 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.Releases in 9 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
5 points lost17 / 22Removed 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.5 of the 21 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (24%) See the 5 modpacks5 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known 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
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Swiss8191/Light-Dust 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Swiss8191/Light-Dust 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.23,206 3 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8 months, 25 releases 6 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
62.6 of the 71 points that apply = 88 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Light Dust is a lightweight client-side mod that adds floating, physics-driven dust to Minecraft, making light sources and surrounding environments visibly affect the air. Dust appears around light sources and varies with conditions such as weather and biome, with examples including torch and lantern dust at night, lava-lit dust, campfire dust, snow-like particles, heavier desert dust, and spore-like dust in lush caves. Particles drift and settle under wind and weather, can be tinted by lights or biome colors, and may rise above heat-emitting blocks; cave drafts and wind moving through tunnels add further environmental motion. The mod also adds reactive effects: breaking a block bursts debris and can pull nearby dust toward it, while player movement, weapon swings, shielding, heavy landings, explosions, and Warden sonic booms can push or scatter particles. An in-game configuration menu lets players tune dust spawning and density, appearance, weather behavior, interactions, and colors, including custom tints for light-emitting blocks and biome-specific colors.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- swisscheese819
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 23K
- Created
- 12 Feb 2026
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki
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.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are for recent versions. 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.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
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 both files, 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.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
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 found38 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 file51 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with itModpacks that include Light Dust in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Cataclysm Zombie Apocalypse33K downloadslast version with it 9 Aug 2026
JOSEFO'S PACK 229K downloadslast version with it 17 Oct 2026
Horror: Perfected3.1K downloadslast version with it 13 Jul 2026
Another Danger, The Ultimate Horror Modpack3K downloadslast version with it 14 Apr 2026
Survivors: Annihilation II1.8K downloadslast version with it 7 Apr 2026
The Dark Spiral803 downloadslast version with it 1 Jul 2026
Solar SMP [SEASON 1]782 downloadslast version with it 11 Aug 2026
SEAL Team 6 VS Horror635 downloadslast version with it 10 Sep 2026
dusk of decay535 downloadslast version with it 8 Apr 2026
Prototype Casualties - Lite446 downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Light Dust. Share: how many of the modpacks with Light Dust also have that mod.
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 84% of the modpacks with Light Dust
BadOptimizationsAModin 76% of the modpacks with Light Dust
AllTheLeaks (Memory Leak Fix)AModin 72% of the modpacks with Light Dust
EnhancedVisualsAModin 68% of the modpacks with Light Dust
Immersive OptimizationAModin 60% of the modpacks with Light Dust
RadiumCModin 60% of the modpacks with Light Dust
[TaCZ] Timeless and Classics ZeroAModin 60% of the modpacks with Light Dust
Cull Less Leaves ReforgedCModin 56% of the modpacks with Light Dust
Immersive Weathering [FORGE]CModin 56% of the modpacks with Light Dust
Presence Footsteps (Forge)AModin 56% of the modpacks with Light DustLatest files
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.