Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains,
making builds feel more dynamic and alive.
Client-side only – works also on vanilla servers!
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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
- 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 swing while you move around your builds.
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: usually fine, but some shader packs may handle colored/emissive lighting differently
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You may use this mod in any modpack without needing to ask for permission.
