Put the summary of the bug you're having here
What I expected to happen was...:
Gamma to brighten caves and such so as to make them more visible as in previous versions of Minecraft
What actually happened was...:
Minecraft is dark
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go into your .minecraft folder
2. Open options.txt
3. Increase your gamma significantly
4. Save, then open your game, and watch absolutely nothing change
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