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The Lantern Update (New Functionality!)

Another simple change that I feel would go well for the Caves and Cliffs update is to turn a Lantern from a simple light source block to a proper tool to use. Now people suggested that Torches should be given this, but I feel the Lantern would be significantly better for this task, and that's the ability to light up an area around you even while it's in your hand.

This would give Lantern a new functionality never before used in Minecraft outside of mods, and would give players more of a reason to keep exploring the treacherous cave systems down below. Now as a result of all of this, the Lantern would also need to be updated with a few new features, which are as follows:

• Lanterns are now 3D models instead of 2D sprites while in hand
• Lanterns are now held underneath the player's hand or off hand instead of on top of it
• Lanterns can now be picked back up by right clicking once placed on a block
• To compensate, Lanterns now require a fuel source to be added (through crafting), with effects varying greatly depending on fuel type

This effect would also apply to Soul Fire Lanterns as well, seeing as they are just the same as Lanterns in the end, but are blue.

Overall I feel like this should be perfect for the update, and I think that a lot of us would be able to appreciate being able to explore cave systems a lot longer than ever before! This is a game about exploration, as much as it is mining and crafting, after all.

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• February 24, 2021 23:30
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  • February 26, 2021 10:27
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  A few addendums to my last post since I feel like these are important to bring up, while also keeping in line with the sole idea of Lanterns actually being the topic and also because I'd run out of characters otherwise:

  • The lighting distance for Lanterns and Soul Lanterns is increased from 15/10 to 16/12. This is to further increase their utility and also make them be optimal in use for cave systems, especially deeper down you go in the world. However, utilizing more than one lantern won't double the lighting distance you get from them.
  • The Lantern and Soul Lantern items can now be equipped as Legging gear. When equipped as Leggings, they will be placed on the hip of the player's character, allowing them to be carried.
  • The Lantern and Soul Lantern items now sway back and forth every time the player walks forward and backward, but only if character sway is on.
  • Lanterns and Soul Lanterns can work underwater.

  I'll also be talking about a new Lantern type elsewhere that I think should be added into the game, but this thread is only for functionality, not a new item.

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  • March 01, 2021 18:55
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  I also had the same idea, as lighting up the new mega caves in 1.17 is going to be a huge chore. Many people play Minecraft for a short amount of time, and this would make progressing through the game a little easier. Also, when they introduced the Warden, they said they wanted to recreate the scary feeling of their first night in Minecraft. This would only add that. 

  Also, while holding the Soul Lanterns, make it so Piglins are scared off. Instead of using them as legging gear, we should be allowed to hold the lanterns in our off-hands, making it easier to fight mobs in unexplored cave systems.