Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Lantern

by Slooth · for Project Zomboid

Adds battery and gas powered lanterns. Usage Use by attaching to belt, or holding in hands. Pressing F while attached or holding toggles the lantern. Place on ground and you can toggle on/off.…

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About Lantern

From Steam Workshop

Adds battery and gas powered lanterns. Usage Use by attaching to belt, or holding in hands. Pressing F while attached or holding toggles the lantern. Place on ground and you can toggle on/off.…

Adds battery and gas powered lanterns.

Usage

Use by attaching to belt, or holding in hands. Pressing F while attached or holding toggles the lantern. Place on ground and you can toggle on/off.

Compatiblity

Compatible with Multiplayer Compatible with BackpackAttachments Mod - As seen in photos with the lantern attached to backpack Compatible with Noir's Backpack Attachments - Both New and Old Version Noir's Includes:

  • ClothesBox
  • UndeadSuvivor
  • Scrap Armor
  • Sharks Military Uniforms
  • Sharks Law Enforcement Overhaul
  • Brita Armor
  • Snakes Clothing

TODO

  • Add Crafting Recipe for Lanterns
  • Update Display Name Translations
  • Drain World Placed Lanterns
  • Add Charge to World Placed Lanterns
  • Have Lantern Return to Attached Location When Adding Charge
  • Add a Gas Lantern Variant; Would Last Longer But Require Gasoline

FWolfe - For his awesome introduction modding guide Konijima - Showing me how to make a lightsource & how client to server commands are sent

Workshop ID: 2744675505 Mod ID: LTN_SL

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 3 yr ago.

Lantern on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2023-12-19, released 2023-12-19

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Lantern.

Run Lantern on a Project Zomboid server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorSlooth, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Lantern, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Lantern is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Lantern on a Project Zomboid server.

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