Macaw's Lights and Lamps in FTB Skies 2: Aero

Same as in the All the Mods 10 0.38 guide

Macaw's Lights and Lamps is a decoration mod that gives you vanilla-styled light sources beyond the ones in the base game. Think of it as a lighting upgrade for your builds: it is all about making your world brighter and better looking.^[1]

What it adds

• Tiki torches, street lamp posts, ceiling lights, lamps and paper lamps.^[1]
• Wall lanterns, new torches, light slabs and lanterns.^[1]
• Ceiling fan lights, candle holders and chandeliers.^[1]

Lamps, street lights, tiki torches and ceiling lights can be made as tall as you want, from a 1 block tall lamp up to a 54 block tall one. You can also turn any of these lights on and off with a right click.^[1]

Who it is for

If you like to build, this mod is for you. It is a simple decoration mod, so it suits anyone who wants lighting that looks better than torches and lanterns alone, whether that is a lit street, a tiki-style patio or a chandelier over your dining room.^[1]

In this pack

The pack ships Macaw's Lights and Lamps 1.1.1, built for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.21.1. The mod has been in the pack since version 0.32 or earlier, so it is a long-standing part of the mod list.^[2]

Unverified No quests in this pack involve the mod, it is not on the ATM Star quest path, and no in-jar guidebook was found. Treat it as an optional building and decoration mod rather than a progression step. The sources do not confirm how its items are crafted in this pack, so check the recipe viewer in-game. This site does hold FTB Skies 2: Aero's own recipes, read from the pack itself: look the item up in the item browser.

Macaw's Lights and Lamps adds new light sources: tiki torches, street lamp posts, ceiling lights, lamps, paper lamps, wall lanterns, ceiling fan lights, candle holders and chandeliers. Here is a sensible order to try them in, and every recipe block below is the exact one used in this pack.^[1][3]

Start with a lantern

The Bell Lantern and the Chain Lantern are both simple crafts, so they make a good first step into the mod.^[3]

Bell LanternMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Iron Nugget	Empty slot
Iron Nugget	Torch	Iron Nugget
Iron Nugget	Empty slot	Iron Nugget

Recipe id: mcwlights:bell_lantern

From a lantern you can make its wall version with a shapeless recipe. The Bell Wall Lantern is crafted from the Bell Lantern, and the other lanterns have wall versions the same way.^[3]

Bell Wall LanternMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• any wooden fence
• Bell Lantern

Recipe id: mcwlights:bell_wall_lantern

Tiki torches for outdoors

The Acacia Tiki Torch is a great outdoor light. Tiki torches come in several wood types, such as Birch Tiki Torch and Cherry Tiki Torch, plus a Bamboo Tiki Torch.^[3][4]

Acacia Tiki TorchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Torch

Acacia Fence

Recipe id: mcwlights:acacia_tiki_torch

Street lamp posts for paths

One craft of the Street Lamp Post gives you 3 posts, so you can light a whole path quickly.^[3]

3× Street Lamp PostMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Lantern

any wooden fence

Stone Brick Wall

Recipe id: mcwlights:classic_street_lamp

Coloured lamps and ceiling lights

Lamps and ceiling lights come in several colours, for example the Black Lamp, the Black Ceiling Light, the Blue Lamp, the Brown Ceiling Light and the Cyan Lamp. The recipes for the black lamp and the black ceiling light are shown below.^[3]

6× Black LampMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Black Wool	Black Wool	Black Wool
Black Wool	Redstone Lamp	Black Wool
Empty slot	any wooden fence	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:black_lamp

6× Black Ceiling LightMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any wooden fence	Empty slot
Black Wool	Redstone Lamp	Black Wool
Black Wool	Black Wool	Black Wool

Recipe id: mcwlights:black_ceiling_light

Both the lamp and the ceiling light recipes make 6 per craft.

Paper lamps and copper decor

Coloured paper lamps, like the Red Paper Lamp, have their own shapeless recipe.^[3]

Red Paper LampMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• White Paper Lamp
• Red Dye

Recipe id: mcwlights:red_paper_lamp

For something fancier, the copper line includes the Copper Chain, the Copper Chandelier and the Copper Candle Holder.^[3]

3× Copper ChainMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Copper Ingot	Empty slot
Empty slot	Empty slot	Copper Ingot
Empty slot	Copper Ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:copper_chain

Copper ChandelierMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

String	Copper Ingot	String
Honeycomb	Copper Ingot	Honeycomb
Copper Ingot	Empty slot	Copper Ingot

Recipe id: mcwlights:copper_chandelier

2× Copper Candle HolderMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	String	Empty slot
Copper Ingot	Honeycomb	Copper Ingot
Empty slot	Copper Ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:copper_candle_holder

One craft makes 2 candle holders.

