DYNAMIC LIGHT ADDON Enhances Minecraft Bedrock Survival: in-depth review

[@ecko]

*I'm working overtime to get these addon reviews out to you as fast as possible, please comment below your TOP 3 Requests for addon reviews!!* Elemental Ecko's: www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=f8ca8722-bdd4-4b8a-b025-e0420fc8d312 Download: www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=0803db10-440f-4c1d-8315-2fdcff184ff1 00:00 Addon details 1:01 How it works 2:30 Bug ? 5:11 Dynamic light blocks & items 7:18 make it make sense ? 8:03 Cool features 8:27 Extra dynamic items 10:05 Missing items? 11:05 Miner helmets 11:58 offhand support

[@RainbowDeath0]

Amethyst plus

[@AsaracSenpai]

Cancyou suggest me some tips on minecraft video uploading?

[@ZacNease]

It's okay Echo!

[@mamabudgieclipper2735]

Pet dragons it has natural generated structures

[@Masked_One_1316]

13:58 left click (use) redstone ore and you'll activate it 13:45 not the water the fence block

[@williamproffitt6688]

If you have purchased the ESSENTIALS (costs about £2) this add on has a helmet that does what this addon showcases.

[@DannielleStalder]

Yeah yet they are less expensive

[@DannielleStalder]

To make

[@Tomhmagic]

Thanks for the review, some great points to take away. Good spot with the off hand info, the info page is grabbed from a list I have in the code which technically allows it to work if it was put in the off hand (with commands) but I can see how that can be confusing. Will add that to my next update. Light level 3 and under are so low it's almost impossible to see, I set the light levels to the levels from the wiki that the blocks give but could bump them up. Those item suggestions I will 100% add, how the hell did I miss campfires🤦and can remove candles if it doesn't make sense for them to emit light I am working on an update at the moment which will allow you to place the Torch Lights (including in water) I will investigate the issue in the water with bumping your head, which is odd as the light blocks have no collision It is technically possible to add items to the off hand if I do it on clicking the item, so will look to see how that could be used/added

[@FKOFFBROKEAzz]

Yes keep updating this addon please! I rated it 5 stars it would be amazing if we would be able to use torches in our off-hand💙 and a couple other items

[@Tomhmagic]

@@FKOFFBROKEAzz yes I have plans for updating, unfortunately I can’t edit vanilla items which is why I added the torch lights. But I’ll see if I can do something like if you right click an item, it goes to your offhand but depends if that’s odd or not

[@Losjo4093]

@@Tomhmagic yeah but cant you use bedrock samples to edit preexisting items??

[@Tomhmagic]

@@Losjo4093 We're not allowed to edit vanilla stuff, it prevents addons being able to work together incase 2 change the same thing

[@lilkumquat2008]

​@Tomhmagic what happens if u throw any light item does it still give off a light source??

[@shadowocelot-56_95]

This is one of the few things on the marketplace that I feel would be important in a world and would buy, along with Health bars add on, the Essentials add on, and the Actions and Stuff texture pack

[@hehasnolips1371]

Health bars is bugged if you hit something it changes the name of the mob so if you die it’ll say 5/15

[@howdy9231]

Hikers Friend is free, and does the same.

[@swagmuffin1612]

Crossing my fingers that the actions n stuff pack comes soon

[@SoulOnFire-gd4xh]

​@@howdy9231 yes it is and it needs to be mentioned that the lantern does not work in water, but that addon is actually really good Hikers Ice pick is a great item as well

[@dsaints74]

@@howdy9231shhhiiiiiittt, I’ll never play another game of Minecraft without the walking stick again, I love that thing and can make it right off the rip

[@mamabudgieclipper2735]

Using light level blocks worries me other addons did this and have an issue breaking crops or turning dirt paths into dirt blocks and if thats the case here i may not get it

[@Kthenerd14]

It also does buggy things to fences as well, like the light block is attaching to them which is super weird.

