System Dynamic Light for Minecraft PE

System Dynamic Light enhances your Minecraft experience by enabling dynamic lighting from various handheld items such as torches, glowstone, magma blocks, and more. This addon allows you to brighten dark areas like caves simply by carrying these light sources in your hands or offhand.

Installation

To install the addon, download both the System Dynamic Light Behavior Pack (BP) and the System Dynamic Light Resource Pack (RP). Both are necessary for full functionality, with the BP handling the behavior and the RP providing the textures.

How to Use

Hold any supported light-emitting item in your hand to illuminate your surroundings dynamically. Items such as flashlights, torches (including those held in the offhand), glowstone, magma blocks, and others will emit light without needing to place them. To equip items in the offhand, hold the item and use it without looking at a block, allowing it to be placed automatically in the offhand slot. Note that trying to place items directly into the offhand slot will not work.

Requirements / Compatibility

• Compatible with any addons, including those with custom animations or textures that modify vanilla items.
• Works alongside the Action and Stuff addon and any other mods without conflicts.
• Does not require experimental gameplay features to be enabled.
• Does not disable achievements.
• Does not use player.json files for operation.

Key Features

• Lantern Copper Helmet: Added in update 3.2, this helmet emits light level 15 when worn. It is crafted by combining a copper helmet, a torch, and some leather on a crafting table. Helmets retain the durability of their base versions and can be enchanted or repaired using standard materials. It is recommended to use unenchanted helmets for crafting to avoid losing enchantments.
• Torch Offhand Mechanics: Items marked with a special lore message can be equipped in the offhand by using them without targeting a block. This mechanic prevents accidental placement and ensures offhand functionality.
• Dynamic Ground Lighting: Light-emitting items now illuminate the ground when dropped, creating realistic environmental lighting effects.
• Mob Lighting: Certain mobs like Blaze, Magma Cube, and Glow Squid emit light in dark environments, enhancing immersion.
• Underwater Lighting: The Sea Pickle item now provides underwater illumination with a lighting radius of 13 blocks. It can also be held in the offhand to light underwater areas effectively.
• Informative Lore Tags: Items display lore indicating their light emission strength and addon branding for easy identification.

Notes

Ensure you do not attempt to place offhand items by dragging them into the slot, as this method is unsupported. Instead, use the item while not targeting blocks to equip it properly. When crafting miner helmets with lanterns, avoid using enchanted helmets to prevent losing enchantments.

Visual References

Below are images illustrating the addon features and crafting recipes.

Video Tutorials

Instructional videos demonstrate offhand mechanics, lighting effects, mob lighting, and installation processes.

Support

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