# More Darkness<\/p>\n
**More Darkness** makes Minecraft nights and caves feel truly dark. The moon phase dynamically affects nighttime brightness \u2014 full moons cast a dim glow, while new moons plunge the world into near-total darkness. Caves without light sources become pitch black.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
– **Moon phase lighting** \u2014 Night brightness follows the 8-phase lunar cycle. Full moon is the brightest, new moon the darkest.
\n– **Pitch black caves** \u2014 Underground areas with no light source are completely dark by default.
\n– **Per-dimension control** \u2014 Enable or disable darkness independently for the Overworld, Nether, and End.
\n– **Configurable minimum brightness** \u2014 Set a floor for nighttime light (starlight, atmospheric glow) so new moons aren’t *completely* black.
\n– **Cave ambient light** \u2014 Add a faint ambient glow in caves if full darkness feels too harsh.
\n– **Shader-aware** \u2014 Automatically disables itself when an Iris or OptiFine shader pack is active, since shaders handle their own lighting.
\n– **Polytone compatible** \u2014 Works alongside Polytone and resource packs that provide custom lightmaps.
\n– **Respects vanilla effects** \u2014 Night Vision, Conduit Power, and lightning flashes behave normally.
\n– **Client-side only** \u2014 No server installation needed.<\/p>\n
## Configuration<\/p>\n
All settings can be changed in-game via the YACL config screen, or by editing `config\/more_darkness.json`.<\/p>\n
| Option | Default | Description |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| Enable Mod | \u2714 | Master toggle |
\n| Dark Overworld | \u2714 | Enhanced darkness in the Overworld |
\n| Dark Nether | \u2714 | Enhanced darkness in the Nether |
\n| Dark End | \u2714 | Enhanced darkness in The End |
\n| Moon Phase Effect | \u2714 | Night brightness varies with moon phase |
\n| Minimum Night Brightness | 0.05 | Floor for outdoor night light (0.0\u20130.5) |
\n| Cave Ambient Light | 0.0 | Ambient light in caves (0.0 = pitch black) |
\n| Disable With Shaders | \u2714 | Auto-disable when a shader pack is active |<\/p>\n
## Dependencies<\/p>\n
– YACL (required \u2014 config screen)
\n– Mod Menu (optional, Fabric only \u2014 adds config button in mod list)<\/p>\n
## Compatibility<\/p>\n
– **Fabric** and **NeoForge** on Minecraft 1.21.1
\n– Works with **Polytone** and custom lightmap resource packs
\n– Automatically defers to **Iris\/OptiFine** shaders when active<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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