Changelog

[2.1.0] - 2026-08-13

Update for the Gloom / current PEAK build — lantern gloom aura controls, TimeTheme clock compatibility, Scoutmaster hip lantern fixes, and multiplayer sync improvements.

Game update / compatibility

• Fixed breakage from PEAK removing LightLanternRPC / changing lantern lit to a property (Harmony / stash / ghost-item issues)
• Ambient shader globals aligned with current game (brightness / _Brightness dual-write)
• Soft compatibility with TimeTheme — Pitch Black day/night drives isDay so TimeTheme UI follows FullDark / custom cycles; Pitch Black clock uses TimeTheme night/day colors when present

Lantern

• Gloom aura visuals (new PEAK lantern foggy glow): enable, visual radius, falloff, opacity
• Aura + fire particles follow your lantern color (Custom / Skin / Original) and stay colored when dropped
• Hip lantern gets the same gloom aura treatment
• Defaults: aura opacity 0.10, visual radius 6
• Clock default 12-hour mode

Scoutmaster

• ScoutmasterHipLantern no longer requires any player to have a lantern in inventory — uses the lantern prefab directly
• Always-lit hip lantern syncs for all clients when enabled
• ScoutmasterLanternColorMode (Vanilla / Custom) + hex — host setting syncs to everyone

Multiplayer

• Host config sync extended for gloom aura + Scoutmaster lantern color (everyone should run the same 2.1.0)
• Live ModConfig changes (host) still broadcast to the lobby

Cleanup

• Removed unfinished gloom-fog biome / citadel emissive ModConfig experiments (vanilla gloom fog left alone)

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[2.0.0] - 2026-07-29

Major revival and rewrite of Pitch Black PEAK for the current PEAK game build. Everything from the classic always-night survival experience is back, plus a full suite of new systems, multiplayer host sync, and quality-of-life features.

Huge thanks to Hnsk_Noah — while I was away, their BlackPeakRemix kept the Pitch Black spirit alive for the community. Several ideas and features from Remix are carried forward / adapted into this official revival (lantern color modes, stronger lantern networking, ghost glow / ghost vision, campfire & flare glow, burn duration options, host config sync patterns, and more).

Darkness

• FullDark — classic always-pitch-black Pitch Black experience (locked to midnight for best moon/stars when celestial sky is shown)
• Day/Night Cycle — sunrise → afternoon → sunset → night fades with an on-screen clock
• Custom cycle hours — configure Sunrise / Afternoon / Sunset / Night boundaries
• ShowCelestialSky — optional moon/stars/sky visibility during pitch black
• DarknessMultiplier — ambient floor control
• Alpine snow material fix so ice doesn't blow out the darkness
• Airport mirror mountains still handled correctly
• Lava alpha clamping preserved for Caldera / Kiln readability

Lantern

• Omni ↔ Bullseye (flashlight) toggle (default F) — network synced
• Color modes: Original, SkinColor (scout color), or Custom hex
• Configurable intensity, flashlight range, and burn duration (including Infinite)
• Faerie Lantern still excluded from fuel changes
• StartWithLantern — auto-grant lantern in airport (always) and optionally in level_* scenes
• Hip Lantern — visual + light on your hip when the lantern is pocketed in the hotbar (not backpack); toggle on/off with the same key while holstered; lit state syncs in multiplayer
• Live color updates for held + hip lanterns without needing to re-equip
• ScoutmasterHipLantern — optional always-lit hip holster for Scoutmaster (held torch/lantern still controlled by Scoutmaster's Rampage)

Multiplayer

• Host-authoritative config sync — clients receive host darkness, lantern, glow, and related settings on join
• Host time-of-day synced for Day/Night Cycle
• Live mid-game setting changes (preset, celestial sky, etc.) push to clients
• If the host does not have Pitch Black PEAK, clients handshake, time out, and restore vanilla lighting
• Main menu / solo still get the full dark Pitch Black atmosphere
• Keybinds and clock UI stay local to each player

Extras

• Ghost night vision + soft ghost glow
• Extra campfire and flare glow
• Optional disable of built-in character lights that bypass darkness
• Binoculars night vision (classic Pitch Black feature, still here)
• Fully configurable on-screen day/night clock HUD (anchor, colors, fonts, 12/24h, phase label)

Compatibility

• Rebuilt for current PEAK shader globals (_Brightness, etc.), LightVolume assembly move, and updated lantern fuel APIs
• Compatible with ModConfig for in-game settings
• Play with scoutmaster rampage as always and configure him to hold the lantern!

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[1.1.0] - 2025-08-19

• Fixed the mirror at the airport from showing lit mountain range
• Fixed DayNightUI sun/moon dial from being wiped from the canvas and only showing clock
• Added super techy nightvision goggles that see almost crystal clear

[1.0.0] - 2025-08-18

• Initial release.