In RealTime
by WiseNoodle
In RealTime is a Fabric and Quilt management mod that syncs the in-game clock with the real-world time, and its author has stopped supporting it.
What it does
The mod reads the system clock of the machine running Minecraft and sets the world time to match it, so the daylight cycle follows the hours of the real day. Syncing starts when the mod loads, and removing the mod turns the sync off. Fabric API is required, and the mod must be installed on the server for a server owner to use it.
The environment is server-side only: the server runs the mod and players join with a vanilla client, but a modded client that also runs the mod cannot join a vanilla server. Players who want the mod on a single-player world can install it there instead. The daylight cycle has to stay enabled on the server or the sync has no effect. Files cover 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20 and 1.20.1, with the latest build for 1.20.1 published on 2023-06-18 under the MIT License. The code is not open source.
Key features
Real-time day and night
The world clock follows the system time of the machine running the game, so in-game night falls at real night.
Load-time sync
The clock is aligned when the mod loads, without a command or a configuration step to run each session.
Removal restores normal time
Uninstalling the mod disables the syncing, and the world goes back to its usual clock behaviour.
Planned configuration
The author has said that configuration options are planned, but none are in the released builds.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Servers that want a real-world schedule
A server owner can install the mod on a dedicated server so that the day and night of the world match the local hours of the people playing on it.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want the in-game day to follow real time and who keep the daylight cycle enabled. Players joining such a server need only a vanilla client.
Questions
Does In RealTime need Fabric API?
Can In RealTime be used on a vanilla server?
Is In RealTime still updated?
In the catalog
In RealTime is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A (not so) simple Fabric mod that syncs real-world time with in-game time. It uses the system(OS) Minecraft is running on to load the time. To disable syncing the time simply remove the mod. I'm am NOT planning on adding configs. I also highly recommend pairing this mod with some sort of HUD clock.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/inrealtime
- Owner
- WiseNoodle
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15