Serene Seasons - Minimum Player Count
by Manlet008
Serene Seasons - Minimum Player Count is a Forge utility that holds the season cycle until enough players are online.
What it does
The mod adds a gamerule called seasonCyclePlayerMinimum to Serene Seasons. When it is set to a number, the season cycle stays paused unless at least that many players are on the server. Setting it to 3, for example, keeps seasons from advancing until three or more players are connected. The default value of 0 leaves the cycle running normally at all times.
Server owners can also choose whether a message is announced or logged each time the season cycle is paused, using a few server properties. The mod needs Serene Seasons, which must be installed alongside it. Files are published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and the code is released under the MIT License as open source.
Because the gamerule lives on the server, the mod is meant to run on client and server. A note in the author text warns that a server with only the mod installed can report an FML incompatibility message, so both sides should carry it for the features to work as described.
Key features
Player-count gamerule
A gamerule sets how many players must be online before the season cycle is allowed to advance.
Zero disables the check
A value of 0 returns seasons to their normal cycle, with no player requirement.
Pause logging
Server properties decide whether each paused season cycle is announced or written to the log.
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
Small multiplayer servers
Servers with a few regulars can keep the calendar still until enough players are present to share the season change.
Quiet single-player-style runs
A server can use a higher threshold so seasons do not move while only one or two people are logged in.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run Serene Seasons on Forge 1.20.1 and want the season cycle tied to how many players are online.
How it compares
Serene Seasons X Distant Horizons - Backport is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, client-side only and under the Apache License 2.0, so it does not touch server seasons. TFC Season Notifier is a Forge 1.20.1 mod that runs on client and server under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and announces season changes instead of gating them. Seasonal Integration covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge 1.20 – 26.3 and is server-side required with optional client support.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serene Seasons - Minimum Player Count | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Serene Seasons X Distant Horizons - Backport | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| TFC Season Notifier | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-03 |
| Seasonal Integration | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Serene Seasons - Minimum Player Count need Serene Seasons?
Does the mod have to be installed on both sides?
What happens if the player minimum is set to 0?
In the catalog
Serene Seasons - Minimum Player Count is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Adds a seasonCyclePlayerMinimum gamerule that freezes Serene Seasons' season cycle when fewer than the configured number of players are online. So by setting the seasonCyclePlayerMinimum gamerule to 3, the seasons won't advance unless there are three or more players on the server. The default is 0, which means that…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/serene-seasons-minimum-player-count
- Owner
- Manlet008
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15