Deadman's Clock
by veizakn1
Deadman's Clock is a Forge enchantment mod that gives the vanilla Clock a rare treasure enchantment, Tidewatch, which slows the passage of day and night.
What it does
Tidewatch can be applied to a regular Clock with an Anvil, using an enchanted book. Only the timing of sunrise and sunset moves more slowly; the rest of the game keeps ticking normally. Disabling doDaylightCycle still stops the day and night cycle as usual. Each enchantment level slows the day further, and the strongest Tidewatch Clock a player carries sets the effect, applying across the whole world and to players in every dimension.
Tidewatch books are found only in Shipwreck Treasure chests, each level rolling its own independent chance. An enchanted Clock must be held in hand to count, and when several players are present, the top Tidewatch level among them is the one applied. Tidewatch enchantments cannot be combined with other upgrades on the same stack. With keepInventory disabled, a Tidewatch Clock drops on death and can be recovered; with keepInventory enabled, it is removed on death on purpose. Normal Clocks and unused Tidewatch books are not affected.
The mod is Forge only, released for Minecraft 1.20.1. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Tidewatch enchantment
A rare treasure enchantment for the Clock that slows the natural passage of day and night.
Slower days by level
Tidewatch III runs the day four times slower than normal, and lower levels slow it less.
Regular Clock support
Tidewatch applies to the regular Clock item and does not require a different item.
Keep-inventory handling
Enchanted Clocks drop on death without keepInventory and are removed on death with it.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Ingame Real Time Clock is a client-side only Forge mod for 1.20.2 that shows real-world time, and it is not open source. ArcaneEcho Enchantment is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server, under All rights reserved. Clockpass covers 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 on client and server, also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deadman's Clock | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Ingame Real Time Clock | Forge | 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2023-11-29 |
| ArcaneEcho Enchantment | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-09 |
| Clockpass | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-29 |
Questions
Does Deadman's Clock need to be installed on the server?
Where are Tidewatch books found?
Does Tidewatch work with other Clock upgrades?
In the catalog
Deadman's Clock is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A small Forge mod that adds Tidewatch, a rare treasure enchantment for the vanilla Clock. Keep an enchanted Clock in your inventory and the natural passage of daytime slows down.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/deadman-s-clock
- Owner
- veizakn1
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
