1.19.x-1.0.0
Compatibility
Changes
Better Light
Bring immersive lighting to your Minecraft adventures.
Better Light is a lightweight Forge mod that lets you carry lanterns naturally, explore with both hands free, and interact with light sources in a more intuitive way.
Instead of constantly holding a lantern, simply equip it on your belt and let it illuminate your path while you mine, fight, or build.
Features
🏮 Dynamic Lighting
Light sources emit dynamic light while held or equipped on your belt, making cave exploration much more immersive.
👖 Belt Lantern
Attach a lantern to your belt and keep both hands free. The lantern is fully rendered on your player model with smooth movement and realistic swinging while walking or running.
🖱️ Quick Pickup
Pick up placed lanterns and torches with a simple Right Click—no need to break and replace them.
✨ Smooth Animations
The belt lantern features natural motion with smooth interpolation and realistic sway, making it feel like part of your equipment instead of a static model.
⚙️ Configurable
Customize the lantern’s position, rotation, offsets, and other visual settings to match your preferences.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.19.2
- Forge
Current Version
v1.0.0 (NO API)
This first release focuses on delivering a polished core experience. Future updates are planned to introduce a public API, additional supported light sources, accessory support, and expanded compatibility with other mods.
Better Light is designed to enhance vanilla gameplay while staying lightweight, immersive, and multiplayer-friendly.
Projects on Modrinth are automatically available through a Maven repository for use with JVM build tools such as Gradle. To learn more about the Modrinth Maven API, click here.
Note: When available, you should use the creator's maven repo instead as it will have transitive dependency information that the Modrinth Maven API does not. You may also end up with duplicate dependencies if you use a mix of Modrinth and non-Modrinth Maven repositories for your dependencies, because the group identifier will be different when served through the Modrinth Maven API.
Maven coordinates:
Version ID:
build.gradle:
repositories {
exclusiveContent {
forRepository {
maven {
name = "Modrinth"
url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven"
}
}
// forRepositories(fg.repository) // Uncomment when using ForgeGradle
filter {
includeGroup "maven.modrinth"
}
}
}
// Standard Gradle dependency
dependencies {
implementation "maven.modrinth:qEnP8Ibd:jey7T7bF"
}
// Legacy Loom dependency
dependencies {
modImplementation "maven.modrinth:qEnP8Ibd:jey7T7bF"
}

