Swinging Lanterns
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Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains, making builds feel more dynamic and alive.
Does not follow a specific thematic focus apart from vanilla Minecraft.
Used for mods with little to no gameplay elements.
Improves the visual aspects of the game with better textures, models, etc.
Includes quality of life improvements and small tweaks to enhance and customize gameplay.
Adds client-side tools and features to enhance the user experience.
Adds or enhances weather and environmental effects.
Forge is a popular mod loader for versions 1.1+ of Minecraft.
Neoforge is a fork of the Minecraft Forge available for versions 1.20.1+ of Minecraft. Many Forge mods are compatible with Neoforge and vice versa.
Fabric is a mod loader for versions 1.14+ of Minecraft, particularly popular for client side and optimization mods.
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Runs entirely on the client. Works on vanilla servers.
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Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains, making builds feel more dynamic and alive.
Client-side only — works on vanilla servers.
Features
- Smooth lantern swinging
- Weather-aware movement
Rain and thunder increase the intensity for a more immersive animation - Moving chains (optional)
Chain + 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 (works on vanilla servers) - Resource pack support
- Configurable in-game (Mod Menu) or via JSON
- No shaders needed
- Compatible with third-party lanterns
Enjoy watching your modded lanterns swing too!
Lanterns gently sway, adding life and movement to 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)
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- 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.
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!
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 sway, adding life and movement to 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
You may use this mod in any modpack without needing to ask for permission.
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Swinging Lanterns for Lively Builds Add motion, atmosphere, and life to your creations! -
All Lanterns and Chains are supported! Copper, Soul and regular lanterns are fully supported, including their matching chains! -
Lanterns change movement when is raining -
Settings Fine-tune every detail with an advanced settings menu! *Mod Menu is required for in-game configuration otherwise, you can still customize everything via the JSON config files.
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