Hardcore True Darkness
Modby 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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