GlymeraLantern - Personal Dynamic Light

A simple toggle command that makes your character emit light - perfect for mining, caves and nighttime exploration.

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What is GlymeraLantern?

GlymeraLantern gives every player a personal light source. Type /lantern and your character starts glowing, illuminating everything around you. Type it again to turn it off. No items to craft, no torches to place, no fuel to worry about - just light when you need it.

Pure server-side plugin - no client mod required.

How It Works

The plugin attaches a DynamicLight component directly to your player entity. The light moves with you in real time, with zero delay. There are no invisible blocks, no floating NPCs, no particles - just clean dynamic light on your character.

Commands

Command	Who	Description
`/lantern`	Everyone*	Toggle personal light on/off

Access can be restricted to OPs via config.

Configuration

A config file is generated at first startup:

mods/de.glymera_GlymeraLantern/config.json

{
  "opOnly": false
}

Setting	Default	Description
`opOnly`	`false`	If `true`, only server operators can use `/lantern`

Installation

Place GlymeraLantern-1.0.0.jar in your server's mods/ folder
Start (or restart) the server
Done!

Features

Instant toggle - Light turns on/off immediately with /lantern
Zero delay - Light is attached to the player entity, moves with you in real time
No blocks placed - Nothing to break, nothing to target, nothing in the way
No visual clutter - No floating objects, particles or entities
Works everywhere - Caves, mines, nighttime, underwater
Per-player - Each player controls their own light independently
Configurable access - Allow everyone or restrict to OPs
No asset pack - Pure server-side, no client downloads needed

Use Cases

Mining - See where you're digging without placing torches every few blocks
Cave exploration - Light up dark caves as you move through them
Night building - Keep working on your builds after sunset
New players - Give everyone light so early gameplay isn't frustrating in the dark

Performance

GlymeraLantern is extremely lightweight:

No tick system - The DynamicLight component is managed by Hytale's built-in entity tracker
No block manipulation - Nothing is placed or removed in the world
No file I/O - Config is read once at startup
One component per player - Minimal memory footprint

Good to Know

The light radius is determined by Hytale's DynamicLight system
Light persists until the player types /lantern again or disconnects
Compatible with all other Glymera plugins
Does not conflict with placed torches, lanterns or other light sources

Made with care by Glymera for the Hytale community