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Curious Lanterns

Provides a hip slot for your illuminated mining needs! Requires a dynamic lights mod.

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Quick answer

Which Curious Lanterns release should I use?

Updated 1 year ago
Latest stable file curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
Game version 1.18.2
Loader Forge

Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar targets 1.18.2 with Forge. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server. 1 required mod needs a matching file.

Where it goes

Is Curious Lanterns required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar need?

curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

1 required mod needs a matching file

Install Curios API, Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match. 13 come through another mod in the chain.

11 listed on this file 13 pulled in by those mods
Curios API Needed by Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
required
No matching file
Additional Lanterns Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: Additional Lanterns 1.1.2 for Forge 1.18
Supplementaries Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
No matching file
Quark Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
No matching file
Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) Needed by Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: curiouslights-forge-1.3.0+1.18.2.jar
Project 576846 Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Still checking
Macaw's Lights and Lamps Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: v1.1.5 / mc1.18.2 - Forge
Skinned Lanterns (Forge / NeoForge) Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: skinned_lanterns-1.18.2-1.3.4.jar
Chipped Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: chipped-forge-1.18.2-2.0.1.jar
Cyclic Optional for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar
optional
Matching file found Matched file: Cyclic-1.18.2-1.8.1.jar
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib Needed by Additional Lanterns
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: SuperMartijn642's Core Lib 1.1.22 for Forge 1.18
Lucent Needed by Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Lucent 1.18.2-v1.2.2
Dynamic Lights Needed by Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Dynamic Lights
Sodium/Embeddium Dynamic Lights Needed by Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: dynamiclightsreforged-1.18.2_v1.3.3.jar
Botania Needed by Skinned Lanterns (Forge / NeoForge)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Botania-1.18.2-435.jar
Jellyfishing Needed by Skinned Lanterns (Forge / NeoForge)
pulled in
No matching file
ConnectedTexturesMod Needed by Chipped
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: CTM - 1.18.2-1.1.5+5
Blue Skies Needed by Lucent
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Blue Skies: Population 1.18.2-v1.3.12
Catalogue Needed by Lucent
pulled in
No matching file
Configured Needed by Lucent
pulled in
No matching file
Lava Monsters Needed by Lucent
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Lava Monsters 1.18.2-v1.0.11
Rubidium Needed by Sodium/Embeddium Dynamic Lights
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: Rubidium mc1.18.2-0.5.6

13 extra mods were pulled in by other dependencies. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Curious Lanterns without breaking your instance.

Built for Curious Lanterns curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar. It targets 1.18.2 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Curios API, Radiant Gear (Fabric/Forge/Quilt) first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match. 13 come through another mod in the chain.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside curiouslanterns-1.18.2-1.3.7.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Curious Lanterns add?

This mod adds a Hip curio slot and allows both the Lantern and Soul Lantern to be placed in it.

For hip lantern swinging, enable it via the client config file in the config folder.

As of 1.3.1, the lantern uses the Belt curio slot.
Spare belt slots must be manually added using the common config file.

As of Minecraft 1.20.1, Curio's has removed the ability to change slot counts without the use of Datapacks. As such, the common config file will not longer be present. My apologies.

Requires Curios (Forge) and Radiant Gear (including a dynamic lights mod, see Radiant Gear for info).

This mod does not add dynamic lighting on its own.

Radiant Gear does this, so please refer to that mod for dynamic lighting.
This mod only adds a curio slot for the lantern, Radiant Gear handles everything else.

Lucent supports native dynamic lighting for both vanilla and modded lanterns.

Those who use other dynamic light mods may need to edit the dynamic lighting mod's config file and add the lantern items manually. Warning

As of now, Lucent does not work with Ars Nouveau. Attempting to use both will result in no block lighting. This is not an issue with Curious Lanterns, it is a problem with Lucent and Ars Nouveau.

This is because Ars Nouveau adds its own Dynamic Lights rendering, resulting in conflict and rendering errors.

Compatible Mods

  • Supplementaries + Squared
  • Cyclic
  • Quark
  • Additional Lanterns
  • Macaw's Lights and Lamps
  • Skinned Lanterns
  • Hardcore Torches
  • Chipped

More compatibilities will be added as they arise. Note: I will only include compatibilities if they are relatively easy and clean to implement.

I made this specifically because I was tired of holding torches in my off-hand when caving and accidentally placing them everywhere, plus the idea of having a lantern on your hip is very aesthetically pleasing. I could have done this with a datapack, and I'm sure it's already been done in some way, but I've never worked with API's before and I wanted to give it a shot. Since this is already a mod, I do intend on adding some more functions later on, such as toggling on and off the lantern, but when or if I actually get to this is up in the air. Don't expect much.

Before it's asked, I do plan on updating this to later versions as they come out, as long as its parent mods are kept up with. I cannot do a backport, Radiant Gear does not have previous versions. I do not intend on making a fabric version, as fabric is out of my expertise, and I don't have the patience to figure it out. My apologies.

Project description from CurseForge.

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