💡 Utility Nexus QoL

Small optional quality-of-life tweaks for NeoForge, starting with a vanilla-style beacon beam of light rising from every Waystones block so travel hubs stand out at a distance.

✨ Overview

Utility Nexus QoL is a home for small, optional player-facing enhancements that don't belong in a server-ops mod or a crash-patch mod. Every feature stays completely inert unless the mod it enhances is installed, and each one is a self-contained toggle. Built for NeoForge 21.1.249 on Minecraft 1.21.1. What it covers so far: Waystone Beacon Beam — a client-side vanilla beacon beam over every Waystones block in view, with configurable colour and height. Requires the Waystones mod; a no-op without it.

🎯 Features

🌟 Waystone Beacon Beam

Renders a vanilla-style beacon beam rising from the top of every Waystones block within render distance, so bases, shops and travel hubs are visible from far away — just like a beacon marks a spot.

• Client-side only; nothing changes on a server, and nothing is sent over the network
• Waystones blocks are found by registry namespace alone — the mod never links against the Waystones API, so it survives Waystones updates
• Double-gated: the render is only wired up when the Waystones mod is actually present, and a runtime check re-confirms that on every frame — with Waystones absent the feature registers nothing and cannot crash
• Beam colour (RGB) and height in blocks are configurable

⚙️ Configuration Reference

File: config/utility_nexus/qol/config.toml

📋 Requirements

🎮 How to Use

1. Install NeoForge 21.1.249 for Minecraft 1.21.1.
2. Place Utility Nexus QoL in your mods folder.
3. Install Waystones as well to get the Waystone Beacon Beam — the beam appears automatically over Waystones blocks.
4. To change the beam colour or height, or to switch it off, edit config/utility_nexus/qol/config.toml ([waystoneBeam]).

🙏 Credits

Developed by Stalking Dragons.

https://codex.skdragons.com/
Codex Stalking Dragons — Minecraft Modding