Time Stop When Empty
by AntrolGaming
Time Stop When Empty pauses the world clock on a Forge or NeoForge server while no players are connected, and resumes it when someone joins.
What it does
The mod watches the player list of a server. When the last player leaves, the in-game time stops, so crops, furnaces and day-night cycles stop advancing until someone logs back in. When a player joins, time starts again on its own, with no command or manual step needed.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files covering four game releases. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod. It is released under a custom license and is not open source. The latest Forge file is 1.0 for 1.20.1 and the latest NeoForge file is 1.0 for 1.21.1, both dated 2025-07-20.
Key features
Automatic clock pause
Time stops on the server when the last player disconnects, so the world does not advance while empty.
Automatic resume
The clock starts again when a player joins, without any command or operator action.
Server-side operation
Only the server runs the logic, and clients need nothing installed to connect.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Idle survival servers
Server owners who run a survival world for a small group can keep crop growth and day-night progress from running while nobody plays.
Shared hosting
Hosts running a server only at certain hours can avoid the world aging between sessions.
Who it’s for: Server owners on Forge or NeoForge who want the world clock to pause when no players are online. The mod only does its work on the server, so a single-player install gains nothing from it.
Questions
Does Time Stop When Empty need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders and game releases does the mod support?
Can the license of Time Stop When Empty be reused freely?
In the catalog
Time Stop When Empty is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
### 📝About: - This mod stops the time when the server is empty. ### ⚙️Features: - Supported Engine: FORGE, NEOFORGE - Supported Game Versions: 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1 - Automaticaly stops/starts the time when player leaves or joins.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/time-stop-when-empty
- Owner
- AntrolGaming
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15