[MC-68129] Smooth lighting doesn't work properly underwater

The bug

When you put a light under the water, it acts as if smooth lighting is off. I tested all the light sources that can be underwater and all had the same effect.

Same happens with night vision effect.

This can best be seen when setting Brightness to "Moody" in video settings.

Linked issues

relates to 2

MC-227302 Smooth lighting doesn't work properly on the water surface Open

MC-139734 Certain block configurations cause sharp contrasts when smooth lighting is enabled Open

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Comments 36

KingSupernova 2015-03-10T01:08:10Z

Can't confirm in 1.8.3. Looking at your screenshots, you don't seem to actually be having the problem you are describing. That lighting is perfectly smooth.

kumasasa 2015-03-10T02:22:04Z

Confirmed in 1.8.3, best visible on a light underground, see screenshots with Respiration III and Night vision

KingSupernova 2015-03-10T02:28:02Z

Still not happening to me. I see a very visible difference between the two settings. See attached screenshots.

kumasasa 2015-03-10T02:57:20Z

There is a difference between smooth lighting off and max, but event at max setting it's not smooth as outside of the water.

KingSupernova 2015-03-10T03:03:50Z

Oh, all right. I guess it depends on the exact conditions.

26 more comments

Avoma 2021-04-29T08:43:02Z

Can confirm in 21w17a.

Xander Kooks 2021-05-29T13:50:14Z

its getting fixed?!

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?! Finally!!!!!!

DelimanCZ 2021-06-04T18:01:45Z

What? I wasn't expecting that bug to be ever fixed. But I understand why, if it didn't affect a newly added thing (MC-205840), Mojang wouldn't fix it and it would take even longer to be fixed.

NetherRain23 2021-06-07T16:24:45Z

This still happens in 1.17 Release candidate 2.

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Avoma 2021-06-07T16:32:25Z

@unknown, your screenshot shows that smooth lighting doesn't work on the surface of the water, and that is currently being tracked in MC-227302.