Dynamic Darkness
Minecraft Java mod. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Client-side mod that changes minimal vanilla light/brightness level. Also an alternative to Hardcore Darkness.
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Dynamic Darkness
Dynamic Darkness is a small client-side mod that removes minimal light/brightness level in Minecraft. It also changes sky light depending on the moon phases (enabled by default). You can opt-in for classic Hardcore Darkness mode in config.
Unlike Hardcore Darkness it does not alter Night Vision effect colors, has in-game config and comes with sensible defaults.
Preview
Animation below uses the following moon phase brightness factors: [0.6], [0.5], [0.4], [0.3], [0.2], [0.3], [0.4], [0.5]
You can set them in “Mods” → “Darkness” → “Config” → “Moon Phase Brightness” by adding numbers in the order of moon phases, starting with full moon (see example under images tab). Default uses vanilla brightness factors: 1.0 (normal brightness) during full moon, 0.0 (pitch-black darkness) during new moon.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
- Ships as darkness-forge-1.12.x-0.5.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 28 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
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