Create: Realistic Lighting v1.0.0

Create: Realistic Lighting v1.0.0

First stable release — Minecraft 1.21.1 / NeoForge

Create: Realistic Lighting brings replaceable light bulbs, realistic electrical behavior, and industrial lighting fixtures to the Create ecosystem, powered exclusively by Create: Power Grid.

Features

• Three lighting fixture types: ceiling lights, wall sconces, and dyeable industrial cage fixtures.
• Four replaceable bulb types: Incandescent, Fluorescent, LED, and Grow.
• Native Create: Power Grid electrical integration, replacing the legacy FE/RF system.
• Voltage-dependent lighting behavior, including incandescent dimming, low-voltage flickering, and overvoltage burnout.
• Persistent bulb wear and finite operating lifespans, affected by electrical conditions.
• Extended omnidirectional LED illumination with a 24-block radius.
• Grow Bulbs that accelerate nearby crop growth.
• On, Off, and Redstone operating modes.
• Fixture GUIs with electrical readouts and bulb lifespan monitoring.
• Configurable electrical and visual behavior.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1
• NeoForge 21.1.x (built against 21.1.264)
• Create 6.0.10 or newer
• Create: Power Grid 0.6.2 or newer
• Java 21

Create and Create: Power Grid are required dependencies. This release does not support Forge Energy (FE/RF) as an alternative power source.

Installation

1. Install Minecraft 1.21.1 with a compatible NeoForge version.
2. Install Create and Create: Power Grid, including any dependencies they require.
3. Download create_realistic_lighting-1.0.0.jar from this release.
4. Place the JAR in your Minecraft instance's mods folder.
5. Launch Minecraft.

For multiplayer, install the mod and its required dependencies on both the client and server.

Release Validation

Version 1.0.0 completed local build and gameplay testing covering fixture operation, bulb behavior, voltage mechanics, Redstone controls, lifespan persistence, and multiple simultaneous fixtures.

Testing does not guarantee compatibility with every modpack or server configuration. Back up existing worlds before adding or upgrading mods.

Download Integrity

Release file: create_realistic_lighting-1.0.0.jar

SHA-256:
0F19045D5151221D12976A8E50E149977912648C7E9C63EDB5BDE3E637B1B6CC

Source Code

The source code is available in this repository under the MIT license.

Thank you for trying Create: Realistic Lighting!

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 5

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 5

Alpha 5 introduces configurable nominal voltage and improves multiplayer compatibility, allowing lighting fixtures to operate across a wider range of electrical systems using Create: Power Grid.

What's New

Configurable Nominal Voltage

• Added configurable nominal voltage from 60 V to 480 V, with a default of 120 V.
• Bulb resistance automatically adjusts to maintain rated power at the configured nominal voltage.
• Voltage-dependent lighting, flickering, and bulb wear scale with the selected nominal voltage.
• Configuration changes require a server or game restart.

Multiplayer and Dedicated Server Support

• Improved server-authoritative electrical behavior.
• Added synchronization of nominal voltage information for client-side lighting effects.
• Clients correctly display lighting behavior when their local configuration differs from the server configuration.
• Verified operation and persistence across dedicated server restarts.

Voltage-Dependent Bulb Behavior

• Incandescent bulbs dim as voltage decreases.
• Fluorescent, LED, and Grow bulbs exhibit voltage-dependent visual flickering.
• Undervoltage and overvoltage affect bulb operation and lifespan.
• Excessive overvoltage can cause immediate bulb burnout.
• Voltage hysteresis prevents rapid switching near operating thresholds.

Lighting Features

• Three lighting fixture types: ceiling lamps, wall sconces, and industrial cage fixtures.
• Four bulb types: Incandescent, Fluorescent, LED, and Grow.
• Dyeable fixtures supporting all 16 Minecraft dye colors.
• Extended LED lighting with smooth falloff.
• Bulb lifespan tracking and remaining-life tooltips.
• On, Off, and Redstone operating modes.
• Crafting recipes integrated with Create and Create: Power Grid.

Configuration

Edit config/create_realistic_lighting-common.toml:

[electrical]
nominalVoltage = 120.0

Supported range: 60.0–480.0 V.

Restart the game or dedicated server after changing the configuration.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1
• NeoForge
• Create
• Create: Power Grid

Testing

Alpha 5 was tested in single-player at nominal voltages of 60 V, 120 V, 240 V, and 480 V.

Dedicated server testing confirmed lighting operation, voltage scaling, visual flickering, client/server configuration compatibility, and persistence after restart.