[@Tomhmagic]

I run 3 checks, first is in the head location, if that is safe to place a block then it will go there, then I check the feet then the 1 block above the head. My ultimate goal is for it to 100% not affect your worlds, if it's not safe in those 3 locations it won't place one. Which is why when he was standing in the fence blocks near the end the light went out. It also won't break light blocks you place, as I track where I am placing them and remove them if they are no longer in use. Crops are a block so it will fail the block place check.

[@Tomhmagic]

@@Kthenerd14 From my testing fences, glass panes and walls don't update from walking near them

[@Kthenerd14]

@@Tomhmagic Sorry, to clarify: addons using a similar method do this (namely the Hiker's Friend addon) on servers. I have yet to try your addon so I do not know if it does that on servers.

[@Tomhmagic]

@@Kthenerd14 I’ll keep an eye on it, if it does I can add some extra checks to my code

[@deanooh86]

Mojang should make the developers have a link to a KZbin video explaining and showing how their add-ons work.

[@Tomhmagic]

this is a good idea, I might make one and add it to the guide book :)

[@MeetPG3D]

Thank for review them for us ecko ❤

[@amazingsleetofficial]

Ecko this is your Minecraft bedrock addon reviews have been turned into a new never ending series...

[@ecko]

That’s okay I enjoy them, while there is no update info it’s something fun to explore and teach

[@lkhgsllksgj]

@@eckoI love the series it helps me decide what to buy. The only downside is they release new ones way too fast for you to cover all of them 😭

[@chuutruther]

​@@eckoI hope you don't get discouraged, Ecko! I really enjoy this series and continuously tune in.

[@JSystem_]

In 13:49 the light block cant be place because it doesn't replace surrounding block. (You are also on the position of the fence.)

[@ShinyMooTank]

2:30 bedrock offhand. Bedrock does have the code for the offhand. I know foxynotail made an addon where you can put any items in your offhand. Maybe the addon support foxynotail offhand addon or they pre coded all their items to work in the offhand once mojang enables the code to allow all items in their offhand

[@ChargedJolteon2]

Im not spending money on dynamic lighting 💀

[@inksans6250]

Same, I'd rather save my money and just make more torches

[@SuchMystery]

Same, anyway their a free dynamic lighting addon on MCPEDL

[@FoodgenieYT]

​@@SuchMystery The market place is for mostly console players and people who don't trust those kinds of websites.

[@TheCommandBox]

​@@SuchMystery use the command: /execute as @a[hasitem={item=torch,location=slot.weapon.mainhand}] at @s run fill ~~~ ~~~ light_block ["Minecraft:block_light_level"="15"]

[@amazingsleetofficial]

Then what about Java Mods?

[@zzeschmine2430]

Anyone else think that with these add ons they shouldn't disable trophies just like how on java when you mod the game is doesn't disable trophies

[@sleepydudespillow]

Nah fr especially if you have to spend money on it like tf, I’d understand tiring off achievements if it was free but it isn’t

[@therealRavenBike]

No bc Mojang doesn't know how to add two separate advancements one for game score / trophies for Xbox and ps and one for in game advancements but instead they make a lot of advancements not in java that are for game score that you can't get when certain things are activated or If you activate any mod

[@minigunsaint8101]

You do on xbox if you pay for a realm too

[@RainbowDeath0]

Please review amethyst plus

[@SoulOnFire-gd4xh]

Yes

[@Traffalger]

Tried this mod. Had the torch in my off hand scaling a water pillar. Somehow this mod changed the falling water to source water and next thing I know my entire area had water coming from nowhere flooding the base and the area around it.

[@CindyDunn-ge4oh]

Thanks! But I already have a couple packs that do the same,and most of the time the lights flicker and mess up paths ,,however I do like the torch

[@Tomhmagic]

I've done my best to finetune the placing light to make it as smooth as possible. I have not managed to have paths or farmland break so I am not sure what other packs do.

