Simple Flares
Simple Flares is a mod that creates temporary light sources (flares), making it perfect for cave explorers who want to light up deep chasms without spamming torches everywhere.
Small Flare:
- Behavior: Bouncy. It bounces off walls and solid blocks.
- Lifespan: Burns for 25 seconds.
- Light level: 12.
- 1 Stick + 1 Gunpowder = 2 Small Flares
Large Flare:
- Behavior: Sticky. It automatically sticks to any wall or ceiling it hits—perfect for lighting up giant ravines from above or from the sides.
- Lifespan: burns for 1 minute.
- Light level: 15.
- 1 Stick + 1 Slimeball + 1 Glowstone Dust + 2 Paper = 2 Large Flaers
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
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- Ships as flaremod-neoforge-1.21.1-1.3.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 19 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.