Simply Light in All the Mons

Simply Light adds very simple to make, easy to use lights. This pack includes version 1.5.3 of the mod. The lights come in plenty of different colors and shapes.^[1][2]

Redstone is the main trick. When you invert one of these lights, it works without Redstone and turns off when a Redstone signal activates it.^[2]

Where the quest book puts it

The pack's quest book has a "Simply Light" quest quest in the "Building Tips" chapter. That is chapter 3 of 70 in the book, and it holds 63 quests.^[2]

The route to it is a short chain. "Building Tips!" quest comes first, then "Decoration!" quest. After that comes the light source quest a quest in "Building Tips", which asks for any one of a list of light sources. It includes torches, lanterns, glowstone, redstone lamps, froglights, sea lanterns and copper bulbs.^[2]

The Simply Light quest sits directly after that light source quest. Two other lighting quests sit there too: "Chipped Lights" quest and "Wall Lamps" quest. The wall lamp quest describes those lamps as working similar to Simply Lights. Inverted ones light when no Redstone is applied, normal ones only work with Redstone, and they must be attached to a wall.^[2]

Same as in the FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 guide

This mod adds lighting blocks, and the recipes shown here are all crafting recipes. Here is the order I'd go in, starting with the light bulb.^[3]

First: Simple Light Bulb

Start with the Simple Light Bulb. One craft gives you 8 of them.^[3]

8× Simple Light BulbMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Glowstone	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:bulb

Next: Illuminant Block

Next, make the Illuminant Block. This craft gives you 4 blocks, and the mod describes it as a simple light block.^[3][4]

4× Illuminant BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Glowstone	any stone
Glowstone	any redstone dust	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block

If you want the inverted version, Illuminant Block(Inverted), you can craft it directly for 4 blocks, or turn an Illuminant Block into it with a single-item shapeless recipe.^[3]

4× Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Glowstone	any stone
Glowstone	Redstone Torch	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on

Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on_toggle

The reverse swap, back to the normal block, is also a one-item recipe.^[3]

Illuminant BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block(Inverted)

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_toggle

Then: Dynamic Edge Light

The Dynamic Edge Light (bottom) is great for hallways. One craft makes 6. When you place it, it morphs to follow the blocks around it, and that shape stays afterward. That means you can shape it using temporary blocks.^[3][4]

6× Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Empty slot	any stone
Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
any stone	Empty slot	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light

There is also a top version, Dynamic Edge Light (top), and you can swap between the two with shapeless recipes.^[3]

Dynamic Edge Light (top)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_top

Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (top)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_bottom_from_top

Colors

Once you have edge lights, you can recolor them with a dye recipe that makes 8 per craft, for example Dynamic Blue Edge Light (bottom).^[3]

8× Dynamic Blue Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light
any any edge light	Blue Dye	any any edge light
any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_blue_dyed

Panels are made from slabs, for example Illuminant Black Panel from Illuminant Black Slab. The plain Illuminant Slab has its own recipe too.^[3]

6× Illuminant SlabMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_slab

6× Illuminant Black PanelMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Illuminant Black Slab

Illuminant Black Slab

Illuminant Black Slab

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_panel_black_split

Finally: fixtures, rods and columns

When you want more decorative options, the mod also has the Illuminant Fixture, which makes 6 per craft, and the Illuminant Rod, which makes 8.^[3]

6× Illuminant FixtureMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone
any stone	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone

Recipe id: simplylight:walllamp

8× Illuminant RodMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust
any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust
any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust

Recipe id: simplylight:rodlamp

The Illuminant Column makes 2 per craft and needs one of the mod's switched-on lamps as an ingredient, so make one of those first.^[3]

2× Illuminant ColumnMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any any lamp on	Empty slot
Empty slot	any wall	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:lamp_post

Simply Light is a set of light blocks, so the sources here show no machines, multiblocks, power, fluids or automation for it. What they do explain is how a few of the lights behave when you place them, and that's what this section covers.^[5]

Dynamic edge lights

The Dynamic Edge Light (bottom) is the one with the most interesting behaviour. Its in-game description says it follows the walls around itself, which makes it good for hallways. It morphs depending on the blocks present around it at the moment you place it.^[5]

The shape persists after placement. That means you can use temporary blocks to get the shape you want, then remove them and keep the light as it is.^[5]

There is a bottom version and a top version, Dynamic Edge Light (top), and both carry the same description. You can swap between the two with shapeless crafting.^[5][6]

Dynamic Edge Light (top)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_top

Bottom to top.

Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (top)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_bottom_from_top

Top to bottom.

Colour variants such as Dynamic Blue Edge Light (bottom) are made by crafting a dye together with any edge light.^[6]

8× Dynamic Blue Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light
any any edge light	Blue Dye	any any edge light
any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_blue_dyed

Dyeing an edge light blue.

Illuminant blocks and the inverted toggle

The Illuminant Block is described as a simple light block that activates. The inverted version, Illuminant Block(Inverted), is described the same way but deactivates instead.^[5]

You can switch between the normal and inverted forms with a shapeless crafting recipe. The black set has its own pair of toggle recipes, using Illuminant Black Block and Illuminant Black Block (Inverted).^[5][6]

Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on_toggle

Normal to inverted.

Illuminant Black BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Black Block (Inverted)

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_black_block_toggle

Black inverted back to black normal.