[@DiluvianGames]

The date of april 30th is because content takes a little long time to be fully reviewed and released in the marketplace, I am submitting my first add-on this month, hope you like it! I am watching all your videos to understand more common mistakes to avoid 😜

[@Zandy_Dandy]

What is it gonna be?

[@YoungEagle12]

Will it be free?

[@DiluvianGames]

@@Zandy_Dandy The surprise is part of the fun 😜

[@DiluvianGames]

​@@YoungEagle12 Sadly no, we only have a few opportunities to send add-ons every year. This add-on took me 4 years of work, and multiple full time developers working during 7 months!

[@YoungEagle12]

@DiluvianGames that's fine, i might be able to get it when it releases

[@AmyGrrl78]

Not sure if this would be possible. However, It would be more interesting if they could make objects give off coloured light. As an example if you use a Soul Torch the light would be blue. Then maybe have an option to turn that feature On or Off. It would be nice to see stuff lit up with different colours.

[@Get_the_math_out]

Honestly, this seems like another good idea, poor execution add-on. I kept up with the “Hikers friend” add-on and it seems like a better option. A walking stick that grants speed2 and jump2, a climbers pick that lets you scale walls, and a lantern you can turn on and have work inside your inventory or your offhand. The lantern has a small bug that updates blocks near you though, as in things like gravity affected blocks fall nearby and fences try to connect to it when it’s on. Slightly annoying. Majorly convenient.

[@CoryLykins]

Nice add-on. I would absolutely love it if you could place the various items down and they would emit light or have a special light that does the lightbulb block without commands that I can change the color, intensity, spot or flood light, etc. I love doing custom lighting tricks on my builds to really make things pop or give off a certain vibe.

[@tura7]

İs dropped items glows too?

[@deriksiphone]

Thank you! World Utilities addon, update video please 😊

[@traciwilkinson3437]

you can put the items in your offhand /replaceitem entity (player name) slot.weapon.offhand 0 torch (you can also do any item)

[@HydraKittten]

I consider this one of my essential add-ons, its generally a complete positive

[@jetvellareno382]

Does it mess with fences and gravel like in the hikers friend addon?

[@ShinyMooTank]

7:50 Unlit candles. Probably because you can't carry lit candles in your hand so they made it where all candles worked.

[@paulhodgins8759]

Thank you for this Ecko; very helpful! Could you also review furniture HD?

[@Silath01]

You have saved me so much money and time, while setting up a server for my kids, thank you so much. Also do you have anyway to detect conflicts without manually enabling and disabling each one?

[@ecko]

there sadly is no way to telling what conflicts yet

[@Tomhmagic]

Addons are not supposed to conflict, my advice would be to contact each one you have loaded, and let them know all the packs you had loaded and what issue you had, they might be able to identify it better

[@onionrangerduck7024]

Can I i just say that these Add-ons are getting worse very quickly?

[@jxyden8380]

Just wait I’m sure we’ll get some really good ones next week😭 it seems to alter

[@ecko]

I agree with you, the quality control isn't quite there. We went from 4-5 addons a week to nearly double that! There is alot of money to be made with addons and I'm talking very, very big figures! many of these partners want a piece of that. I really hope quality control is updated and we stop seeing the same recycled content everyweek.

[@nicoflores9728]

The most obvious cash grab has to be the rockets. It literally just has a bunch of rockets that launches you in the air for no reason and that's it. I don't see the incentive to wanna use it in a realm or normal world. I thought add ons going forward would be nice to add variety but this week was so disappointing

[@SoulOnFire-gd4xh]

Um Ecko it looked like to me you colided with a fence post and the light went out at the end of the video. Also World Essentials and World Utilities have had updates, don't know if you want to do a video. Essentials has an elevator, kinda OP, really cool.

[@lilkumquat2008]

What if you throw the item on ground??

[@jetvellareno382]

Does holding the torches mess with fences, gravel, paths and all that?

