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How to activate Fullbright on Hytale

How to activate Fullbright on Hytale

How to enable Fullbright in Hytale - Increase brightness to the maximum in Hytale

The Fullbright mode allows you to activate a permanent maximum brightness in Hytale. This option removes the rendering of dark areas, significantly improving visibility in caves, during the night, and inside buildings.

It is an ideal tool for:

  • 🏗️ Building
  • 🛠️ Server administration
  • 🎥 Content creation (video/streaming)

📁 Location of the configuration file

Before starting, you need to locate the Hytale user data folder. On Windows, you can quickly access it by copying this path into your file explorer:

%appdata%\Hytale\UserData

Note: The complete path usually looks like: C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\UserData

The file we are going to modify is named Settings.json.

🚀 Steps to follow

Follow these steps carefully to enable Fullbright mode.

🛑 Step 1 - Completely close Hytale

Important: Before any modification, fully close the game. If the game is open during the modification, Hytale will automatically overwrite your configuration when closing or restarting, undoing your changes.

🗑️ Step 2 - Delete the backup file

In the UserData folder (previously opened), locate and delete the following file:

Settings.json.back

Why? This prevents Hytale from restoring the old configuration (without Fullbright) on the next game launch.

📝 Step 3 - Modify the Settings.json file

  1. Open the Settings.json file with a text editor (Notepad, Notepad++, VS Code, etc.).
  2. Find the "BuilderToolsSettings" section.
  3. Locate the following line:
"FullbrightEnabled": false
  1. Replace false with true as shown below:
"FullbrightEnabled": true

💾 Step 4 - Save the file

Save the modifications to the Settings.json file (CTRL + S) and close your text editor.

▶️ Step 5 - Restart Hytale

You can now launch the game normally. Fullbright is active: all areas of the game will be perfectly lit, without shadows.

ℹ️ Important information

The Fullbright mode is designed to work specifically in creative and administrative game modes:

  • Builder Mode
  • Creative Mode
  • Editor

It is particularly recommended for server administration, building complex maps ("terraforming"), or for shooting machinimas to ensure constant brightness.

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