Early release of the True Darkness plugin for ReSkate, inspired by the True Darkness Minecraft mod.
Make nights feel like, nights. Immersive night-time skateboarding!
The goal of this mod is to make night-time more realistic, more weighty and overall make lights feel impactful like real life. This mod has been through many iterations and is one I personally use, so it is constantly being tested and improved on. Expect bugs and improvements. Right now the functionality is basic but it does include some sliders and toggles for customization. Everything can be accessed in the mod menu by hitting Insert in game and clicking on the True Darkness tab under PLUGINS.
Disclaimer: I am using assistance from Claude, all testing done by me.
Requirements
ReSkate 2.1.2 or newer (Plugins Beta).
How to use
- Install with the ReSkate launcher (or extract the zip into
Mods\in your ReSkate folder). - In game, set the time of day to night in ReSkate's world menu.
- Press Insert > PLUGINS > True Darkness and switch it on. Ctrl+F8 switches it on and off while you skate (change the key on ReSkate's Binds page).
Note: True Darkness only works properly when the map is set to night. On public servers you may not control the time of day, so results can vary there.
Settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| True Darkness | Locks exposure so the game stops brightening the dark, and turns off the sky's ambient light, bounced light and shadow lifting. Off gives the game's own lighting back. | Off |
| Exposure (EV) | 2 to 14. Higher is darker, lights included. | 8 |
| Black sky | Stops the sky from glowing. | On |
| Edge darkness | A dark vignette at the screen edges, 0 to 95%. | 50% |
| Overall dim | A flat dim over the whole picture, 0 to 85%. It darkens lights too, so keep it low. | 0% |
| Contrast grade | Deeper, wider shadows. It also shifts colours a little (more saturated and warmer). | Off |
Every slider has a Reset button. In the pause menu, the game's normal brightness comes back so your skater and clothes show, and it goes dark again when you leave. Replays stay dark, and edge darkness, dim and the contrast grade show in them too: leave them on to record the same look you skate with, or switch them off for a clean replay.
Console
darkness on|off, darkness ev <2-14>, darkness sky on|off, darkness grade on|off, darkness vignette <0-95>, darkness dim <0-85>, darkness status
Notes
- Settings change one at a time, a quarter of a second apart, because changing several lighting settings at once can crash the game.
- When the mod is switched off or the game closes, ReSkate gives every setting back.
- skate.'s street lamps mostly light the ground through baked lighting, so exposure darkens lamps and darkness together. Real per-lamp lighting is being worked on.
- Only changes your own game; other players see their own lighting.
Install True Darkness
You need ReSkate and your own copy of skate. on Steam.
- Open
ReSkateLauncher.exeand go to MODS. - Search for True Darkness and click install. The launcher also installs anything it depends on.
- Press PLAY. In game, the MODS tab of the ReSkate menu (Insert) turns it on and off.
Or install it by hand: download the .zip and drop it on the launcher window, or unzip it into its own folder in Mods\ beside Skate.exe.
Maps show up in the ReSkate menu's level list. To join a server running a custom map, you need the same map installed. If the game won't load after installing, see known issues.
skatemods doesn't host or review this mod. The download comes straight from Thunderstore. Only install mods you trust, because scripts can run code.