
Swinging Lanterns
Adds configurable swinging motions to Minecraft lanterns.
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About this Mod

Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains,
making builds feel more dynamic and alive. Now with physics!
Client-side β works also on vanilla servers!
New in 2.0 - The Physics Update !
Lanterns react to your actions!
- Hit them. A left click swings the lantern the way you struck it. Knockback weapons hit
harder! - Walk into them. Running into a lantern shoves it aside!
- Shoot them. With Arrows, snowballs, eggs and more!
- Blow them up. TNT, creepers, wind charges and ghast fireballs send a shockwave that
pushes nearby lanterns away from the blast. - In multiplayer, other players' hits and their bumps into a lantern show up on your screen.
- Create ans sable are now supported!
- Fully customizable and optional. Tweak it to your liking, or disable it entirely using the mod menu or the json config file.
Features
- Smooth lantern swinging
- Weather-aware movement
Rain and thunder increase the intensity for a more immersive animation - Moving chains (optional)
Chain with attached lantern movement can be toggled in config - Physics that reacts to hits, players, projectiles and explosions
- Lightweight & performance-friendly
Built to keep overhead minimal - Visual-only enhancement
Designed to improve ambience without changing gameplay in a client side mod! (works with vanilla servers) - Support Resource packs
- Configurable in-game (Mod Menu) or via json
- No shaders needed
- Compatible with third party lanterns
Enjoy watching your builds with your modded lanterns swinging!
Lanterns gently sway, adding life and movement to your builds.
Thunderstorms hit different π§οΈ
Configuration
You can tweak the mod to match your build style:
- Enable/disable chain movement
- Adjust swing movement and responsiveness
- Tune weather multipliers (rain / thunder)
- Adjust indoor movement (or disable it)
Compatibility
- Works alongside most client-side performance mods
- Shaders
- Create
- Sable
One thing worth knowing
Pass-through collision needs the server to have the mod. Whether you bump into a block is
decided by the server, so on a vanilla server you are stopped by the lantern no matter what the
setting says. The toggle in the settings tells you when that is the case. The swinging, the hits, the explosions works on any server.
You may use this mod in any modpack without needing to ask for permission.
Available Versions
How to Install Swinging Lanterns on Your Client
Install the Mod Loader Locally
Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.
Download the Matching File
Choose the Swinging Lanterns file for fabric and Minecraft 26.3.
Install Mod
Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2 (+12 more)
Server-side
β UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Does Swinging Lanterns need to be installed on the Minecraft server?
No. Modrinth marks Swinging Lanterns as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.
Which version and loader does Swinging Lanterns require?
Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.
Swinging Lanterns is not working β what should I check?
First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.
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