diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
index 81f67e3cce..93dfa8318e 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ uniform u_shadows {
 
 vec3 illuminate(vec3 color, vec3 light, vec3 diffuse, vec3 ambience) {
 	float avg_col = (color.r + color.g + color.b) / 3.0;
-	return ((color - avg_col) * light + (diffuse + ambience) * avg_col) * diffuse;
+	return ((color - avg_col) * light + (diffuse + ambience) * avg_col) * (diffuse + ambience);
 }
 
 float attenuation_strength(vec3 rpos) {
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
index c3a5ae900f..7d912e2f71 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ vec3 get_sun_dir(float time_of_day) {
 const float PERSISTENT_AMBIANCE = 0.1;
 
 float get_sun_brightness(vec3 sun_dir) {
-	return max(-sun_dir.z + 0.6, 0.0) * 0.8;
+	return max(-sun_dir.z + 0.6, 0.0);
 }
 
 void get_sun_diffuse(vec3 norm, float time_of_day, out vec3 light, out vec3 diffuse_light, out vec3 ambient_light) {
-	const float SUN_AMBIANCE = 0.1;
+	const float SUN_AMBIANCE = 0.0;
 
 	vec3 sun_dir = get_sun_dir(time_of_day);
 
diff --git a/world/src/block/mod.rs b/world/src/block/mod.rs
index 70895afd9b..300ba1e298 100644
--- a/world/src/block/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/block/mod.rs
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ pub fn block_from_structure(
     let field = RandomField::new(structure_seed + 0);
 
     let lerp = 0.5
-        + ((field.get(Vec3::from(structure_pos)) % 256) as f32 / 256.0 - 0.5) * 0.65
+        + ((field.get(Vec3::from(structure_pos)) % 256) as f32 / 256.0 - 0.5) * 0.85
         + ((field.get(Vec3::from(pos)) % 256) as f32 / 256.0 - 0.5) * 0.15;
 
     match sblock {