Lanterns Belong on Walls

Now you can place lanterns on walls! Simply install a supported lantern on the side surface of a block, and it will automatically attach to it.

Compatibility

For working with lanterns from other mods, it's required that the developers of those mods add appropriate support.

Note: If you're using a resource pack that changes lantern block files, the visual connection to the wall may not display.

For Mod Developers

NeoForge

1. Add Gradle dependency:

   repositories {
       //...
       maven {
           name = "Modrinth"
           url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven"
       }
   }
   
   dependencies {
       //...
       modImplementation "maven.modrinth:lanterns-bow:${lanterns_bow_version}"
   }

   Check the versions page for current versions.

2. In your mod constructor, add an event handler:

   public ExampleModContstructor(IEventBus modBus) {
       modBus.addListener((WallLanternsEvent event) -> {
           event.addLantern(new WallLantern(
                   WallLantern.Type.StandardCutout,
                   ResourceLocation.parse("example:example_lantern"))
           );
           event.addLantern(new WallLantern(
                   WallLantern.Type.Standard,
                   ResourceLocation.parse("example:example_lantern_two"))
           );
       });
   }

Fabric

1. Add Gradle dependency:

   repositories {
       //...
       maven {
           name = "Modrinth"
           url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven"
       }
   }
   
   dependencies {
       //...
       modImplementation "maven.modrinth:lanterns-bow:${lanterns_bow_version}"
   }

   Check the versions page for current versions.

2. Create an entrypoint class:

   public class ExampleLanternModWall implements WallLanternsEntrypoint {
       @Override
       public void registerLanterns(WallLanternsRegistry registry) {
           registry.registerLantern(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath("examplemod", "lantern"));
       }
   }

3. Add the entrypoint to your fabric.mod.json:

   ...
   "entrypoints": {
       ...
       "walllanterns": "com.example.mod.examplemod.ExampleLanternModWall"
   }

Lantern Types

All lantern models, unless otherwise specified, are created based on the standard standing lantern model.

Several lantern types are available:

• Standard - uses the standard shape of vanilla standing lantern
• StandardCutout - intended for NeoForge. Follows the same rules as Standard, but forcibly uses the cutout render type on NeoForge