Lantern Trails
by Nhbybnb
Lantern Trails makes light particles follow a player who is holding a lantern, leaving a glowing path behind them as they explore.
What it does
While a player holds a lantern, light particles drift along behind them, so the route they have walked stays visible as a line of glow. The effect is purely visual: it places no blocks, changes no terrain and adds no items beyond what the mod itself provides. Players can use it to mark a trail for friends to follow, or simply for the look of the light moving through a dark cave or forest at night.
Both the server and every player need the mod, because the particles are produced on each client and the server must accept the same installation. Lantern Trails is published for Fabric and Forge, with files for 1.19.2, 1.19.4 and 1.20.1. The code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
The author describes the visuals as performance-friendly and says they work alongside other visual mods. These are the author's claims and the catalog has not measured them.
Key features
Trailing light particles
Light particles spawn behind the player while a lantern is held, forming a visible path of glow.
Lantern-driven effect
The trail appears only while a lantern is held in hand, so it stops when the player puts the lantern away.
Light in dark areas
The particles make it easier to follow the route through caves, forests and other dark places at night.
Visual-only design
The mod changes how the trail looks and does not alter blocks, terrain or world generation.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a decorative light effect while exploring dark areas, and server owners who want a shared visual trail for group travel.
How it compares
Redstone Lantern is a Fabric mod for 1.19 – 1.19.2, open source under the MIT License, and runs on client and server. Torches 'n' Trinkets is open source under the MIT License, supports 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 on Fabric, and also runs on client and server. Lantern Trails differs from both by covering Fabric and Forge for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and by being closed to outside code under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Trails | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
| Redstone Lantern | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-07-31 |
| Torches 'n' Trinkets | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-09-24 |
Questions
Which loaders does Lantern Trails support?
Does the server need Lantern Trails installed?
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In the catalog
Lantern Trails is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
🌙 Perfect for cozy exploration, creation a trail for your friends to follow you on. 💡 Bring light to the darkness — and let it follow you.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lantern-trails
- Owner
- Nhbybnb
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15