Swinging Lanterns

Swinging Lanterns

Adds configurable swinging motions to Minecraft lanterns.

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Swinging Lanterns for Lively Builds
All Lanterns and Chains are supported!
Lanterns change movement when is raining
Settings

About this Mod

Swinging Lanterns – preview

swinging lanterns logo

Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains, making builds feel more dynamic and alive. Now with physics!

Client-side – works also on vanilla servers!

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New in 2.0 - The Physics Update !

Lanterns physics
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 swinging
Lanterns gently sway, adding life and movement to your builds.

Weather-aware movement
Thunderstorms hit different 🌧️

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.

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You may use this mod in any modpack without needing to ask for permission.

Available Versions

Swinging Lanterns 26.3-2.0.3release
MC 26.3fabric
October 7, 2026
Swinging Lanterns 26.3-2.0.3release
MC 26.3neoforge
October 7, 2026
Swinging Lanterns 26.2-2.0.3release
MC 26.2fabric
October 7, 2026
Swinging Lanterns 26.2-2.0.3release
MC 26.2neoforge
October 7, 2026
Swinging Lanterns 26.2-2.0.3release
MC 26.2forge
October 7, 2026

How to Install Swinging Lanterns on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the Swinging Lanterns file for fabric and Minecraft 26.3.

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

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2 (+12 more)

Server-side

βœ— Unsupported

Recommended 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 – 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.

Minecraft Server for Your Group

Swinging Lanterns stays on your client. Host a compatible world for your group.

Recommended RAM
4 GBfrom €5.2/mo
Minimum 3 GB | per 8 players
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Client Compatibility Guide
NVMe SSD Storage
DDoS Protection included

Details

License
LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.326.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.11.211.20.6+5 more