Lanterns

Lanterns*

Statistics

* Internal Tile ID: **42, 95 (Chinese Lantern), 270 (Firefly in a Bottle), 271 (Lightning Bug in a Bottle)**

For the floating lantern resembling those seen during Lantern Nights, see Release Lantern.

**Lanterns** are small light sources that hang from ceilings (the underside of blocks). They occupy less room than a chandelier, making them ideal for smaller spaces. Most lanterns can be toggled on and off via wire.

There are two lanterns that provide regeneration buffs, the Heart Lantern and the Star in a Bottle, which grant health and mana regeneration, respectively. Toggling these lanterns off will only deactivate the light source, but not the buff.

The Skull Lantern and Jack 'O Lantern, while having *lantern* in their name, are not like the rest of the lanterns in that they need to be placed on a flat surface. The Large Dynasty Lantern is considered a chandelier due to its dimensions.

## Notes

* The Firefly in a Bottle, Lightning Bug in a Bottle, Lavafly in a Bottle, and all "soul in a bottle" variants cannot be toggled on and off via wire.
* Unlike the other lanterns, the Chinese Lantern is 2 tiles wide and 2 tiles high, and can be placed underwater.
* Lanterns cannot be placed on blocks deactivated by Actuators, and will be destroyed if the block they are hanging off of is toggled by one.
* Each world's Dungeon contains three of the seven noncraftable Dungeon-exclusive lanterns. Each section of the Dungeon contains a different type of lantern. Which lanterns are present is randomized.

## Tips

* In Multiplayer on the Nintendo 3DSversion, it is possible to acquire an infinite number of Fireflies in a Bottle by breaking the bottle first to gain one, then the chain to gain two.

## Trivia

* The character on the Chinese Lantern (simplified Chinese: 开) means *open* and is pronounced *kāi*.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.0.5: Soul Bottles now count as a valid light source.

* Desktop 1.4.0.1:
	+ Spider, Lesion, Sandstone, Bamboo, Nebula, Solar, Stardust, and Vortex Lanterns added.
	+ Skyware Lantern item and placed sprites updated.
	+ Lavafly, Souls of Flight, Fright, Light, Might, Night, and Sight in a Bottle added.
	+ Star in a Bottle and Heart Lantern area of effect increased.

* Desktop 1.3.5: Crystal Lantern added.

* Desktop 1.3.2: Fixed Bone Lantern's (while off) wrong light display.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1:
	+ Diablost Lamp renamed to Diabolist Lamp.
	+ Meteorite, Granite, Marble and Martian Lanterns added.
	+ Star in a Bottle now provides a mana regeneration buff.

* Desktop 1.2.4: Palm Wood, Mushroom, Boreal Wood, Slime, Pumpkin, and Obsidian Lanterns added.

* Desktop 1.2.3: Craftable Lanterns added. Reduced the effect of campfire and heart lantern regeneration.

* Desktop 1.2.1.2: Heart Lantern added.

* Desktop 1.2.1: Hanging Jack 'O Lantern added.

* Desktop 1.2: Brass Lantern, Caged Lantern, Carriage Lantern, Alchemy Lantern, Diablost Lamp, Oil Rag Sconce, and Star in a Bottle added.

* Desktop 1.0.6: Chinese Lantern added.

* Desktop-Release: Introduced the Chain Lantern.

Console version
* Console 1.08: Added Firefly in a Bottle and Lightning Bug in a Bottle.

* Console-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo Switch version
* Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile version
* Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DSversion
* 3DS-Release: Introduced.