Arclight
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The facts
Each one read from Arclight's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture
- The project describes itself as a Bukkit server implementation in a modding environment using Mixin.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The README lists a Discord server and QQ group chat for community support.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Control panel
- The nogui argument disables the server control panel.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Download
- Downloads are available at arclight.izzel.io.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Official downloads are provided at arclight.izzel.io.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Hosting integration
- The README advertises 25% off hosting at BisectHosting with promocode arclight.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Hosting promotion
- The README advertises 25% off hosting with promocode `arclight` through BisectHosting.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README instructs users to download the JAR and launch it with java -jar arclight.jar nogui.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Issue reporting
- The README directs users to report problems through the project's issue tracker.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Issue support
- The project asks users to report problems through GitHub issues and questions through GitHub discussions.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The latest listed release is an experimental release for Minecraft 1.21.11.checked 2 Oct 2026
- License
- Arclight is licensed under GPL v3.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Loader support
- The 1.21.11 experimental release says Forge support is being dropped while Fabric and NeoForge continue to receive support.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Minecraft compatibility
- A release lists Minecraft 1.21.1 with FabricLoader 0.16.14, Fabric API 0.116.4+1.21.1, Forge 52.1.1, and NeoForge 21.1.192.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Mod-loader support
- The latest release says Forge support is being dropped while Fabric and NeoForge continue to receive support.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Plugin features
- A 1.21.1 release lists plugin channel support, custom world generation support, and a port of the Paper block Action API.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Plugin integration
- A release lists plugin channel support and plugin custom world generation support among its changes.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Arclight is a Bukkit server implementation on common mod loaders.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Release compatibility
- The 1.21.1 release lists FabricLoader 0.16.14, Fabric API 0.116.4+1.21.1, Forge 52.1.1, and NeoForge 21.1.192.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Release limitation
- A 1.21 snapshot release states that only NeoForge and Fabric builds were available at that time because the build tool did not support Forge 1.21.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security verification
- The releases page states that the Trials/1.0.6 tag was signed with the committer's verified GPG signature.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support documentation
- The project directs users to its documentation for support.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The repository describes Arclight as a Bukkit 1.20/1.21 server implementation in a modding environment using Mixin.checked 2 Oct 2026
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