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Sundials

by dev-me-up

Sundials adds clock-style blocks to the world, from a sundial that reads the sun's position to a Chronodial that can change the time of day.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21 – 1.21.4

What it does

A sundial placed in the world shows the time based on where the sun sits, so a player can read the day's progress without a clock or a command. Sundial variants go further and change the time itself when used. Structures generated in the world contain sundials along with other loot, so players can find them while exploring rather than only crafting them.

The Chronodial is the most involved piece. Sneaking and right-clicking it shifts it between its night and day forms, and the time-changing ability it offers can be tuned in the config, including a cost in damage to the player who uses it. Fabric API, Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required; Mod Menu and YACL together provide the in-game settings screen. The mod is published for Fabric only, across four game versions 1.21 – 1.21.4, and it is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Position-based sundial

    A sundial reads the time from where the sun sits, so a player can check the day's progress by looking at it.

  2. Time-changing variant

    A variant sundial changes the time of day when it is used, instead of only showing it.

  3. Structure loot

    Generated structures hold sundials among other loot, so they can be found while exploring.

  4. Chronodial forms

    Sneaking and right-clicking the Chronodial switches it between a night form and a day form.

  5. Configurable time cost

    The damage a player takes for using the Chronodial's time-changing ability can be set in the config.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.41.0.0+1.21.4-fabric
1.21.31.0.0+1.21.3-fabric
1.21.11.0.0+1.21.1-fabric
1.211.0.0+1.21-fabric
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Required
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Questions

Does Sundials need Fabric API and YACL?

Yes. Fabric API, Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are all required. Mod Menu and YACL are needed for the configuration screen that controls the Chronodial's time cost.

Does the server need Sundials installed?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which game versions does Sundials support?

Files exist for 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.3 and 1.21.4. The latest Fabric file is 1.0.0+1.21.4-fabric, published 2024-12-09.

In the catalog

Sundials is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

A sundial that can tell the time based on the position of the sun. A variant of the sundial that can change time itself.
dev-me-up, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
dev-me-up
Published
2024-08-02
Updated on Modrinth
2024-12-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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