[@ivanjaydayanan5210]

Ecko is our news reporter about Minecraft

[@anarcho-pingu]

More than that. This guys isn’t out here making these videos for a quick profit and views. I get the impression he likes helping people out.

[@ivanjaydayanan5210]

@@anarcho-pingu rl

[@m3rt290]

i might have bought it if it had connected glass

[@lilkumquat2008]

I wish, that and side grass plzz for the love of god

[@TheCommandBox]

use the command: /execute as @a[hasitem={item=torch,location=slot.weapon.mainhand}] at @s run fill ~~~ ~~~ light_block ["Minecraft:block_light_level"="15"] replace air and /execute as @a at @s run fill ~1~-1~1 ~-1~1~-1 air replace light_block --- instead of paying money

[@furnacemanisinmyhouse]

Exactly.

[@williamproffitt6688]

Not quite as good as the addon

[@WannabeDev1]

Don’t use this command, it leaves a trail, deletes slabs, crops, and other things.

[@TheCommandBox]

@@WannabeDev1 sryy i forgot replace air

[@TheCommandBox]

@@williamproffitt6688 lol

[@LluviaAva]

It's insulting how many cashcrabs get uploaded to the marketplace. Personally I don't think this is even close to being worth it, especially when you compare it to the actual price of the basegame. I don't mind paying creators for their work, but this is not worth $3.00. The money spent on addons ... adds up. They could have at least added more custom lights, lanters, or torches. I'm sure they put effort into this pack, but I think for the money we spend, we should expect more.

[@i_m_not_a_hero]

Hello Echo! How do you put skin pack inside world and it's can be use by other player?

[@jadsaifo4159]

Review on the addon with the house add on

[@thetheater7610]

Will it work with the darkness effect?

[@__TOD__]

Would this work with the shaders? (referred technical preview)

[@sircruz7573]

Can you try this add on with with the unfinished shaders?

[@gamingytf8259]

What is this still gets the achievement?

[@itsmehacked42o]

This is my first ever project of dynamic lights. But works only with torch in main hand and not on the ground just the player.. and found out it deletes dirt paths... Sad.. but I cannot figure out how or why.

[@zombopg3d778]

Ecko i have purchased this addon and whenever you have your head in the water the light torch creates more water source blocks sometimes, i wish it gets fixed soon because it gets very tedious

[@jetvellareno382]

Do you still have any issues with it?

[@danielc5647]

A good addon specially coupled with action & suff, it brings another life to minecraft, making it seem better than java imo

[@AmaurionVoid]

Echo next one can you check out is the amethyst add-on😅

[@BigBaHemith]

Ecko the light block has no hit box, as in it shouldnt/doesn't interfere with the players hit ox

[@stevelogan1026]

You need to build the offhand torches they were right on the screen when you were showing us the torches

[@jasonpritchard3840]

I know your super busy could you give a quick refresher for someone overwhelmed with all the new info? Add-on's like this disable achievements correct? I remember there are some that dont but again, there's a lot of new info lately. Thanks again for all you do!

[@ecko]

All addons disable achievements sadly, maybe one day that will change

[@jasonpritchard3840]

@@ecko Thank you kindly King!

[@KurumiiGameplay]

Raiyons Dynamic Light without paying be like: 🗿

[@t-sun-6980]

Maybe minecraft bedrock edition had to implement the offhand similar to Java. I hope it does.

[@saladatt8516]

I personally think this is quite useless or should atleast be free. You have Hikers Friend which is a free addon and you can simply make the lantern in it which workspractically the same with way less effort and it can be off-handed aswell, or even just kept in your inventory and remain lit

[@ultimafire2001]

ever since the Llama add-on was on the marketplace, I was wondering if you'll be reviewing it in the near future

[@ecko]

Yeah I’ll get around to it :)

[@MinecraftPaperCrafter]

The reason you can't put the torches and becon in your off hand is addons can't override vanilla items and block

[@camocarno999]

biomes+ addon pls

[@HECF0R]

The redstone ore lit when u touch it is vanilla. Iv'e been using redstone ore for mineing. When i don't have more tourches i just use redstone ore.

