Beltborne Lanterns

     

Beltborne Lanterns — free hands, bright path

Press B while holding a lantern — it snaps onto your belt. Walk, jump, fight — the lantern sways with physics and casts light near you. Need it back in your hands? Press B again. 💡

🧩 Why it’s awesome

• One key, zero hassle. Stop digging in your inventory: B instantly attaches or detaches the lantern.
• Living light. Physics makes the glow feel real — a gentle sway as you move and turn.
• Immersion without compromise. Hands free, light by your side — explore, build, survive.

⚙️ How to use

1. Hold a lantern.
2. Press B — it attaches to your belt.
3. Move around — it sways with you and casts light near you.
4. Press B again — it detaches.

Dynamic lighting note: the in‑world light effect requires a dynamic lighting mod — see FAQ.

⧉ Add-ons

• Beltborne Lanterns - Accessories Layer: Modrinth / Curseforge / Github

📷 Showcase

❓ FAQ — compatibility & multiplayer

• Does it work in multiplayer? — YES! (Requires both client and server)
• Does it emit light in vanilla Minecraft? — No. Install a dynamic lighting mod to get light from the belt lantern:
  • Fabric / Quilt / NeoForge: LambDynamicLights
  • Alternative (NeoForge): Dynamic Lights (AtomicStryker)
• Will this work with the Soul Lantern? — YES!
• Will this work with a lantern from another mod? — YES! Add its item tag to the compatible list in the config.
• Does this work with the Accessories? — YES, Install the Beltborne Lanterns: Accessories Layer add-on.
• Does this work with the First-person Model? — YES, and it looks fantastic! (screenshot under spoiler) Show screenshot

Dynamic Lights Compatibility

Sodium Dynamic Lights

Sodium Dynamic Lights (fork of LambDynamicLights) is also technically supported, but:

• Issues related to Sodium Dynamic Lights will be closed
• Please use LambDynamicLights for full support
• I cannot maintain compatibility with forks that may diverge from the original API

Known Limitations

Bliss Shaders Floodfill

Belt lanterns are incompatible with Bliss Shaders' Floodfill colored lighting option.

Why: Floodfill voxelizes world blocks to compute lighting. Entity-attached items (like belt lanterns) exist outside this voxel space and cannot be detected.

Workarounds:

• Disable Floodfill in Bliss Shaders settings
• Use LambDynamicLights for dynamic lighting (fully supported)

📜 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 — see the LICENSE file for details.
Full license text: Apache 2.0

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