More Overlays Updated in All the Mods 10

More Overlays Updated brings a few handy overlays back from NEI: a light-level and mob-spawn overlay, a chunk border overlay, and an item search highlight for JEI. If you build big bases or mob farms and are tired of guessing where monsters can spawn, this one is for you.^[1]

The pack ships version 1.24.2 of the NeoForge build for Minecraft 1.21.1, and it has been included since pack version 2.25 or earlier. The mod is client-side only, so it only changes what you see on your own screen.^[1][2]

What you get

• Light overlay and mob spawns: press F7 to toggle it. A yellow X marks blocks where monsters can spawn at night, and a red X marks blocks where monsters can always spawn.^[1]
• Chunk boundaries: press F9 to toggle it. It has three modes. The first shows red lines in the corners and a yellow line in the middle of the chunk. The second adds a green grid on the chunk edges. The third uses the green grid to outline a Minecraft region and shows the matching region save file in the top left corner.^[1]
• Inventory item search: double-click the JEI search field to turn it on. Items in the open inventory that don't match your filter get blacked out, and you can also search for custom named items.^[1]

Configuration

On NeoForge you can open the config from the main screen via Mods, then MoreOverlays, then Config. You can also edit config/moreoverlays.toml directly.^[1]

Where it fits in the pack

It's a quality-of-life utility rather than a progression mod. You don't craft anything with it and there's nothing to unlock, so you can use it from your first night.^[1]

Unverified The sources don't show this mod on the ATM Star path or in any quest, so it isn't a progression step.

Good news: there's nothing to craft to get started with this mod. More Overlays Updated is a client-side mod that adds overlays you switch on with keys, so you can use it from the first minute in your world.^[1]

Your first steps, in order

1. Press F7 to turn on the Light Level / Mob spawns overlay. It shows a yellow X on blocks where monsters can spawn at night, and a red X where monsters can always spawn. Check this before you build your first base or light up a cave.^[1]
2. Press F9 to turn on the Chunk Boundaries overlay. Pressing it again cycles through three modes. The first shows red lines in the corners and a yellow line in the middle of the chunk. The second adds a green grid on the chunk edges. The third outlines a Minecraft region with the green grid and shows the matching region save file in the top left corner.^[1]
3. Double-click the JEI search field to turn on Item Search. Any item in your open inventory that doesn't match your filter is blacked out, so you can find things in a messy chest fast. You can also search for custom-named items.^[1]

Why this order

The light overlay comes first because it helps you keep your early shelter safe from mob spawns. The chunk overlay is next because it helps you plan farms and bases around chunk edges. Item Search is last, since it pays off once your inventory and storage fill up.^[1]

Changing settings

On Forge and NeoForge you can open the config from the main screen through Mods, then MoreOverlays, then Config. You can also edit config/moreoverlays.toml directly. On Fabric, the project page says a config file isn't available yet.^[1]

Unverified The F7 and F9 keys and the overlay behaviour above come from the mod's own project page. Whether this pack changes any key bindings or config values hasn't been confirmed. If a key does nothing, check your Controls settings.

According to the mod's project page, More Overlays Updated is client-side only and adds three overlays: a light level / mob spawn overlay, a chunk boundary overlay, and an inventory item search highlight that works with JEI. The page describes it as bringing back some overlays from NEI.^[1]

Light overlay and mob spawns

The page says to press F7 to toggle the light level / mob spawn overlay. It describes a yellow X on a block where monsters can spawn at night, and a red X where monsters can always spawn.^[1]

Chunk boundaries

The page says to press F9 to toggle the chunk boundary overlay. It lists three modes:^[1]

1. The page describes the 1st mode as red lines in the corners of the chunk and a yellow line in the middle.^[1]
2. The page describes the 2nd mode as the same lines plus a green grid on the edges of the chunk.^[1]
3. The page describes the 3rd mode as a green grid that outlines a Minecraft region and shows the matching region save file in the top left corner.^[1]

Inventory item search

The page says this feature only works if JEI is installed. Double-click the JEI search field to use it, just like in NEI. If it is enabled, any item in the currently open inventory that doesn't match the filter gets blacked out.^[1]

The page says the mod uses JEI's search algorithm to do the highlighting, which is why JEI is required. It also says that since 1.15 you can search for custom named items.^[1]

Configuration

The mod's page says that on Forge and NeoForge you can change the config from the main screen under Mods, then MoreOverlays, then Config, or by editing config/moreoverlays.toml. For Fabric, the page says the config file is not available currently but will be added in the future.^[1]

Unverified No config files for this mod were found in the pack, so whether the pack changes any overlay settings or keybinds is unconfirmed. The F7 and F9 keys above are as listed on the mod's page.

Here's how More Overlays Updated has moved through the pack. It has been in All the Mods 10 since version 2.25 or earlier, and All the Mods 10 8.1 ships version 1.24.2.^[2]

• All the Mods 10 4.6: updated from 1.23.2-neoforge to 1.24.1.^[3]
• All the Mods 10 4.11: updated from 1.24.1 to 1.24.2, which is the version still in the pack at 8.1.^[2][4]

Unverified What actually changed inside the mod between 1.23.2, 1.24.1 and 1.24.2 can't be confirmed here, because there are no stored changelogs for the shipped jars. Check the mod's own release notes if you need the details.