
The Murk
(name subject to change)

The Murk is a horror-themed Fabric mod that transforms darkness into a deadly threat. Venture into the shadows unprepared, and face the chilling consequences of Murk's Grasp, a debuff that creeps up in low light levels, bringing fear and danger to your world.
Features
Murk's Grasp Effect:
- Triggers in low light levels (default: below 3) after 15 seconds of darkness, with a warning message at 5 seconds.
- Applies a harmful status effect with a dark purple hue, slowing movement by 15% and dealing scaling damage if you linger in the dark.
- Persists for a configurable duration after entering a lit area, with optional Blindness effect.
Dynamic Light Detection:
- Supports held items, dropped items, trinket slots (via Trinkets), and nearby players’ light sources to reset the darkness timer.
- Configurable light sources with customizable luminance and water sensitivity.
- Integrates with LambDynamicLights for realistic light checks, requiring line-of-sight to light-emitting items.
Configurable Gameplay:
- Customize light thresholds, dimensions (e.g., Overworld, Nether), and effect behaviors via
config/murk.json5. - Options to enable/disable underwater light checks, Creative mode effects, and warning messages.
- Customize light thresholds, dimensions (e.g., Overworld, Nether), and effect behaviors via
NOTES:
- Inspired by mods like OminousDarkness and Grue but built for Fabric.
Hoping to expand more on this mod with more mechanics
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Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as themurk-1.0.2+1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 659 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.