StageFX

Working moving head spotlights for Minecraft!

StageFX adds real moving head spotlights to Minecraft! Create cinematic shows, concerts, or theater sets. Not just decorative: These are fully controllable moving head spotlights

✨ What's included

Moving Head

A placeable light fixture that projects a colored beam. Mount it on floors, ceilings, or walls. Aim it anywhere. Change its color, brightness, zoom, and more.

Truss

A metal lattice block for building overhead rigs and mounting structures. Looks exactly like real stage trussing.

Lighting Wrench

A tool for quickly reconfiguring fixtures in-game. Right-click: Change the mount direction Shift + Right-click: Change the body rotation Left-click: Open the ingame control UI with a click

🎛️ What You Can Control

Every spotlight has a full set of adjustable properties:

• Pan & Tilt: Aim the beam anywhere in 3D space (360° horizontal, 180° vertical)
• Color: Any RGB color you want, from deep reds to cool blues
• Brightness: Full dimming from off to full intensity
• Beam Length & Width: From a tight narrow spot to a wide flood (1–64 blocks long)
• Core: Toggle the bright inner cone for a more realistic beam look
• Body Rotation: Rotate the fixture housing in 90° increments
• Smooth Movement: Set transition times for manual moves (0–200 ticks)
• Player Tracking: Make selected spotlights follow any player or entity automatically
• Targeting: Point the beams to one specific point

🖥️ Built-In Web Dashboard

Server: Open your browser and go to http://{YOUR_SERVER_IP}:8173 (you probably need to forward the port 8173). Enter the auth token from config/stagefx/dashboard-token.txt

Singleplayer: Open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8173. Enter the auth token from config/stagefx/dashboard-token.txt in your Minecraft Instance (On Windows: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\ModrinthApp\profiles\{profile} for Modrinth or C:\Users\lenna\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft for default Minecraft Launcher)

• Real-Time Updates: Changes sync instantly in-game and in the browser
• Live Isometric Stage Map: See all your fixtures and their beams in a real-time 3D overview
• Multi-Fixture Control: Select multiple fixtures and adjust them all at once
• 18 Presets: Quick-apply colors and movement patterns (Red, Blue, Circle, Chase, Wave, Vortex, and more)
• Sequence & Cue Editor: Build lighting shows with timed cues, fades, and movement animations
• Groups: Save and recall fixture selections by name (synced between all players and dashboards)

🎮 How to Use

1. Get the items from the "StageFX Spotlights" creative tab (spotlight, truss, wrench)
2. Place spotlights on your build, they auto-attach to the face you click
3. Aim with commands (/mh rotate 45 -30) or right-click to toggle the beam on/off
4. Use the wrench to change the mount direction or open the in-game control panel
5. Open the lighting desk in your browser for the full experience
6. Build a show with sequences, cues, and presets

⌨️ Commands

Control everything from the chat with the /movinghead command (or /mh for short):

• /mh select Select the fixture you look at (or use options all, nearby <radius> or <x> <y> <z>
• /mh create Place a spotlight where you're looking
• /mh rotate <pan> <tilt> Aim the beam
• /mh color <r> <g> <b> Set the color (0–255 per channel)
• /mh brightness <0.0-1.0> Set the intensity
• /mh beam <length> <width> Shape the beam
• /mh target <x> <y> <z> Auto-aim at any point
• /mh track <player> Follow a player around
• /mh untrack Stop all tracking
• /mh group create <name> Save a group of fixtures
• And many more...

🔧 How It Works

StageFX uses a custom rendering pipeline to draw the spotlight's arm, head, and light beam as real 3D geometry, not just a colored particle or a glow effect. The beam is a cone of light that actually places light blocks in the world, so it genuinely illuminates the area around it.

Movement is smooth: when you set a new pan or tilt angle, the fixture transitions smoothly from its current position to the target. Player tracking updates every tick, so the beam follows its target in real-time.

The lighting desk is a self-contained web app that runs directly inside the Minecraft server; no installation, no external dependencies. Just open your browser and start designing.

🔧 Requirements

• Minecraft 1.21.11
• Fabric Loader 0.19+
• Fabric API 0.141.5+1.21.11
• (Optional) Iris + shaders for best visuals

🚧 Planned Features

• DMX control system
• Integration with redstone or external systems
• More Presets

🎬 Perfect For

• Builders creating stages, theaters or TV studios
• Content creators making cinematics
• Servers hosting events or shows
• All Lighting Enthusiasts who like Minecraft
• Anyone who wants interactive lighting in Minecraft