Macaw's Lights and Lamps is a very simple mod. It adds light sources such as tiki torches, street lamp posts, ceiling lights, lamps, paper lamps, wall lanterns, light slabs, ceiling fan lights, candle holders and chandeliers. The sources describe no machines, multiblocks, power, fluids or item automation for it, so the mechanics below are all about placing, toggling, stacking and crafting.^[1]

Switching lights on and off

Everything in the mod can be turned off and on with a right click. Use it to dim a room or switch off a lamp you only want as decoration.^[1]

Building tall

Lamps, street lights, tiki torches and ceiling lights can be made as tall as you want. The mod page gives a 1 block tall lamp or a 54 block tall lamp as examples. In game, the tooltip on stackable lights says you build taller by placing another one on top of the first.^[1][4]

Tiki torches have the same tooltip, so a Bamboo Tiki Torch or Birch Tiki Torch can be stacked into a tall pole the same way.^[4]

Recoloring

Dyeable lights show a tooltip saying you can right-click with any dye to recolor them.^[4]

Paper lamps also have crafting recipes for each color. You combine a White Paper Lamp with a dye, as in the Blue Paper Lamp recipe below.^[3]

Blue Paper LampMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• White Paper Lamp
• Blue Dye

Recipe id: mcwlights:blue_paper_lamp

Crafting the main light types

Tiki torches are shaped recipes, with one per wood type or bamboo in the dump. Here is the bamboo one.^[3]

Bamboo Tiki TorchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Torch

Bamboo

Recipe id: mcwlights:bamboo_tiki_torch

Colored lamps and ceiling lights are shaped recipes that make 6 at a time. The Black Lamp is one example.^[3]

6× Black LampMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Black Wool	Black Wool	Black Wool
Black Wool	Redstone Lamp	Black Wool
Empty slot	any wooden fence	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:black_lamp

Wall lanterns are shapeless recipes, and each one turns a matching lantern into its wall version. The plain Wall Lantern works like this.^[3]

Wall LanternMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• any wooden fence
• Lantern

Recipe id: mcwlights:wall_lantern

The same pattern covers the Bell Wall Lantern, Chain Wall Lantern, Covered Wall Lantern, Cross Wall Lantern and Festive Wall Lantern. Each is made from its matching lantern.^[3]

A pack twist: the Wandering Trader

This pack uses a script to replace the Wandering Trader's trades when it spawns. One of the new trades takes a Bamboo Tiki Torch as payment and gives an iron stick from the construction stick mod. That trade can be used only once per trader.^[5]

This mod has no real gate in the pack. Everything here is a crafting table recipe, and the dump shows 117 shaped recipes that turn vanilla materials into the mod's items, each with a different result. So "progression" just means which materials you have on hand. Here is how it breaks down.^[3]

Tier 1: torches and tiki torches

The torch-style lights are the Framed Torch and the tiki torches. Tiki torches come in several woods, such as Acacia Tiki Torch, Birch Tiki Torch, Cherry Tiki Torch, Crimson Tiki Torch and Dark Oak Tiki Torch, plus the Bamboo Tiki Torch.^[3]

4× Framed TorchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Iron Nugget	Coal or Charcoal	Iron Nugget
Empty slot	Stick	Empty slot
Empty slot	Iron Nugget	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:framed_torch

Bamboo Tiki TorchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Torch

Bamboo

Recipe id: mcwlights:bamboo_tiki_torch

Tier 2: lanterns, garden lights and fan lights

Next come the lanterns: Bell Lantern, Chain Lantern, Covered Lantern, Cross Lantern and Festive Lantern. You also get the Garden Light and Covered Garden Light, and the wood-specific ceiling fan lights such as Acacia Ceiling Fan Light.^[3]

Every wall lantern is a shapeless craft: you combine the matching lantern with any wooden fence. That covers the Bell, Chain, Covered, Cross, Festive, Striped and Tavern wall lanterns, and the plain Wall Lantern, which starts from a vanilla lantern.^[3]

Bell Wall LanternMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• any wooden fence
• Bell Lantern

