lantern

<p>Extends the range of all player-held lights with the "lightdistance" attribute with little invisible light entities.<br />Now with mod support, configurable distance, and colored lights support.</p> <p>FAQ</p> <p>Hey, isn't that the "Mario is Missing" box art?<br />I have no idea what you're talking about.</p> <p>Are you kidding?? But that's clearly Luigi...<br />You must be mistaken. That's Mr. Lantern.</p> <p>Why is Mr. Lantern frowning?<br />Because he didn't install the lantern mod.</p> <p>So now that mod support is a thing, how do I make my light block compatible?<br />Just give it the "lightdistance: 21" attribute with the value representing how far (in blocks) you want the light beam to reach.<br />_{Here's how it works internally: First it creates an orb 9 blocks away. It will then create a new light orb every 4 blocks until it reaches or surpasses the defined distance.<br />}</p> <p>Do I need to be a coder or can JSON modders/patchers use this system too?<br />You can add the value to the "attributes" or "attributesbytype" section of your JSON.<br /><span style="background-color: #bdc3c7;">attributes: {lightdistance: 21}</span> Simple as.</p> <p>Do I have to worry about setting the light level and color?<br />Nope not at all. It uses the HSV already defined in JSON.</p> <p>You think Mr. Lantern is going to download the mod now?<br />Probably not. He's too busy looking for his lost brother.</p> <p>Is there a max limit to how far lantern light can go?<br />There isn't any, but any past 80 becomes meaningless since entities (and their light) stop rendering that far out.</p> <p>OK so if Mr. Lantern has an L on their cap because their last name is Lantern, why does his brother have an M on their cap?<br />Erm, so uh, so you know how Mario- actually forget Mario. It's... Lantern... Lantern. Like the super mario movie.</p> <p>Sure I get that part, but that doesn't actually answer what the M on Mr. Lantern's brother's cap stands for.<br />You know, I don't actually have an answer for that one. I'll ask him once he finds his brother.</p>