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Useful Lanterns

Mod

This mod adds a dedicated Trinket slot for lanterns so you can always make use of them!

Type

Mod

Modrinth Downloads

44,820

Modrinth ID

6WmkI00Y

Last Updated

Aug 29, 2026

Description

Useful Lanterns

This mod adds a Trinket slot called the "Lantern Slot" that let's you put a lantern on your hip which renders on your character with dynamic lighting and very cool physics.

Preview

Dependencies

This mod requires Trinkets to function.

For it to emit light LambDynamicLights is required.

For the in-game config screen you need to install Mod Menu and Fzzy Config. Otherwise you need to manually edit the file config/usefullanterns/config.toml.

Currently you can configure which side the lantern is on with the Lantern On Right Side config value and also the Scale value of the lantern.

Mod Compatibility

This mod by default works with:

But don't worry, you can easily add your own mod compatibility with just a single datapack. By editing the tag data/trinkets/tags/items/legs/lantern.json you can make any lantern work with Useful Lanterns!

Example:

{ "replace": false, "values": [ "myfavoritemod:cute_lantern", "myfavoritemod:cool_lantern" ] }

The "replace": false is really necessary here, since if you overwrite the default tag none of the lanterns this mod supports will work. Yes, not even the vanilla ones.

Credits

The renderer of this mod was written with the assist of Claude AI but the mod logo and the description is entirely made by Fyoncle, so is the other classes.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.20.1 1.20.4 1.20.5 1.20.6 1.21 1.21.1

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