More Darkness

More Darkness

More Darkness makes Minecraft nights and caves feel truly dark. The moon phase dynamically affects nighttime brightness — full moons cast a dim glow, while new moons plunge the world into near-total darkness. Caves without light sources become pitch black.

Features

- Client-side only — Night brightness follows the 8-phase lunar cycle. Full moon is the brightest, new moon the darkest. - Client-side only — Underground areas with no light source are completely dark by default. - Client-side only — Enable or disable darkness independently for the Overworld, Nether, and End. - Client-side only — Set a floor for nighttime light (starlight, atmospheric glow) so new moons aren't *completely* black. - Client-side only — Add a faint ambient glow in caves if full darkness feels too harsh. - Client-side only — Automatically disables itself when an Iris or OptiFine shader pack is active, since shaders handle their own lighting. - Client-side only — Works alongside Polytone and resource packs that provide custom lightmaps. - Client-side only — Night Vision, Conduit Power, and lightning flashes behave normally. - Client-side only — No server installation needed.

Configuration

All settings can be changed in-game via the YACL config screen, or by editing `config/more_darkness.json`.

| Option | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | Enable Mod | ✔ | Master toggle | | Dark Overworld | ✔ | Enhanced darkness in the Overworld | | Dark Nether | ✔ | Enhanced darkness in the Nether | | Dark End | ✔ | Enhanced darkness in The End | | Moon Phase Effect | ✔ | Night brightness varies with moon phase | | Minimum Night Brightness | 0.05 | Floor for outdoor night light (0.0–0.5) | | Cave Ambient Light | 0.0 | Ambient light in caves (0.0 = pitch black) | | Disable With Shaders | ✔ | Auto-disable when a shader pack is active |

Dependencies

- YACL (required — config screen) - Mod Menu (optional, Fabric only — adds config button in mod list)

Compatibility

- Iris/OptiFine and Iris/OptiFine on Minecraft 1.21.1 - Works with Iris/OptiFine and custom lightmap resource packs - Automatically defers to Iris/OptiFine shaders when active