Lanterns



A Lantern is a small light source that hangs from ceilings (the underside of blocks). They occupy less space than a Chandelier, making them ideal for smaller spaces. Lanterns can be toggles on and off via wires. It's important to notice that the wire needs to connect to the chain of a lamp. If the wire is connected to the bulb itself, it will still emit light in its off state. (somebody please improve this. I'm bad at english and writing wiki articles.)

The Heart Lantern is a variant that additionally provides players standing within about 48 tiles with extra health regeneration, which stacks with the Campfires buff. Toggling the Heart Lantern off will only deactivate the light source, and not the buff.

The Star in a Bottle similarly adds a mana regeneration buff.

The Skull Lantern and Jack 'O Lantern, while being named Lanterns, are not like the rest of the lanterns in that they need to be placed on a flat surface. Likewise, the Chinese Lantern takes up slightly more space than a typical lantern, with a width of 2 blocks rather than 1.

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