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Hardcore True Darkness

Mod

by Hyrrx

Adds an unremovable True Darkness effect to Minecraft, enforced on both client and server sides for a fully immersive dark experience.

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

92,735

CurseForge ID

1280023

Last Updated

Jun 10, 2026

Description

Hardcore True Darkness makes Minecraft’s dark areas truly dark. Nights, caves, and unlit spaces become much harder to see in, making light sources important again.

The mod also helps prevent fullbright and gamma-based visibility advantages, creating a more consistent experience for survival worlds, servers, and modpacks.

Features

  • Makes caves, nights, and unlit areas extremely dark
  • Helps block fullbright/gamma abuse
  • Makes torches and other light sources more important
  • Works well for hardcore survival, horror, and realism modpacks
  • Designed for multiplayer/server use
  • Can be included in modpacks

Important

This mod must be installed on both the server and all connecting clients to work correctly.

Compatibility

Currently available for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge.

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