
Prettier Lanterns
Adds beautiful ore, dye, and seasonal lanterns with matching dyeable chains for cozy vanilla-style decoration.
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About this Mod
Prettier Lanterns
Prettier Lanterns is a vanilla-friendly decoration mod that adds new lantern variants and matching dyeable chains to Minecraft.
Light up your builds with ore-themed lanterns, colorful dye lanterns, seasonal lanterns, and matching chains that fit naturally with the vanilla style.
Features
- Ore and material lantern variants
- All 16 dye-colored lanterns
- Seasonal lanterns for Halloween, Christmas, and Easter
- Dyeable iron chains for every dye color
- Chains can be placed vertically and horizontally, just like vanilla chains
- Animated lantern block textures
- Clean item textures
- Crafting recipes for all lanterns and chains
- Creative inventory support
Lantern Types
Prettier Lanterns adds multiple lantern styles for different builds:
- Copper Lantern
- Iron Lantern
- Gold Lantern
- Diamond Lantern
- Emerald Lantern
- Redstone Lantern
- Lapis Lantern
- Coal Lantern
- Quartz Lantern
- Amethyst Lantern
- Netherite Lantern
- Dye-colored Lanterns
- Halloween Lantern
- Christmas Lantern
- Easter Lantern
Dyeable Chains
The mod also adds matching dyeable iron chains, so your lanterns and chains can fit together in the same color theme.
These chains work like vanilla chains and can be placed both vertically and sideways.
Recipes
Most recipes are simple and vanilla-friendly:
- Lantern + material/dye = new lantern
- Iron Chain + dye = colored iron chain
Perfect For
- Cozy houses
- Medieval builds
- Fantasy builds
- Caves
- Gardens
- Paths
- Villages
- Seasonal decorations
Future Updates
More lanterns, chains, and decoration features may be added in future updates.
Available Versions
How to Install Prettier 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 "Prettier Lanterns". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Prettier 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 Prettier Lanterns compatible with fabric?
Prettier Lanterns officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Prettier Lanterns – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Prettier 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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