
Arcane Lanterns
Imbue a lantern with different catalysts to manipulate its effects!
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About this Mod

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Arcane Lanterns allows you to use the power of light! Fabricate special types of lanterns using a Lantern Maker with various effects to help around your base. What are you waiting for, get ready for the magic!
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▶️ Use the Lantern Maker to infuse a normal vanilla lantern with some special powers. Place the catalysts onto the maker, then finally place the vanilla lantern block on top and your new lantern will be created.
▶️ Recipes and information about each lantern is found in JEI and REI.
▶️ Life Lantern: Makes crops around the lantern grow faster. Catalysts: Egg, Melon, Golden Apple, Sugar Cane, Bone Meal
▶️ Feral Lantern: Lights up a giant area around it by spawning sparks. When the area is lit up and enough sparks have been spawned the lantern vanishes. Catalysts: Glowstone, Jack o' Lantern, Fire Charge, Blaze Powder, Gold Ingot
▶️ Love Lantern: Makes nearby mobs fall in love. Catalysts: Diamond, Rabbit Foot, Golden Carrot, Beetroot, Life Lantern, Honey Bottle
▶️ Wailing Lantern: Cries if you get close, screams and applies nausea if you get even closer. Catalysts: Ghast Tear, Wraped Roots, Flint, Pufferfish, Ink Sac
▶️ Boreal Lantern: Slows nearby mobs and players down, also extinguishes burning mobs. Catalysts: Cobweb, Snowball, Packed Ice, Quartz
▶️ Brilliant Lantern: Turns nearby animals directly into experience. Catalysts: Shulker Shell, Paper, Snowball, Phantom Membrane
▶️ Warding Lantern: Pushes all living entities except players away. Catalysts: Warped Fungus, Pufferfish, Iron Door, Obsidian
▶️ Containment Lantern: Keeps all living entities except the player confined to an area. Catalysts: Warding Lantern, Fishing Rod, Cobweb, Chain
▶️ Withering Lantern: Applies the wither effect in the area around it. Catalysts: Wither Rose, Soul Sand, Firework Star, Coal
▶️ Cloud Lantern: Applies the slow fall effect in the area around it. Catalysts: Phantom Membrane, Soul Torch, Snow Block, White Wool
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⏩ INSTALLATION REQUIRED ON CLIENT & REQUIRED ON SERVER
⏩ REQUIRES PUZZLES LIB TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC & NEOFORGE)
⏩ REQUIRES FABRIC API TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)
⏩ REQUIRES FORGE CONFIG API PORT TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)
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If available for a mod, configuration is possible directly from in-game using the mod menu (requires Mod Menu by Prospector to be installed on Fabric). Please note that on older Minecraft versions installing Forge Config Screens is also a requirement.
For manual configuration using an external text editor all files are found at .minecraft/config, named as MOD_ID-client.toml, MOD_ID-common.toml, or MOD_ID-server.toml, depending on the type of config. Not all types might exist for a mod, if any at all.
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🌟 Thanks a lot to Playelectro for originally creating this mod as Magical Lanterns. Arcane Lanterns is a port to modern Minecraft with many small improvements, fixes and overhauls.
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Available Versions
How to Install Arcane Lanterns on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Arcane Lanterns". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+15 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Arcane Lanterns server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Arcane Lanterns compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Arcane Lanterns officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Arcane Lanterns – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Arcane Lanterns consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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