Item Highlighter in FTB Evolution 2
FTB Evolution 2 1.4.0 ships version 1.2.1 · First seen in 1.0.2
Item Highlighter is a mod in FTB Evolution 2 1.4.0, where it is version 1.2.1. Highlights newly picked-up items. Simple and convenient. (Summary from the mod's Modrinth page.)
Item Highlighter guide for FTB Evolution 2
Last verified for FTB Evolution 2 v1.4.0 on Oct 13, 2026 · text last changed Oct 13, 2026
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Every recipe and number here was checked against FTB Evolution 2 1.4.0, read from the running game on Oct 17, 2026.
What is Item Highlighter?
2 parts
Item Highlighter makes it easy to spot what you just picked up. It shows an animated star on every newly picked-up item, so new stuff stands out when you open your inventory in a big modpack.[1]
This pack includes version 1.2.1 of the mod.[2]
Client side only
You only need the mod on the client. It does nothing on the server side, so it is purely a quality-of-life helper for your own screen.[1]
What you can tweak
- Clear the new item markers when you close your inventory, when you hover over the item, or both.[1]
- Keep the gold colored icons, or make the icons match the item name colors.[1]
- Change how the markers look with a resource pack.[1]
How do you get started with Item Highlighter?
1 part
Good news: Item Highlighter needs no setup. It marks newly picked-up items with an animated star, so you can spot what is new in your inventory at a glance. That is handy in a big modpack where you pick up a lot of unfamiliar items.[1]
The mod only needs to be installed on the client, so it does nothing on the server side.[1]
What you can tweak
The mod can be configured in a few ways. These are the options the project page describes:[1]
- Clear the new item markers when you close your inventory.[1]
- Clear the new item markers when you hover over the item.[1]
- Keep the gold colored icons, or make the icons match the item name colors.[1]
If you like, you can also change how the markers look with a resource pack.[1]
Unverified Which of these options this pack sets by default, and the names of the settings, are not shown in the sources here. Check the mod's own config settings in the game to see the current values.
How does Item Highlighter work?
3 parts
Item Highlighter has no machines, multiblocks, power or fluids to manage. It is a small quality-of-life mod that shows an animated star on items you have newly picked up, so you can spot new stuff in your inventory quickly.[1]
How the markers work
Each newly picked-up item gets an animated star marker. This is handy in a big modpack, where you pick up a lot of unfamiliar items and want to find the new ones at a glance.[1]
Client-side only
The mod only needs to be installed on the client. Nothing about it needs to run on the server.[1]
What you can change
- Clearing markers: the mod can be set to clear the new item markers when you close your inventory, when you hover over the items, or both.[1]
- Marker color: you can keep the gold colored icons, or have the icons match the item name colors.[1]
- Looks: resource packs can customize how the new item markers appear.[1]
Unverified Which of the marker options above this pack has switched on, such as clearing on inventory close or on hover, and whether the icons are gold or match item name colors, is not shown in the sources here. The mod's own configuration decides it, so check in game.
What changed in Item Highlighter between versions?
1 part
There is not much history to cover for Item Highlighter in this pack. FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 ships Item Highlighter 1.2.1, and the mod was already in the pack by FTB Evolution 2 1.0.2 or earlier.[2]
Item Highlighter 1.2.1
The mod's own changelog for 1.2.1 has a single entry: the initial 26.1 port. That is the version you get in FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0.[2][3]
The pack changelogs have no entries for this mod, so there are no pack-specific changes to report here.[2]
Sources
- Item Highlighter project page (modrinth) · official mod data
- FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 mod list · pack file
- Item Highlighter 1.2.1 changelog · changelog
Where this guide comes from
Written from what FTB Evolution 2 itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.
Guide last verified Oct 13, 2026.
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Version in each release
9 releases, first in 1.0.2
| FTB Evolution 2 | Version | Jar | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.0 Oct 17, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.3.2 Oct 16, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.3.1 Oct 15, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.3.0 Oct 14, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.2 Oct 13, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.1 Oct 12, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.0 Oct 12, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.1.0 Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.2 Oct 8, 2026 | 1.2.1 | Highlighter-26.1.2-neoforge-1.2.1.jar | From the published release |
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Items and blocks
We can't match this mod to the pack's item list: it registers as highlighter, and the pack's recipe dump has nothing under that name. That means we found nothing, not that the mod adds nothing. Search the item browser
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