I dunno, it seems to me lately the glowstone doesnt seem to be much better than a stone block studded with torches.
By the way, you can make a pretty spiffy hanging chandelier -- use two stacked iron bars (they look like chains this way) and a 3x3 block of wood at the base, and put torches around the edges. Looks cool and pretty functional.
Actually it is not, since now it appears dimmer visually. However the light level it gives off is the same, even if it doesn't look it. Which really makes glowstone look more and more as a not so good choice if you want to see the surrounding area...><
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Glowstone really isn't that different from a block studded with torches.
Glowstone gives off light at level 15, torches give off light at level 14.
Since the light level from a light source goes down by one every block, and studding a block with a torch is the same as placing a torch one block over from the block, you're putting a light level 14 source in an area where glowstone's light would be at level 14.
What's really throwing you off is the smooth lighting effects.
By the way, you can make a pretty spiffy hanging chandelier -- use two stacked iron bars (they look like chains this way) and a 3x3 block of wood at the base, and put torches around the edges. Looks cool and pretty functional.
My gamma has not changed so i know for me it is not that.
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Retired StaffGlowstone gives off light at level 15, torches give off light at level 14.
Since the light level from a light source goes down by one every block, and studding a block with a torch is the same as placing a torch one block over from the block, you're putting a light level 14 source in an area where glowstone's light would be at level 14.
What's really throwing you off is the smooth lighting effects.
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