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    Starlight (NeoForge)

    Mod

    Faster lighting and fewer lighting errors in your world.

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    • Overview-
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityMinecraft 1.20.4
    • ModpacksIn 21
    • ReleasesLatest Dec 2023

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    starlight-1.1.3+neoforge.2e9f705.jar

    Released 18 Dec 2023 · 109.6 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    Finished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.

    • Archived on Modrinth.
    • The project page: This project is available as a part of Moonrise
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    • Maintenance

      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.8 years ago (19 Dec 2023)
      Supports 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.1.20.4 on NeoForge. About 2.8 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months

    • Stability

      Removed 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.1 of the 18 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%)
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.
      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.5 of 5 known conflicts count in the grade See the 5 known conflicts

    • Transparency

      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · PaperMC/Starlight
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · PaperMC/Starlight

    • Popularity

      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.58,744

    • Track record

      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.8 years, 1 release

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security

    About

    Starlight rewrites Minecraft’s lighting engine to improve light-propagation performance and address lighting errors, with its original focus on the demands of large dedicated servers. It changes how light sections are managed in relation to chunks, helping avoid problems caused by missing light sections and enabling server chunk systems to schedule lighting work in parallel when supported. The performance gains concern lighting work such as chunk generation and block-light updates; the documented results indicate they are unlikely to affect client FPS noticeably.

    Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it

    In-game changes

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.20.4.

    Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Chunk loading and storageChanges 7 game code files in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks., Server and world logicChanges 3 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work. and Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses..

    Adds no new blocks, items or other content.

    Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.

    Often used with it

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    FerriteCoreABadOptimizationsAKsyxisBEmbeddium (Rubidium) ExtraCLithiumA

    Details

    Creator
    spottedleaf
    License
    GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
    Downloads
    59K
    Created
    18 Dec 2023
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Issues , Discord

    Security

    No harmful code found

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.20.4.

    We checked its files and read their code, without running it.

    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 · The latest file checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • 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. It is not for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about it. 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

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.20.4.

    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 · Its one file read
    • 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 Minecraft 1.20.4. 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 description, files, images and code history and found none.

    We have not read its changelogs 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 · 6 places read
    • 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.
      Nothing found
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found in the description
      Changelogs not read yet
    • 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 found
      1 image 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 file
      36 code files read

    Compatibility

    See the file in Releases
    NeoForge
    1.2026.126.3

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Works in your game or on a server. With both, you get extra features.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.No file yet for any of the last 6 Minecraft versions.

    Known conflicts

    These projects do not work together with Starlight (NeoForge): their authors or the author of Starlight (NeoForge) say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as Starlight (NeoForge), so you only need one.

    ProjectTypeDownloadsDeclared by
    PhosphorMod9.5M downloadsdeclared by PhosphorDivineRPGMod4.4M downloadsdeclared by DivineRPGMoonriseMod613K downloadsdeclared by MoonriseMethaneMod272K downloadsdeclared by MethaneTitan PerformanceMod12K downloadsdeclared by Titan Performance

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    Modpacks that include Starlight (NeoForge) in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Technical Electrical124K downloadslast version with it 28 Sep 2024NeoForge Foundry74K downloadslast version with it 26 Jun 2024Forge's Optimization Collection [(Neo)Forge] - An Performance Enhancer Pack62K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2024Technical Electrical [NeoForge] - 1.21.144K downloadslast version with it 28 Sep 2024Just Enough Optimization42K downloadslast version with it 22 Jan 2024NeoForge Foundry SkyBlock Edition26K downloadslast version with it 26 Jun 2024NeoForge Foundry: StoneFactory Edition20K downloadslast version with it 4 Jul 2024Superfast18K downloadslast version with it 21 Apr 2024Ultimately Optimized16K downloadslast version with it 7 Mar 2025Valkaw6.5K downloadslast version with it 4 Jul 2024
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    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Starlight (NeoForge). Share: how many of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge) also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    FerriteCoreAModin 76% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)BadOptimizationsAModin 71% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)KsyxisBModin 67% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)Embeddium (Rubidium) ExtraCModin 67% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)LithiumAModin 67% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)Dynamic FPSAModin 62% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)AI Improvements: Performance TuningAModin 62% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)TexTrue's Embeddium OptionsDModin 57% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)Sodium ExtraAModin 57% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 57% of the modpacks with Starlight (NeoForge)
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    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    Older Minecraft versions
    1.20.4·NeoForge1.1.3-neoforge.2e9f7051.1.3-neoforge.2e9f705 · starlight-1.1.3+neoforge.2e9f705.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    1 release

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.20.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge1.1.3-neoforge.2e9f7051.1.3-neoforge.2e9f705 · starlight-1.1.3+neoforge.2e9f705.jar (first file)·18 Dec 2023PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 109.6 KB