Lucent

Mod

by ModdingLegacy

A client-side dynamic lighting mod and API

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

5,905,330

CurseForge ID

493280

Modrinth Downloads

635,207

Modrinth ID

JE0fgMUp

Last Updated

Jun 12, 2026

Description

A client-side dynamic lighting API mod.

💡 What is Lucent?

Lucent is a dynamic lighting mod and API designed with configurability in mind. This mod will impact your FPS, but many steps have been taken to reduce the performance cost without overhauling Minecraft's rendering engine.

If the mod reduces your FPS too heavily, check the config file for its many settings. The most impactful options are to reduce the lightRefreshRate and to disable smoothBlending.

Video

Mod Conflicts

Optifine: It will work, although some dynamic lighting will behave strangely if Optifine's dynamic lighting is enabled.
Sodium: Many parts of Lucent will break with Sodium installed, and it is not recommended.

Mod Support

Dynamic Lighting:

NOTE: Some of these mods may not be released for 1.17.1 yet, and support has simply been added ahead of time
Lava Monster
Nethercraft
Blue Skies
Miner's Helmet
Quark

Other

Catalogue's GUI

🤷 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Doesn’t Optifine do this already?

There is dynamic lighting in Optifine, however it is NOT open-source. Lucent’s dynamic lighting has been completely written from scratch and is open-source, aimed for modpacks and developers that want to work with Lucent’s API for smooth dynamic lighting. Optifine CANNOT be distributed on CurseForge, so for those creating modpacks, who want dynamic lighting right out of the box, Lucent is great for modpack creators.

🌐 Translate Lucent - Help break the language barrier!

All translators are credited here. Thank you to everyone who helps make this mod accessible! | Flag | Language | Translators | |------|----------|-------------| |

| **Deutsch** | m.strongamov, Tigerentenclan, A1403, leodesta6 | |

| **English (New Zealand)** | Jesterguy | |

| **Español (México)** | Vamacher0n | |

| **日本語 (Nihongo)** | ろむちん/Romuchin, poyoyotyan | |

| **Português (Brasil)** | Antoniowmattos | |

| **Русский (Russkiy)** | MrPomidorchik, tchepelkin2017 | |

| **Türkçe (Türkiye)** | ygzbys, gux |
🤚 Support: If you have questions or any issues with our mods, read the FAQ! You can also either submit an issue on the issue tracker, or come into our Discord server where we can help you!