Placement notes for the other lights

• The Simple Light Bulb can be placed in any direction.^[5]
• Illuminant panels are LED panel lights that can be placed in any direction, for example Illuminant Blue Panel.^[5]
• Illuminant slabs are half-slab lights that can also be placed in any direction, for example Illuminant Blue Slab.^[5]
• The Illuminant Column (Illuminant Column) is a 3 block tall lamp post, and only the top block emits light.^[5]

Panels can also be made from slabs of the matching colour with a split recipe.^[6]

6× Illuminant Blue PanelMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Illuminant Blue Slab

Illuminant Blue Slab

Illuminant Blue Slab

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_panel_blue_split

Splitting a blue slab into blue panels.

This mod doesn't have tiers in the usual modded sense. Every recipe shown for it in this pack is a shaped or shapeless crafting recipe, so there are no machines or power levels to climb. The progression is: start with the basic lights, then move on to the slabs, panels, colours and inverted versions.^[6]

Where it sits in the quest book

You'll find it in the "Building Tips" chapter, which is chapter 3 of 70 in the book. The path goes "Building Tips!" quest, then "Decoration!" quest, then the light source quest a quest in "Building Tips". That one accepts a torch, lantern, glowstone, redstone lamp, froglight, sea lantern or any copper bulb.^[2]

"Simply Light" quest comes right after that light source quest. It shares that spot with "Chipped Lights" quest, "Ars Nouveau Lights" quest, "Wall Lamps" quest and "Torchmaster" quest.^[2]

The quest says Simply Light adds very simple to make, easy to use lights. When a light is inverted it works without redstone and turns off when a redstone signal reaches it. It also says there are plenty of colours and shapes.^[2]

Step 1: the basic lights

Everything starts from simple crafting. The Simple Light Bulb gives you 8 per craft.^[6]

8× Simple Light BulbMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Glowstone	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:bulb

The Dynamic Edge Light (bottom) gives you 6 per craft, and the Illuminant Rod gives you 8.^[6]

6× Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Empty slot	any stone
Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
any stone	Empty slot	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light

8× Illuminant RodMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust
any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust
any glowstone dust	any stone	any glowstone dust

Recipe id: simplylight:rodlamp

The Illuminant Fixture also gives you 6 per craft.^[6]

6× Illuminant FixtureMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone
any stone	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone

Recipe id: simplylight:walllamp

Step 2: blocks, slabs and panels

The Illuminant Block gives you 4 per craft. The inverted version, Illuminant Block(Inverted), also gives 4 and has its own recipe.^[6]

4× Illuminant BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Glowstone	any stone
Glowstone	any redstone dust	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block

4× Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Glowstone	any stone
Glowstone	Redstone Torch	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on

If you've already made the wrong one, you don't have to start over. A single shapeless craft swaps a block between its normal and inverted forms.^[6]

Illuminant BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block(Inverted)

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_toggle

The Illuminant Slab gives you 6 per craft. A slab can then be split into 6 Illuminant Panel items.^[6]

6× Illuminant SlabMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_slab

6× Illuminant PanelMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Illuminant Slab

Illuminant Slab

Illuminant Slab

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_panel_split

The Illuminant Column, shown in game as the Illuminant Column, gives you 2 per craft.^[6]

2× Illuminant ColumnMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any any lamp on	Empty slot
Empty slot	any wall	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:lamp_post

Step 3: colours and variants

Colour is where most of the variety comes from. Dyeing a Dynamic Edge Light gives you 8 lights in that colour. There is a separate recipe for each colour, for both the bottom and top versions of the edge light.^[6]

8× Dynamic Blue Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light
any any edge light	Blue Dye	any any edge light
any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_blue_dyed

The top version, Dynamic Edge Light (top), is a shapeless swap from the bottom version, and you can swap back again.^[6]

Dynamic Edge Light (top)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_top

Slabs, panels and blocks all come in coloured versions too, and each colour has its own panel split recipe and its own normal/inverted toggle. Across the whole mod the pack has 160 shaped crafting recipes and 50 shapeless ones.^[6]

Simply Light has one quest in the pack's quest book. It sits in the Building Tips chapter, which is chapter 3 of 70 in the book and holds 63 quests. The chapter is a tour of building help: tools, blocks, decoration and more.^[2]

Where it sits in the chapter

1. "Building Tips!" quest is the chapter's opening quest. Decoration, Tools and Blocks all branch from it.^[2]
2. "Decoration!" quest comes after Building Tips!. It says modded Minecraft has far more decoration than just stairs.^[2]
3. a quest in "Building Tips" comes after Decoration!. It is about light sources, and you can hand in any one of a list that includes the torch, lantern, glowstone, sea lantern and copper bulb.^[2]
4. "Simply Light" quest comes after the light source quest. This is the Simply Light quest itself.^[2]

What the Simply Light quest says

The quest describes Simply Lights as very simple to make and easy to use. When a light is inverted, it works without Redstone and turns off when a Redstone signal activates it. The quest also says they come in plenty of different colors and shapes.^[2]

Neighbouring light quests

The Simply Light quest shares its parent with four other light quests, all of which come after the same light source quest.^[2]

• "Chipped Lights" quest is about making ugly light sources look better.^[2]
• "Ars Nouveau Lights" quest covers Magelights and Magelight Lanterns from Ars Nouveau.^[2]
• "Wall Lamps" quest covers PneumaticCraft wall lamps. The quest says they work similarly to Simply Lights: inverted ones light when no Redstone is applied, normal ones only work with Redstone, and they must be attached to a wall.^[2]
• "Torchmaster" quest covers the Feral Flare Lantern, the Mega Torch and the Dread Lamp.^[2]