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### Quick Facts
\n– Full moon = normal Minecraft brightness
\n– New moon = no light at all
\n– No torch light and no sky light = pure black, irrespective of moon phase
\n– For Fabric Mod Loader
\n– Client-side only
\n– No dependencies<\/p>\n

### Configuration
\nConfiguration is in config\/darkness.properties
\n– dark_overworld: enable in Overworld (default: true)
\n– dark_default: enable in modded dimensions with a sky, like Overworld (default: true)
\n– dark_nether: enable in Nether (default: true)
\n– dark_end: enable in End (default: true)
\n– dark_skyless: enable in modded dimensions without a sky, like End and Nether (default: true)
\n– dark_nether_fog: Set to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to make Nether fog darker (default: 0.5)
\n– dark_end_fog: Set to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to make End fog darker (default: 0.0) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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