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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!

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