In reality, black is black due to the fact it absorbs high percentage of light and reflects little, making it appear black. Black in real life, does not turn red/brown even if you shine that color light on it, due to the fact it absorbs it.
Black blocks, should not change to red/brown. I thought you said you were going to fix this, but it appears as if you have not.
I believe the cause of this one is that the world lighting pretty strongly tints all blocks (which the devs have mentioned that they’re working on toning that down; no ETA yet)
However, because the black blocks have some texture (aka not pure black), there will always be some color tinting based on the light sources shining on 'em
rocks should not have a texture, unless they are mica or the such. Metamorphic rock, should stay black I highly doubt we did any type of clear coat on the stone. I don’t recall using anything but rock in the recipe. Make textured rocks, a new rock type which requires something to make them “shiny”.
my black desk begs to differ, put a bright red square on my phone and my desk certainly does turn red 
“everything” has some degrere of specularity to it, even cardboard and rocks, heck take a polished rock (not varnished, just rubbed smooth) and it is seriously reflective.
there is ongoing work to change the way specularity in the lighting works as it makes things “too” bright and in return also means this kind of colouration by light sources is far too strong, so it will get better.
Then it is not pure black, there are different shades of black. Google the blackest black, if you shined that light on it. It would get SUPER hot, really fast as it absorbs the energy. Also desks, come with a coat over top of them. They are not just a naturally occurring black rock.
@lucadeltodecso Vantablack comes to mind.
Right, but the texture on all of those blocks would be pure black. There would be no rock texture, no shading. Just black.
Aesthetically, I don’t think that would fit very well into the game
“Objects are selective about which colors they will absorb or reflect. “A black object is black because it’s absorbing all the light; it’s not reflecting any color,” Chandrasekhar says. White objects reflect all color. … Your body receives part of the heat energy that the black clothing radiates.”
Leonard, James. “Does black, reflect light?” Missouri University, 2016, munews.missouri.edu/daily-clip-packets/2013/08-09-2013.pdf.
Argue with a scholarly source.
@nevir you’re right on that aspect. However it shouldn’t change ALL the color.
Ok, they are talking about game textures not the therotical color palette of a game asset. In order to have the stone actually look like a stone it needs texture, and with texture comes other varrients of the primary color (in this case black)
You…what?
“Pure” black doesn’t even exist in nature. Scientists were able create the first pure black substance just a couple years ago.
What you are asking for is kinda silly…and I don’t think it’s even possible
I agree, and I did not argue that point. However the texture does NOT have to reflect light, changing the whole block color completely.
So you’re saying you want it to reflect some light, but only shades of white?
I am saying, I want it to at least appear black, not change the whole color of the block.
You are looking for matte then, I’m not sure we have any such texture in game like that
Even a matte block changes color depending on the light.
Would it change completely? Because on shedu, black rock is not black, ever. It is always red/brown.
Yes. Light will always tint a surface it reflects from.
Even “black” as most humans know it really isn’t. It’s tinted slightly by our yellow sun.
@biv source? i provided mine.
I am the source. “Color & Form”, three credits.
Everything on earth is tinted slightly yellow to our eyes. We just don’t realize it because it’s “normal”.
I’ll read it, thanks.
@Biv yeah I am sorry, that is not a source. Also, unless you have a Phd/Masters in something aside from “art” I don’t think you’re a reliable source, on the way light works in the world. Unless all Physics majors need to take a drawing class?
It was a college class.
A horribly boring class