Immersive Lanterns (Unofficial-Fix)
by kgbcupcake
Immersive Lanterns (Unofficial-Fix) is an unofficial NeoForge 1.21.1 patch that restores optional integration for lanterns carried on the belt or in a Curios slot.
What it does
The patch removes the hard dependencies that the original Immersive Lanterns shipped with, so a game can load without Curios API, Accessories or any dynamic-light mod installed. Curio API remains the one required dependency. The fork only ports fixes and compatibility changes from the original repository's GitHub issue 38, and it is not open source: All rights reserved applies.
Lanterns can be carried in Curios or Accessories slots and in the belt, with detection and rendering of dynamic light working through either path. Dynamic light is optional and can come from LambDynamicLights or Sodium Dynamic Lights, and Iris is an optional shader that adds held-item light mapping when it is present. Only the client needs the mod, so servers can run without it. Files target 1.21.1 alone, with 1.0.7 for 1.21.1 as the latest NeoForge file, published on 2026-07-06. The original mod's author is kgbcupcake's upstream, credited to Toni and Txni for the concept and assets.
Key features
Optional Accessories support
Lanterns can be worn through Accessories or Curios, with either system working on its own.
Optional dynamic lights
Light from carried lanterns can be drawn by LambDynamicLights or Sodium Dynamic Lights, or left off entirely.
Held-item light mapping
When Iris is installed, held lanterns cast light through its optional shader support.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 4
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and modpack makers on NeoForge 1.21.1 who want Immersive Lanterns without the original hard dependencies.
Questions
Does Immersive Lanterns (Unofficial-Fix) need Curios API?
Does the server need to install this mod?
How does this fork differ from the original mod?
In the catalog
Immersive Lanterns (Unofficial-Fix) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
The original Immersive Lanterns mod by Toni has not been updated for current loaders and shipped with hard dependencies that break many modpacks notably requiring specific dynamic-light and belt-slot mods even when you use alternatives. This is an unofficial NeoForge 1.21.1 build that removes those requirements and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/immersive-lanterns-unofficial-patch
- Owner
- kgbcupcake
- Published
- 2026-05-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15