Recipe id: mcwlights:bell_wall_lantern

Acacia Ceiling Fan LightMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Iron Nugget	Empty slot
Iron Ingot	Acacia Slab	Iron Ingot
Empty slot	Glowstone Dust	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:acacia_ceiling_fan_light

Tier 3: colored lamps and street lamps

Colored lamps and ceiling lights, such as Black Lamp and Black Ceiling Light, make 6 per craft. The dump shows black, blue, brown, cyan, gray and green versions.^[3]

6× Black LampMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Black Wool	Black Wool	Black Wool
Black Wool	Redstone Lamp	Black Wool
Empty slot	any wooden fence	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:black_lamp

Paper lamps are dyed copies of the White Paper Lamp. You combine the white lamp with a dye, and the dump shows black, blue, brown, cyan, gray, green, light blue, light gray, lime, magenta, orange, pink, purple, red and yellow versions.^[3]

Black Paper LampMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• White Paper Lamp
• Black Dye

Recipe id: mcwlights:black_paper_lamp

Outdoors, you get the Street Lamp Post and Double Street Lamp Post, plus the Glowstone Slab.^[3]

3× Street Lamp PostMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Lantern

any wooden fence

Stone Brick Wall

Recipe id: mcwlights:classic_street_lamp

3× Double Street Lamp PostMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Lantern	any wooden fence	Lantern
Empty slot	any wooden fence	Empty slot
Empty slot	Stone Brick Wall	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:double_street_lamp

6× Glowstone SlabMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Glowstone

Glowstone

Glowstone

Recipe id: mcwlights:glowstone_slab

Tier 4: metal candle holders, chains and chandeliers

The fanciest decor comes in metal sets. Copper and golden sets each have candle holders (single, double, triple, low and wall), a chandelier and a small chandelier, plus a chain: Copper Chain and Golden Chain. The single candle holders are Copper Candle Holder and Golden Candle Holder. Iron has an Iron Candle Holder and an Iron Chandelier.^[3]

Golden ChandelierMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

String	Gold Ingot	String
Honeycomb	Gold Ingot	Honeycomb
Gold Ingot	Empty slot	Gold Ingot

Recipe id: mcwlights:golden_chandelier

Iron ChandelierMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

String	Iron Ingot	String
Honeycomb	Iron Ingot	Honeycomb
Iron Ingot	Empty slot	Iron Ingot

Recipe id: mcwlights:iron_chandelier

2× Copper Candle HolderMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	String	Empty slot
Copper Ingot	Honeycomb	Copper Ingot
Empty slot	Copper Ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: mcwlights:copper_candle_holder

Macaw's Lights and Lamps is mostly a decoration mod, but the pack ties it into other mods in two places: one crafting recipe and one wandering trader offer. No quests in this pack involve the mod.^[3][5]

Functional Storage: Dripping Upgrade

The Lava Lamp is an ingredient in the Dripping Upgrade. The pack changed this recipe, so what you see here is the pack's version and not the mod's default.^[3]

Dripping UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any deepslate ore bearing ground	Pointed Dripstone	any deepslate ore bearing ground
Redstone	Grains of Infinity	Redstone
any deepslate ore bearing ground	Lava Lamp	any deepslate ore bearing ground

Recipe id: functionalstorage:dripping_upgrade

This is the pack's changed version of the Dripping Upgrade recipe, and it uses the Lava Lamp from this mod.

Wandering Trader

A pack script rewrites the wandering trader's offers whenever one spawns. It clears the normal list and puts one trade first: a bamboo tiki torch from this mod (mcwlights:bamboo_tiki_torch) for an iron stick from the Construction Stick mod (constructionstick:iron_stick). That trade can be used only once per trader.^[5]

There's not a lot of release history for Macaw's Lights and Lamps in this pack, but here is what the sources confirm.^[6]

FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.10.0 ships Macaw's Lights and Lamps 1.1.5. The mod was already in the pack by Aero 1.0.3 or earlier, so it has been part of Aero since very early on.^[6]

Mod 1.1.5 changes

• Fixed: Wall Lanterns (and possibly other lights) should no longer be pathfindable.^[7]
• Fixed: a minor texture bug on the Framed Torch.^[7]
• Translations added: ko_kr, fr_fr, zh_cn and pt_br.^[7]
• Translation updated: ru_ru.^[7]

The sources include no pack changelog entries for this mod, so I can't tell you whether any earlier pack release changed its version or behavior.^[6]