More Darkness
by Payangar
With More Darkness installed, night caves and moonless skies stay dark, and the player's eyes adjust over time instead of the world brightening.
What it does
The mod makes darkness matter in Minecraft. Moon phases change how much light reaches the ground at night, so some nights give enough light to move without a torch, while others are pitch black. Caves stay black and murky water hides what lies beneath it, and a torch stops being mere decoration.
Vision follows the player's eyes rather than a fixed brightness. Eyes adapt gradually when entering dark places, colors fade in low light, and glare lingers after stepping back into daylight. The effect can be switched off in the mod's settings. It is client-side only, so a server does not need it, and it requires Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL); Mod Menu is optional. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, and the latest builds are 2.0.0+26.2 for both loaders, released 2026-08-04 under All rights reserved; the code is not open source.
Key features
Moon phase lighting
The brightness of night depends on the moon phase, so some nights give enough light to see without a torch.
Adaptive eyesight
Vision adjusts gradually to light levels, so a player moving into a cave sees little at first and then more.
Low-light colors
In dim conditions colors wash out and details fade, so surroundings are recognized by shape more than by hue.
Glare after daylight
Stepping back out of a dark area into daylight produces a temporary glare before sight returns to normal.
Toggle in settings
The darkness effects can be turned on or off through the mod's settings, using YetAnotherConfigLib.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Darkness Engine is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, client-side only, and built for 26.2 on both Fabric and NeoForge. Buro is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.8 on Fabric alone. Anemos is client-side only, not open source, and reaches 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Darkness | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-04 |
| Darkness Engine | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-02 |
| Buro | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-05 |
| Anemos | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-30 |
Questions
Does More Darkness need Fabric API?
Is More Darkness needed on the server?
Which loaders are supported?
Can the darkness effects be turned off?
In the catalog
More Darkness is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Minecraft is never really dark. Moonless nights are bright enough to walk without a torch, caves glow with light that comes from nowhere, and water hides nothing. More Darkness removes that safety net: darkness becomes something you plan around, and light becomes something you carry. True darkness would be unfair…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/more-darkness
- Owner
- Payangar
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15