Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains, making builds feel more dynamic and alive.
Description
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)
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.