DarknessLib
ModNeeded by other mods to check light levels and nearby lights.
Why gradeE
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Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4.6 years ago (4 Mar 2022) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 4.6 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.25 of the 343 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (7%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Shinoow/DarknessLib 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.7,070,607 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.9 years, 4 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
26 of the 61 points that apply = 43 out of 100.
About
DarknessLib is a code library that helps Minecraft mods handle light calculations, centralizing shared functionality so dependent mods can use it instead of maintaining duplicate code. It provides relative-light checks that account for conditions such as standing on soul sand, and can incorporate dynamic light from AtomicStryker’s Dynamic Lights, OptiFine Dynamic Lights, and Smooth Entity Light, including light contributed by other players when the feature is enabled. Mods can use its vehicle list to account for minecarts, boats, and supported vehicles such as those from MrCrayfish’s Vehicle Mod, which can obscure light calculations while a player is riding inside them. Handheld light sources can be detected from registered light-emitting blocks or added through configuration or inter-mod communication, allowing other mods to extend the library’s recognized lights and vehicles.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 29Details
- Creator
- Shinoow
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 7.1M
- Created
- 23 Nov 2019
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 1 web address. See Privacy
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for Minecraft 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- raw.githubusercontent.comPurpose not known.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 8 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found1 image read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file24 code files read
Compatibility
See all 4 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that need DarknessLib to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 6 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
688 modpacks include DarknessLib in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
MC Eternal4.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2024
Project Ozone 3 A New Way Forward3.2M downloadslast version with it 16 Jan 2023
MC Eternal Lite912K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2021
Jurassic World Reborn II438K downloadslast version with it 9 Feb 2021
MC Ultimato385K downloadslast version with it 8 Dec 2022
TerraFirmaCraft Reloaded385K downloadslast version with it 9 Dec 2020
Horror Craft376K downloadslast version with it 15 Mar 2023
Horror Island361K downloadslast version with it 14 Jan 2022
All The Horror (1.12.2)318K downloadslast version with it 6 Mar 2024
Bleach Evolved247K downloadslast version with it 8 Mar 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with DarknessLib. Share: how many of the modpacks with DarknessLib also have that mod.
BetterFpsCModin 68% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 60% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 57% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
FoamFixCModin 56% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
Mowzie's MobsBModin 54% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
ChiselCModin 54% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 54% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
Hardcore DarknessDModin 53% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
BloodmoonDModin 51% of the modpacks with DarknessLib
SwingThroughGrassCModin 46% of the modpacks with DarknessLibLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.