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True Darkness

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by GrondagTheBarbarian

Moonless nights and enclosed spaces are truly dark. (Fabric and Forge)

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Mod

CurseForge Downloads

10,289,008

CurseForge ID

337243

Modrinth Downloads

807,682

Modrinth ID

Ja7zPEaN

Last Updated

Jul 27, 2026

Description

Moody brightness not dark enough?  Do you want moonless nights and unlit caverns to be pitch black?  This mod is for you!

 

 

Discord:  https://discord.gg/7NaqR2e

Available for Forge starting with Minecraft version 1.17

There's also a Forge port for version 1.16.

 

Quick Facts

  • Full moon = normal Minecraft brightness
  • New moon = no light at all
  • No torch light and no sky light = pure black, irrespective of moon phase
  • For Fabric Mod Loader
  • Client-side only
  • No dependencies

 

Configuration

Configuration is in config/darkness.properties

dark_overworld: enable in Overworld (default: true)

dark_default: enable in modded dimensions with a sky, like Overworld (default: true)

dark_nether: enable in Nether (default: true)

dark_end: enable in End (default: true)

dark_skyless: enable in modded dimensions without a sky, like End and Nether (default: true)

dark_nether_fog: Set to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to make Nether fog darker (default: 0.5) 

dark_end_fog: Set to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to make End fog darker (default: 0.0) 

 

Without

Without

 

With

With

 

 

You are welcome to use this mod in mod packs.

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