Lanterns
I know that Mojang has tested these out before and decided against them, but I feel that this would be a nice little addition to the game. These lanterns would be small, handheld items that emit light not only when placed but also when in either hand. I have thought of two different crafting recipes, either of which (or both) could be used.
The first recipe is: An iron ingot in both the top middle and bottom middle of the crafting grid, a torch in the center, and iron bars or glass panes (any color) on either side of the torch.
The second recipe is: An iron ingot in both the top middle and bottom middle of the crafting grid and a redstone lamp in the center.
Both recipes would yield 4 lanterns, and could be placed anywhere torches can be placed plus the ceiling. Additionally, the redstone version could work the same way as a regular redstone lamp.
Posted Jul 20, 2016, 10:52 PM UTC
It would be nice to have a light-emitting item of any kind for map makers even if it's only accessible with commands or in creative. I think they decided against it because it causes the lighting to update constantly for a number of blocks, and that's just bad news on multiplayer servers.