Oldhorrorvibes Shaders changes how light behaves, bathing unlit areas in cold, claustrophobic darkness. Familiar blocks and biomes take on an unsettling look, which means standard caving habits need a few practical adjustments.
Preparing Light Sources
Relying on ambient cave brightness will not work well under this pack's tight lighting style. Before heading underground or traveling at night:
- Craft extra torches or lanterns: Bring more light sources than you normally would for vanilla exploration, and place them closer together so dark gaps do not obscure hostile mobs.
- Use your off-hand: Hold a lantern or torch in your off-hand slot, or place temporary torches ahead of you at intersections to read the terrain clearly.
- Brew Night Vision potions: When exploring huge caverns or underwater ruins where placing blocks is tedious, Night Vision helps cut through the claustrophobic gloom.
Adjusting Vanilla Brightness
If unlit corners are too dark to read on your monitor:
1. Open Options > Video Settings.
2. Drag the vanilla Brightness slider all the way up to Bright.
3. If your shader loader exposes a Shader Pack Settings menu, check inside for any general brightness or exposure options provided by the pack.