True Darkness
by Tia
True Darkness makes unlit areas render as pure black, so light level 0 stays dark regardless of gamma settings.
What it does
Light level 0 is drawn as pure black, and the gamma slider cannot brighten it. Sunlight, moonlight, torches and every other light source keep functioning as they normally would. The author reports that some light in screenshots came from lava and glow lichen. Players who enjoy a spooky atmosphere and higher difficulty get true pitch-black night in return. The mod runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 26.1.2 – 26.2, and it is client-side only, so servers do not need it. The author states it works with Sodium, other performance mods and shaders. The mod is licensed All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Pure black darkness
Unlit areas at light level 0 render as pure black instead of the usual dim gray.
Gamma bypass
The effect holds even when gamma settings would otherwise brighten dark areas.
Light sources preserved
Sun, moon, torches and other light sources keep working, so only truly unlit space turns black.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does True Darkness need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
True Darkness is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Makes darkness truly dark. Light level 0 renders as pure black, even gamma settings can't bypass it. Sun, moon, torches, and other light sources still work as expected. In the screenshots, you can actually see some light caused by lava and glow lichen.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/true-darkness-by-tia
- Owner
- Tia
- Published
- 2026-06-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15