VanillaDL by t.me/Nybik_YT
Colored dynamic lights for vanilla. Light bends around walls, passes through glass, and different colors blend.
Works on Minecraft 26.2 and 26.3, with or without Sodium. No Iris or OptiFine needed.
Placing a light
/execute align xyz run summon item_display ~0.5 ~1.5 ~0.5 {Tags:["vdl"],item:{id:"minecraft:leather_horse_armor",count:1,components:{"minecraft:custom_model_data":{floats:[1.0f]}}},Glowing:1b,glow_color_override:16711680,brightness:{block:15,sky:15}}
floats:[1.0f]: slot 1 to 8, up to 8 lights at onceglow_color_override: RGB color (16711680red,65280green,255blue)brightness.block: brightness,brightness.sky: range (0-15)
Remove all lights: /kill @e[type=item_display,tag=vdl]
Settings
Edit assets/minecraft/shaders/include/vdl_config.glsl, then press F3+T.
Limitations
- Turn off Fabulous or Improved Transparency
- The light source must be on screen
- Not compatible with Iris shaderpacks or packs that change the
terrain,item,rendertype_outlineorlightmapshaders