Light Blocks Revealed
Craft light blocks in survival, pick any light level, and see and adjust them - just like in creative mode.
Light blocks are perfect for hidden lighting, but in survival you can't get them, can't see them and can't change their brightness. This plugin fixes all of that.
Recipe
Surround a Torch with 8 Glass Panes:
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| Glass Pane |
Glass Pane |
Glass Pane |
| Glass Pane |
Torch |
Glass Pane |
| Glass Pane |
Glass Pane |
Glass Pane |
Result: 1 Light Block (light level 15)
Every Light Level
Put a light block into a Stonecutter and choose any of the 16 light levels (0-15). The level is shown right on the item, just like in the creative inventory.
Features
Hold a light block in survival mode and you can:
- See them - every light block around you shows up with its light level. Only you see the markers, other players don't.
- Brighten them - right-click a light block to raise its light level.
- Dim them - sneak + right-click to lower its light level.
Removing works just like vanilla: place any other block where the light block is. Break that block again and the light block is gone.
Optional extra - break with left-click: turn it on and you can pick light blocks up with a left-click. They drop with the same light level. It's off by default and can be switched on in the clickable settings menu, with a command or in the config.
In creative mode, Minecraft already does all of this by itself.
Commands (operators only)
| Command |
Effect |
/lichtblock |
Clickable settings menu |
/lichtblock abbauen an / aus |
Turn left-click breaking on / off |
/lichtblock lichtstaerke an / aus |
Turn right-click light level changing on / off |
/lichtblock geben <amount> [player] [level] |
Give light blocks, optionally with light level 0-15 |
Permissions
| Permission |
Default |
Effect |
lichtbloecke.sehen |
everyone |
See light blocks while holding one |
lichtbloecke.bearbeiten |
everyone |
Change the light level (and break light blocks, if turned on) |
lichtbloecke.give |
operators |
Use /lichtblock geben |
lichtbloecke.einstellungen |
operators |
Use the settings menu and on/off commands |
Configuration
In plugins/Lichtbloecke/config.yml you can change the recipe's center item and result amount, allow colored glass panes, turn the stonecutter, left-click breaking (abbauen, off by default) and level changing on or off, and set the marker range (32 blocks by default, up to 160).
Installation
- Put the
.jar into your server's plugins folder
- Restart the server
Requirements: Paper or Purpur 1.21.4 - 26.3, Java 21 or newer. Land-claim plugins are respected.
Good to know
- The markers are particles. After you put the light block away, they stay visible for up to 4 seconds.
- There is also a datapack version for singleplayer and servers without plugins: Light Blocks Revealed Datapack.
- Use either the plugin or the datapack - not both at once.
