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CurseForge · Minecraft mod

Arcane Lanterns

Imbue a lantern with different catalysts to manipulate its effects!

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Latest stable file v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
Game version 26.3
Loader Fabric

Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric targets 26.3 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 3 required mods have matching files.

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

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Fabric
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.

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What else does Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric need?

v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 3 required mods have matching files

Install Forge Config API Port, Puzzles Lib, Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 6 come through another mod in the chain.

7 listed on this file 6 pulled in by those mods
Forge Config API Port Needed by Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
required
Matching file found Matched file: [FABRIC] [26.3.x] v26.3.1
Just Enough Items (JEI) Optional for Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
optional
Matching file found Matched file: 31.17.0.109 for Fabric 26.3
Puzzles Lib Needed by Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
required
Matching file found Matched file: v26.3.17-mc26.3.x+fabric
Fabric API Needed by Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
required
Matching file found Matched file: [26.3] Fabric API 0.166.0+26.3
Just Enough Items (JEI) Optional for Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
optional
Matching file found Matched file: 31.17.0.109
Roughly Enough Items (REI) Optional for Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric
optional
Matching file found Matched file: 26.3.824+fabric
Mod Menu Needed by Forge Config API Port
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: v21.0.0 for 26.3
MezzConfigGUI Needed by Just Enough Items (JEI)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: MezzConfig GUI mc26.3-0.6.3 for Fabric
MezzConfig Needed by Just Enough Items (JEI)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: MezzConfig 0.7.1 for Fabric 26.3
Architectury API Needed by Roughly Enough Items Fabric/Forge/NeoForge (REI)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: [Fabric 26.3] v22.0.5

6 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 Arcane Lanterns without breaking your instance.

Built for Arcane Lanterns v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric. It targets 26.3 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Forge Config API Port, Puzzles Lib, Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 6 come through another mod in the chain.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabric. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Arcane Lanterns add?

Arcane Lanterns allows you to use the power of light! Fabricate special types of lanterns using a Lantern Maker with various effects to help around your base. What are you waiting for, get ready for the magic!

  • Use the Lantern Maker to infuse a normal vanilla lantern with some special powers. Place the catalysts onto the maker, then finally place the vanilla lantern block on top and your new lantern will be created.
  • Recipes and information about each lantern is found in JEI and REI.
  • Life Lantern: Makes crops around the lantern grow faster. Catalysts: Egg, Melon, Golden Apple, Sugar Cane, Bone Meal
  • Feral Lantern: Lights up a giant area around it by spawning sparks. When the area is lit up and enough sparks have been spawned the lantern vanishes. Catalysts: Glowstone, Jack o' Lantern, Fire Charge, Blaze Powder, Gold Ingot
  • Love Lantern: Makes nearby mobs fall in love. Catalysts: Diamond, Rabbit Foot, Golden Carrot, Beetroot, Life Lantern, Honey Bottle
  • Wailing Lantern: Cries if you get close, screams and applies nausea if you get even closer. Catalysts: Ghast Tear, Wraped Roots, Flint, Pufferfish, Ink Sac
  • Boreal Lantern: Slows nearby mobs and players down, also extinguishes burning mobs. Catalysts: Cobweb, Snowball, Packed Ice, Quartz
  • Brilliant Lantern: Turns nearby animals directly into experience. Catalysts: Shulker Shell, Paper, Snowball, Phantom Membrane
  • Warding Lantern: Pushes all living entities except players away. Catalysts: Warped Fungus, Pufferfish, Iron Door, Obsidian
  • Containment Lantern: Keeps all living entities except the player confined to an area. Catalysts: Warding Lantern, Fishing Rod, Cobweb, Chain
  • Withering Lantern: Applies the wither effect in the area around it. Catalysts: Wither Rose, Soul Sand, Firework Star, Coal
  • Cloud Lantern: Applies the slow fall effect in the area around it. Catalysts: Phantom Membrane, Soul Torch, Snow Block, White Wool

⏩ INSTALLATION REQUIRED ON CLIENT & REQUIRED ON SERVER

⏩ REQUIRES PUZZLES LIB TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC & NEOFORGE)

⏩ REQUIRES FABRIC API TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)

⏩ REQUIRES FORGE CONFIG API PORT TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)

If available for a mod, configuration is possible directly from in-game using the mod menu (requires Mod Menu by Prospector to be installed on Fabric).

For manual configuration using an external text editor all files are found at .minecraft/config, named as MOD_ID-client.toml, MOD_ID-common.toml, or MOD_ID-server.toml, depending on the type of config. Not all types might exist for a mod, if any at all.

🌟 Thanks a lot to Playelectro for originally creating this mod as Magical Lanterns. Arcane Lanterns is a port to modern Minecraft with many small improvements, fixes and overhauls.

© 2026 @heyitsfuzs. All rights reserved. This page was last edited on 11 September 2026, at 06:44 (UTC).

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