Simply Light guide for FTB StoneBlock 4 1.1.1 to 1.21.0

Same as in the All the Mods 10 2.16 guide

Simply Light is in the pack at version 1.4.6+1.21-b53 (file simplylight-1.4.6+1.21-b53.jar). It has been part of the pack since version 0.32 or earlier, so it isn't a recent addition.^[1]

Unverified The sources I have don't describe what Simply Light adds, who it is aimed at, or how it fits into the pack's progression. I also have no confirmed recipes, config options or quests for it, and no guidebook, so I'm not guessing at any of that. I'll fill this in once there is something to back it up.

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.^[2]

First: Simple Light Bulb

Start with the Simple Light Bulb. One craft gives you 8 of them.^[2]

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.^[2][3]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2][3]

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.^[2]

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).^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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

The sources for Simply Light explain how its light blocks are placed, converted and crafted in this pack. There are no machines, power or automation here, so this section covers how each block family behaves.^[4][5]

Dynamic edge lights

The Dynamic Edge Light (bottom) and Dynamic Edge Light (top) follow the walls around them, which makes them great for hallways. They morph depending on the blocks present around them at the moment you place them.^[4]

The shape persists after placement. That means you can set down temporary blocks, place the light to get the shape you want, then remove the temporary blocks.^[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

Makes 6 bottom edge lights per craft.

The bottom and top versions convert into each other with a single-item shapeless craft, so you can switch orientation without crafting a new batch.^[5]

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

Dyeing an edge light gives you 8 of the colored version per craft. The blue one is shown here, and the other colors have their own dyed recipes.^[5]

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

Illuminant blocks and the inverted toggle

The Illuminant Block is described as a simple light block that activates, and its inverted twin Illuminant Block(Inverted) is described as deactivating instead. You can craft either one directly, 4 per craft.^[4][5]

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 already have one, you can flip it to the other type with a shapeless craft. The black versions, Illuminant Black Block and Illuminant Black Block (Inverted), toggle the same way.^[5]

Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on_toggle

Illuminant Black BlockMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Black Block (Inverted)

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_black_block_toggle

Panels, slabs, bulbs and columns

• Panels, such as the Illuminant Blue Panel, are simple LED panel lights that you can place in any direction.^[4]
• Slabs, such as the Illuminant Blue Slab, are half-slab lights that you can also place in any direction.^[4]
• The Simple Light Bulb is a plain light bulb that you can place in any direction. One craft makes 8.^[4][5]
• The Illuminant Column (Illuminant Column) is a 3 block tall lamp post, and only the top block emits light. One craft makes 2.^[4][5]
• The Illuminant Rod (Illuminant Rod) is crafted 8 at a time.^[5]

Slabs can be split back into panels. One slab gives you 6 panels, and each color has its own split recipe. The blue one is shown here.^[5]

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

8× Simple Light BulbMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Glowstone	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:bulb

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

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

Pack-specific behavior

Same as in the FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 guide

In this pack, Simply Light has no tiers to climb. What the recipes show is a short crafting chain: you make a base light, then branch into colours, flips between variants and smaller shapes. Here is how that chain runs.^[2]

The base lights

Every base light has its own recipe, so you can start with whichever one you like. Here is what each craft gives you.^[2]

8× Simple Light BulbMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Glowstone	Empty slot
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:bulb

One craft makes 8 Simple Light Bulbs.

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

One craft makes 6 Dynamic Edge Lights (bottom).

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

One craft makes 4 Illuminant Blocks.

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

This is the Inverted version of the block, also 4 per craft.

6× Illuminant SlabMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
any stone	any stone	any stone

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_slab

One craft makes 6 Illuminant Slabs.

6× Illuminant FixtureMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone
any stone	Glowstone
any stone	Glowstone

Recipe id: simplylight:walllamp

One craft makes 6 Illuminant Fixtures.

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

One craft makes 8 Illuminant Rods.

The Illuminant Column is the odd one out. Its recipe takes an item from the mod's any_lamp_on group as an input, so make some of your other lamps first. One craft gives you 2 Illuminant Columns.^[2]

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

Craft this after your other lamps, since it uses one of them.

Colours and variants

Once you have edge lights, you can recolour them. Each dye recipe takes any edge light plus a dye and gives you 8 lights in that colour. Here is the black one as an example, and the other colours follow the same pattern.^[2]

8× Dynamic Black 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	Black Dye	any any edge light
any any edge light	any any edge light	any any edge light

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_black_dyed

One craft makes 8 Dynamic Black Edge Light (bottom).

The top versions of the edge lights have their own dye recipes too. They take any top edge light and give you 8 lights per craft.^[2]

8× Dynamic Black Edge Light (top)Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any any edge light top	any any edge light top	any any edge light top
any any edge light top	Black Dye	any any edge light top
any any edge light top	any any edge light top	any any edge light top

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_top_black_dyed

The top version of the black edge light, 8 per craft.

You can swap an edge light between its bottom and top forms with a single-item shapeless craft, and back again. Illuminant Blocks work the same way: each block and its Inverted version convert into each other.^[2]

Dynamic Edge Light (top)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_top

Turns a bottom edge light into a top one.

Dynamic Edge Light (bottom)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dynamic Edge Light (top)

Recipe id: simplylight:edge_light_bottom_from_top

Turns a top edge light back into a bottom one.

Illuminant Block(Inverted)Mod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Illuminant Block

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_block_on_toggle

Turns an Illuminant Block into its Inverted version.

Splitting slabs into panels

The last step is the panel. Put one Illuminant Slab in the recipe and you get 6 Illuminant Panels, and each colour of slab has its own matching split recipe.^[2]

6× Illuminant PanelMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Illuminant Slab

Illuminant Slab

Illuminant Slab

Recipe id: simplylight:illuminant_panel_split

One slab makes 6 Illuminant Panel.

Across the mod, the recipe dump counts 160 shaped crafting recipes and 50 shapeless ones, which is why you will find so many colour and toggle variants.^[2]