Development Status

Alpha release: Features are functional and tested, but additional issues may still be discovered. Back up existing worlds before installing or updating.

Create: Realistic Lighting v1.0.0-alpha4

Create: Realistic Lighting v1.0.0-alpha4

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.1
Mod Loader: NeoForge
Release Type: Alpha 4 — Pre-release

Overview

Alpha 4 focuses on crafting recipe modernization, dependency cleanup, and stability verification.

This update replaces the legacy crafting recipes with recipes designed around Minecraft, Create, and Create: Power Grid.

All existing lighting fixtures, bulb types, electrical mechanics, and lighting features remain available.

Alpha 4 is intended to be the final alpha release before the planned stable v1.0.0 release.

What's Changed

New Crafting Recipes

Seven crafting recipes have been introduced or redesigned:

Item | Crafting Output -- | -- Incandescent Bulb | 3 Fluorescent Bulb | 1 LED Bulb | 1 Grow Bulb | 1 Industrial Cage Fixture | 2 Square Flush-Mount Ceiling Light | 2 Wall-Mounted Sconce | 2

All seven recipes are visible through Just Enough Items (JEI) and have been successfully tested in single-player.

The incandescent bulb recipe was also successfully crafted on a dedicated server.

Dependency Cleanup

• Removed 28 legacy recipe variants.

• Removed crafting recipe dependencies on EnderIO and Immersive Engineering.

• Standardized crafting ingredients around Minecraft, Create, and Create: Power Grid.

• Retained Create: Power Grid as the electrical power system.

Lighting and Electrical Features

The following existing features have been regression-tested:

• Incandescent voltage-dependent dimming.

• Fluorescent, LED, and Grow bulb undervoltage behavior.

• Accelerated bulb wear under overvoltage.

• Persistent bulb lifespan and condition tracking.

• Live electrical readings for voltage and power consumption.

• ON, OFF, and REDSTONE fixture operating modes.

• Dyeable industrial fixtures.

• Extended LED illumination with smooth falloff.

• Persistent fixture configuration and installed bulbs.

Testing and Validation

Alpha 4 has completed single-player and dedicated-server regression testing.

Single-player testing

• All seven new recipes crafted successfully.

• JEI recipe visibility confirmed.

• Fixture operation and dye persistence verified.

• Undervoltage and overvoltage mechanics tested.

• Bulb lifespan tracking verified across game restarts.

• Extended LED lighting verified.

Dedicated-server testing

• Successful NeoForge dedicated-server startup.

• Successful multiplayer client connection.

• All seven recipes visible in JEI.

• Incandescent bulb crafting verified.

• Fixture operating modes and redstone controls verified.

• Electrical readings and bulb lifespan displayed correctly.

• Extended LED lighting activation and shutdown verified.

• LED lighting, operating mode, and bulb wear persisted across a server restart.

• Server logs reviewed; no Create: Realistic Lighting-specific errors identified.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1

• NeoForge 21.1.x

• Create

• Create: Power Grid

Tested environment

• NeoForge 21.1.264

• Create 6.0.10

• Create: Power Grid 0.6.2

Known Notes

• This is a pre-release build and may contain issues not encountered during testing.

• Create: Power Grid may report that its accelerated native solver is unavailable on some systems. The dedicated test server continued operating successfully using the available fallback.

• Multiplayer testing was performed on a dedicated server, but not every possible multiplayer configuration or mod combination has been tested.

Looking Ahead

Alpha 4 completes the planned recipe modernization and major functional regression checks.

The next development milestone is Create: Realistic Lighting v1.0.0, with emphasis on final stability, compatibility, and release readiness.

Thank you for testing Create: Realistic Lighting!

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 3

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 3

Version: 1.0.0-alpha3
Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.1
Mod Loader: NeoForge
Release Type: Alpha / Pre-release

Overview

Alpha 3 delivers the lighting and electrical systems for Create: Realistic Lighting, using Create: Power Grid as its electrical power source.

This release focuses on realistic bulb behavior, voltage-dependent operation, bulb lifespan, extended LED illumination, and multiplayer functionality.

Features

Lighting Fixtures

• Industrial cage fixture, ceiling lamp, and wall sconce.
• Support for all 16 Minecraft dye colors.
• Four bulb types: Incandescent, Fluorescent, LED, and Grow.

Electrical System

• Native integration with Create: Power Grid.
• Nominal operating voltage of 120 V.
• Voltage-dependent bulb operation.
• Incandescent dimming under reduced voltage.
• Undervoltage operating thresholds and restart hysteresis for fluorescent, Grow, and LED bulbs.
• Accelerated bulb wear under abnormal voltage.
• Instant bulb burnout at extreme overvoltage.

