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.