How do I install Legacy Lighting?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Legacy Lighting work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.11. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Legacy Lighting

by meelees · on Modrinth

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Legacy Lighting

A lightweight mod that tries to replicate the legacy console edition lighting.

Commands

This mod uses a command based config system to alter gamma.

Set a gamma value - /legacygamma set <value> (0.0 - 1.0)
- A value of 0 disables the gamma effect.
- This does not affect the altered lightmap.
Reload the mod's config - /legacygamma reload

Credits

Core lighting logic and maths from the Legacy4J mod by Wilyicaro.

Mod by Meelee35

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as legacy-lighting-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 22 KB
Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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