Playing Comfortably Through the Eclipse Darkness

During the midday eclipse, the shader dims all light and darkens visibility. That looks great, but it can make building, mining or exploring harder. These steps help you keep working while it lasts.

Make the scene easier to see

• Raise the game's brightness. Open Settings > Video and turn up the Brightness slider. The eclipse still happens, but you can make out more detail.
• Place light sources. Torches, lanterns and other light blocks help you see your work area while the sky is dark.
• Drink a Potion of Night Vision. It is a reliable way to keep seeing clearly through the darkest part of the event.

Plan around it

The eclipse arrives at roughly the same time every day, around noon, so you can work around it:

1. Do detailed tasks in the morning, such as building, sorting chests or reading signs at a distance.

2. When the light starts fading near midday, switch to tasks that need less visibility, such as crafting, smelting or organizing your inventory.

3. Resume outdoor work once the light returns.

If fog feels too heavy

The shader uses render fog for atmosphere. If distant terrain is hard to read:

1. Try changing Render Distance in Settings > Video to see which setting you prefer.

2. Use a different pack for that session by deactivating this one in Global Resources. You can switch it back on whenever you like.