# Lighting: Very Dark even when standing in Daylight

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 5, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802 "2015-11-05T13:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elando](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/elando/32/502_2.png) [@Elando](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Elando)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802/1 "2015-11-05T13:26:55Z")

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So I’m using the 4cfcafe version of the game and I’m on like day 4 when I discovered a house with a wraith inside (I’m assuming this is part of a mod like Arcana because I can’t find mention of wraiths on the wiki) and so I foolishly fought it but when it grabbed me it changed my vision and I can only see so about 5 squares and the “Lighting” is always at Very Dark even when standing in full sunlight. Understandably this is ridiculously debilitating because I can’t craft or read anything. :l

Is this a bug or did the wraith screw with my guy’s vision? Whichever it is how do I fix it without going for the old “screwdriver to the temple” trick?

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**Author:** ![BevapDin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bevapdin/32/228_2.png) [@BevapDin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BevapDin)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802/2 "2015-11-05T14:26:51Z")

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Wraith can give you the “darkness” effect. You should have gotten a message like “Your vision flickers and goes gray!” when this happens. The effect matches you description. The effect may not be listed in the character info, that might be considered a bug.

The effect will vanish when the wraith dies.

> the old "screwdriver to the temple" trick?

Ok, now I’m curious, please explain.

Btw. the monster is part of the core data, it’s not from a mod. However, the effect was … uhm … non-functional until recently (long story: [Enable the wraith monster by BevapDin · Pull Request #13342 · CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA · GitHub](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/13342)).

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**Author:** ![jcd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jcd/32/338_2.png) [@jcd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jcd)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802/3 "2015-11-05T14:37:30Z")

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[quote=“BevapDin, post:2, topic:10802”]

> the old “screwdriver to the temple” trick?

  
Ok, now I’m curious, please explain.[/quote]  
I think Elando means the “shift+q” fix.

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**Author:** ![Elando](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/elando/32/502_2.png) [@Elando](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Elando)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-very-dark-even-when-standing-in-daylight/10802/4 "2015-11-05T19:10:20Z")

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[quote=“jcd, post:3, topic:10802”][quote=“BevapDin, post:2, topic:10802”]

> the old “screwdriver to the temple” trick?

  
Ok, now I’m curious, please explain.[/quote]  
I think Elando means the “shift+q” fix.[/quote]

Indeed I do xD

But thanks BevapDin, now off to kill a Wraith…