Belt Lantern
Adds a hands-free belt slot for the gas lantern. Features atmospheric flickering, 360° Point Light, robust multiplayer sync and mechanical SFX (v1.2.1). Developed by EGYS1N.
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🕯️ Darkwater: Belt Lantern
Author: EGYS1N | Version: 1.0.0
"In the crushing depths of the industrial ruins, darkness is your first enemy. Don't let it be your last."
Belt Lantern is a high-quality, immersive expansion for Darkwater that adds a dedicated, hands-free hardware slot for your gas lantern. No more choosing between holding a wrench or seeing where you step — mount your light to your belt and reclaim your hands for the work that matters.
✨ Key Features
- 🛠️ Dedicated Belt Slot: Seamlessly move your gas lantern from your hands to your belt with a single keypress (V).
- 🌟 Atmospheric Point Light: Unlike directed flashlights, the belt lantern provides a warm, omnidirectional 360° glow, illuminating the environment naturally around you.
- 🔥 Procedural Flame Flicker: Features a subtle, gas-burning flicker effect with random intervals (30-120s), adding a layer of grounded realism to your gear.
- 🖥️ Adaptive HUD: A procedural lantern icon indicates your light's status (ON/OFF). The UI is resolution-independent and anchors itself perfectly to your inventory toolbar, regardless of your screen settings.
- 👥 Seamless Multiplayer: Fully synchronized across the network. Other players will see your belt light exactly where it should be.
- 💀 Safety Protocol: If you fall in the line of duty, your lantern will automatically drop into the world, allowing your teammates to retrieve it.
⌨️ Controls (Configurable)
- [V]: Transfer lantern between hand and belt slot.
- [L]: Toggle the belt light On/Off.
🛠️ Installation
- Ensure you have BepInEx 5.4.2 or later installed.
- Place DarkwaterFlashlight.dll into your BepInEx/plugins folder.
- (Optional) Run the game once to generate com.darkwater.flashlightslot.cfg in your config folder to adjust brightness and positioning.
Developed with care for the Darkwater community by EGYS1N.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: