How do I install Mob Spawning Light Level?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Mob Spawning Light Level work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.17.1, 1.16.5. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Mob Spawning Light Level

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Furgl · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.17.1 ⬇ Download for 1.16.5

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Control the light level that mobs spawn!

/gamerule mobSpawningLightLevel

Only needs to be installed on the server!

This mod adds /gamerule mobSpawningLightLevel that allows changing the light level at which hostile mobs can spawn. This allows mobs to spawn only in complete darkness or in a completely lit area!

Mobs can only spawn at light level 0

Mobs can spawn at light level 7 and below (same as normal)

Mobs can spawn at light level 10 and below

Mobs can spawn at any light level

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.16.5
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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as MobSpawningLightLevel-Fabric-1.17.1-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 79 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

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

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