Light Overhaul
🟡 Updated this year🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #44 of 533 tweaks mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Changes the game's light settings with LUTs. Nights feel darker but have higher contrast. The character has a wider flashlight cone. Nightvision does not desaturate everything. A standalone version of the lighting changes from AAI Industry.
Light Overhaul tweaks the game's lighting with LUTs, making nights darker with higher contrast, widening the flashlight cone, and preventing nightvision from desaturating colors. It's a standalone version of the lighting changes from AAI Industry, ideal for players seeking more atmospheric and functional night gameplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Darker nights with higher contrast make nighttime exploration more atmospheric and tense
- Wider flashlight cone improves visibility and practicality during night operations
- Nightvision retains color, making it more useful and visually appealing
⚠️ Cons
- Darker nights may be too intense for players who prefer a brighter, more casual experience
- As a tweak mod, it may conflict with other lighting or visual overhaul mods
- Compatibility with future game updates is uncertain given the mod's age
This is for players who want a more immersive and challenging night experience, with darker environments and better flashlight utility. It's also great for those who enjoy visual overhauls but want a standalone lighting tweak without the full AAI Industry package.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If nights feel too dark, consider adjusting your gamma settings in-game to compensate
- Pair this mod with a flashlight mod or use the wider cone to your advantage when exploring at night
- Since it's a standalone tweak, you can easily remove it if you don't like the changes
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Factorio Mods
- Author
- Earendel
- Version
- 0.3.0
- Downloads
- 36,320
- Endorsements
- 24.967
- Category
- tweaks
- Created
- 6/24/2026
- Updated
- 6/24/2026
- Tags
- tweaks
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