I'd like to know if any modder can make night shades alot darker ( like real night ) without the creation kit.

Yes. As I have said with nearly every request post. If it has been done in MW, OB, FO3 and FO: NV then chances are it will be done for Skyrim. Just wait, not much can be done without a CS.

I'll be including this in my weather mod once the CS is released.

I think not only the nights need to be darker, but also the dungeons. It feels like places without light-sources are still bright enough to see in there with no problem. I've never even been close to needing night-eye or a torch so far.

I'd guess no, because unlike Morrowind weather settings don't seem to be managed in a .ini, but would a temporary workaround of lowering the game brightness be good enough? Skyrim seems like a dark enough game as it is, I had to turn my brightness up because I couldn't see a thing at night.

yea tried brightness but day's would be a little to dark for my taste. thanks tho

A darker nights mod is definitely needed. I can roam the wilderness in the middle of the night and see perfectly well. What they've given us stock only makes any real sense if you have night vision - ie: it would be perfect for a Khajiit.

There exist torches and stuff, but I've had no reason to touch one so far.