[@爱吃土豆的仓鼠]

13:48 Not because water, the fence cause it doesn't work. I guess creator was fill the position of player body and head with light block and will just replace the air or water with light block My english was a little bit suck so maybe somethings wrong

[@Tomhmagic]

Almost, I check if those 3 blocks are safe individually, then place 1 block if one of those spaces if safe. If they are not it would not place which is what happened. I then save what blocks I've placed and loop through them, check if they are not in use, then set to air/water if needs be.

[@Outdoor_kid25]

Could you do the new security addon or the amethyst plus addon

[@CelestialSorceress]

So why isn't it added to the base game? It looks like it works well, meaning the offhand torch. On Java, isn't that just in the game

[@flightmaster529]

No, its a mod on java as well. By using optifine, sodium, or the others that i dont remember.

[@Key-Knight87]

No it's a mod called optifine. However, Mojang did try collaborating with the creators of Optifine to make it actually a real feature but they unfortunately got turned down. Dynamic lighting is a pretty complicated thing to put in games tbh...

[@LluviaAva]

It actually doesnt work that well. If you try these "dynamic" lights in game, you will see how bugged they look (bedrock)

[@Tejus_gulbat]

It's on the market and the light isn't smooth

[@cultofsquidward4100]

If this addon just had coloured lighting/lights then it would actually be decent

[@b-o-n-k-e-r]

since when did they change magma ball to magma cream???

[@Idkmann4758]

Raiyon's dynamic light>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@Muddy_the_mudskipper]

Cool

[@linzayyathant2005]

12:30 wait how did you zoom like Java

[@ecko]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGm7q2uhp9eXnrcsi=9bbP6pJJvj1W3O7i

[@Wulphie7278]

Yeah, you can use dynamic light with the free hikers add-on and the $2 utilities one. This is cool, but a bit buggy for me.

[@ivanjaydayanan5210]

Everyone give ecko some credit(subscribe)

[@NGFRIZZ]

Does this actually work on console ?

[@ecko]

get this one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZXUnWl5e92jrrs

[@MatPlaysApex]

It works, but my water disappeared. The water is still there, but everything is clear.

[@Fra048]

Does this turn off the trophies??

[@ecko]

Every addon does currently

[@VKED23]

I wish it wasent so choppy

[@ConnerHartley]

Do these enable cheats

[@rodrigogomes4832-m9j]

Thank you skin say a lot ob

[@joanramirez7535]

works with rtx?

[@KIFIDOR]

Just tested and it doesn't, at least not with realsource

[@BigBaHemith]

I want it to be a texture pack so. I can use it on servers with the animations and stuff mod

[@JoeGooser]

The trolling addon looks cool. but I don't know if it's worth the minecoins.

[@hehasnolips1371]

It’s not I have it and I don’t really suggest other people buying it

[@UltraKura109]

Why cant they just make it free

[@divyanshsethi5183]

W videos

[@SM13522]

Will the legend reply?? ❤

[@Damglador]

Could've added 3D totches resource pack inside the addon for 3$

[@ifrostedgamer]

this is a very poorly made addon, it's disgusting seeing mojang allow such addons to be in the marketplace

[@S0ULC1T0]

I buy it and I’m sad for no see this comment before.

[@Tomhmagic]

happy to work on it with some feedback? Everyhting goes through testing and everything tested well. More features are in the works for the next update.

[@S0ULC1T0]

@@Tomhmagic I leave my comment since I have the addon on my realm server but it has bugs, it produces light without something to generate it and it is annoying

[@Tomhmagic]

@@S0ULC1T0 I've been trying to replicate this but having trouble, I do have an update with some backend changes, will be posting it for review and asking for a exbidite.

