Gloom
by Defalt
Gloom adds a Fabric status effect system tied to underground exploration, where stepping on gloom blocks applies a health-reducing effect that players can counter.
What it does
Gloom is themed on the gloom content of Tears of the Kingdom. The main feature is three status effects. The gloom effect lowers a player's maximum health as a reminder to be cautious underground, and it stays in place until it is countered by the refresh effect. Gloom spreads widely through the underground portions of the world, and players mainly receive the effect by stepping on gloom blocks.
The refresh effect is the opposite of gloom: it slowly restores the maximum health a player lost. The malice effect is the lethal part of the gloom system and behaves much like instant damage, hurting the player alongside the health reduction from gloom. Players can also obtain gloom by standing in areas exposed to the sky above elevation y 40. A second source is brewing a light potion from sundelion petals in an awkward potion.
Gloom runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric only, in builds for 1.20.2 – 1.20.4, with 1.0.1 for 1.20.4 as the latest file. The code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Gloom maximum health reduction
The gloom effect permanently lowers max health until the player removes it with the refresh effect.
Refresh effect
The refresh effect slowly restores the maximum health that gloom took away from the player.
Malice effect
The malice effect deals damage similar to instant damage and works alongside gloom's health reduction.
Sundelion potion cure
A potion brewed from sundelion flowers counters the gloom effect, giving players a way to remove it.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Underground exploration
Players travelling through caves and deep areas meet gloom blocks, so the effect encourages caution underground.
Sky exposure risk
Standing in open sky above elevation y 40 can apply gloom, which makes surface travel a choice with a cost.
Who it’s for: Players who want a survival challenge built on Tears of the Kingdom gloom content, and server owners who run Fabric servers and want the effects on both sides.
Questions
Does Gloom need Fabric API?
Does Gloom have to be installed on the server?
How does a player remove the gloom effect?
In the catalog
Gloom is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A WIP minecraft representation of the Tears of the Kingdom gloom functionalities and effects. This mod adds the infamous gloom from tears of the kingdom which has spread extensivly throughout the underground portions of the world. As a counter to the gloom you will also be able to find the Sundelion flower which can…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gloom
- Owner
- Defalt
- Published
- 2024-01-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15