LED Extended Lighting

• Expanded illumination with a 24-block radius.
• Smooth lighting falloff.
• Obstruction-aware lighting distribution.
• Automatic cleanup of extended lighting when fixtures are switched off, bulbs are removed, or fixtures are broken.

Bulb Lifespan and Controls

• Persistent bulb lifespan tracking.
• Real-time bulb lifespan tooltips.
• Color-coded lifespan indicator.
• On, Off, and Redstone operating modes.
• Electrical information displayed in the fixture GUI.

Testing

Alpha 3 has completed single-player and dedicated-server testing, including two-player multiplayer verification.

Testing covered voltage behavior, bulb replacement, lifespan persistence, redstone control, LED lighting synchronization, world restarts, and chunk unloading/reloading.

Known Limitations

Crafting recipe review, recipe balancing, and JEI recipe validation are deferred to Alpha 4.

Alpha 3 remains a pre-release and may contain undiscovered issues.

Required Dependencies

• Create
• Create: Power Grid
• NeoForge for Minecraft 1.21.1

Next Development Milestone

Alpha 4 will be the final planned alpha version, focusing on crafting recipes, JEI integration, final bug fixes, and release-readiness testing.

After successful Alpha 4 validation, the project will target its first stable release, version 1.0.0.

Release File

create_realistic_lighting-1.0.0-alpha3.jar

SHA-256:

8E4C20E137F38858BF74B24E4F95A7C02240621614D17FC16513AE9BFC03DFF9

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 2 (1.0.0-alpha2)

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 2

Version: 1.0.0-alpha2
Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.1
Mod Loader: NeoForge

What's New

Improved LED Lighting

• Extended LED illumination across a larger surrounding area.
• Added terrain-aware light placement for more natural surface illumination.
• Improved handling of solid-block obstructions.
• Smoothed brightness falloff to create more realistic transitions between illuminated areas.
• Improved ground-level illumination for upward-facing fixtures.

Improved Grow Bulbs

• Added directional crop-growth acceleration based on fixture orientation.
• Improved overhead Grow Bulb coverage with a centered 5×5 growing area.
• Supported multiple Grow Bulbs working together with diminishing returns.
• Added obstruction checks so solid blocks prevent growth acceleration through barriers.
• Retained the existing electrical power requirements.

Testing

• Verified successful clean Gradle build.
• Tested extended LED illumination with four powered fixtures operating simultaneously.
• Tested Grow Bulb crop-growth acceleration against a control plot.
• Tested overlapping Grow Bulbs and solid-block obstruction behavior.

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.21.1
• NeoForge
• Create 6.0.10
• Create: Power Grid 0.6.2

Note: This is an alpha release intended for testing. Back up existing worlds before updating.

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 1

Create: Realistic Lighting — Alpha 1

The first public alpha of Create: Realistic Lighting, a Minecraft mod that adds electrical lighting fixtures and replaceable light bulbs integrated with Create: Power Grid.

Minecraft: 1.21.1
Mod Loader: NeoForge
Version: 1.0.0-alpha1

Working Features

• Three functional fixtures: Industrial Cage Fixture, Square Ceiling Fixture, and Wall Sconce.
• Four replaceable bulb types: Incandescent, Fluorescent, LED, and Grow.
• Native Create: Power Grid electrical connections.
• Four electrical terminals per fixture, with Line and Neutral connections.
• Functional parallel and series electrical circuits.
• Lamp GUI with On, Off, and Redstone control modes.
• Electrical information displayed in the lamp interface.
• Industrial Cage Fixtures support all 16 Minecraft dye colors.

Known Limitations

• LED extended lighting coverage still requires adjustment.
• Grow Bulb crop-growth behavior has not been fully verified.
• Undervoltage cutoff and overvoltage behavior need further testing.
• Long-term bulb lifespan and burnout behavior have not been fully verified.
• A rare visual bulb-rendering issue was observed but has not been reproduced.

Planned Improvements

• Refine LED lighting coverage.
• Verify and improve Grow Bulb crop-growth functionality.
• Further develop voltage-dependent bulb behavior and wear.
• Continue fixture testing, performance improvements, and bug fixes.

Dependencies

Developed and tested with:

• Create 6.0.10
• Create: Power Grid 0.6.2
• Architectury API 13.0.11
• Ponder 1.0.82

Alpha Notice

This is an early testing release, not a stable version. Features may change, and bugs are expected.

Please report issues with reproduction steps and relevant Minecraft logs through the GitHub issue tracker.