[@Froggy9000]

@@Tomhmagicit broke in my world and the lights didn’t leave there was just light blocks scattered around my world

[@Sheriff_VR_Official]

NAW, IT WAS LAST UPDATED ON MY BIRTHDAY!?

[@vpquagtb8061]

This addon doesn't work if you add a shadow addon. It only works with vanilla, which is a pretty low rating for a paid addon. Please make it work with resource packs.

[@Potato-pv3rp]

Hey my bud just told me some rumors about bedrock coming to an end and is going to merge with Java at the end of 2025 but it’s from Tik Tok. I’m calling cap tho

[@VKED23]

You wasted your life typing that

[@Potato-pv3rp]

@@VKED23so did u Imao

[@ecko]

don't listen to everything on the internet, that's simply not true.

[@Key-Knight87]

You're first mistake is listening to ANYTHING that Tik Tok has to say. However I'll admit, It seems like Microsoft has plans with what they want to do with Java and it doesn't look good...

[@Key-Knight87]

@@VKED23 So did you lol

[@DanishParaiso-mm6jf]

Wow

[@THECARTHAGEEMPIRE]

Bruh this should be free

[@DannielleStalder]

Whos gonna use an enchantment table while caving eith this add on

[@scaryonaka]

Imagine needing to pay for a thing that's free with Optifine lol

[@theprincemonster7575]

Ok so pretty much it’s just hikers friend with out the hiker stuff

[@lilkumquat2008]

I want this rlly bad but 3 dollars for an addon that should be vanilla free or atleast a dollar with how little content there is compared to other addons at the same price for example the grapple mod

[@hello_there-kenobi]

How cheap can people be 😂

[@lilkumquat2008]

​@Bradboss10 U must be an idiot if u think its okay for this to be 3 dollars especially when I compare it to a mod that's the same price with actual NEW content that took hard work to create

[@Austinfdp]

@@hello_there-kenobi bro called java players broke since their mods are free

[@pIayamane]

Someone just posted this but different on mcpedl for free

[@Tomhmagic]

Realight has been on MCPEDL for a long time, made by XG. I worked with XG and rebuit it from the ground up for a "remastered" version

[@Austinfdp]

just posted? are u under a rock?

[@pIayamane]

@@Austinfdp are you rtrded? I said just because it got updated u bafoon

[@HaadiJamali-h5r]

/function

[@Damglador]

You can achieve same results by using command blocks :/

[@AsaracSenpai]

The first commentor is meee

[@ChargedJolteon2]

Actually you aren't

[@AsaracSenpai]

I am

[@ChargedJolteon2]

@@AsaracSenpai click newest first then scroll to the bottom of the page

[@Austinfdp]

lol u failed

[@DeiDrei]

THIS IS THE SAME AS LIKE THE OTHER DYNAMIC LIGHTING "MODS" OUT THERE😭 AND THEY'RE *FREE*

[@TotallyAverageCommenter]

Not for bedrock

[@jonconnorblansett8089]

I’m first

[@ZacNease]

Number one let's goo

[@ZacNease]

Hey EchoSoldier love your Content and it really helps me out a ton when choosing what to buy on marketplace.

[@GhostFace1978]

i hate 😂 mobile players

[@sairafurqan1004]

I am first 🥇

[@jonconnorblansett8089]

1

[@Kingwood1272]

Please stop making videos on stuff that is money do the free mods

[@LluviaAva]

He's helping us save money by reviewing these addons and I'm glad he does it.

[@Kingwood1272]

@@LluviaAva why can't he do the free ones on the web sites like he used to do

[@ecko]

because you can review them yourself, if they are cool and worthy of a video then yes I will.

[@Glegh]

​@@Kingwood1272because they're free. How about _you_ try it.

[@Kingwood1272]

@@ecko oh okay

[@BMVarrix]

Paying for an add-on for a feature that should be STANDARD in minecraft, talk about a lame cash grab. Just because it's bedrock doesn't mean we should get shafted and grifted on. Screw this unless they make it free.