Swinging Lanterns

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.

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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 + 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)

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.