This guide will help you learn how to change the day/Night Duration on your Hytale Server.
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Customizing the day and night cycle on your Hytale server is a simple but powerful way to shape the atmosphere of your world. Whether you want longer days for building, extended nights for tougher survival challenges, or a perfectly balanced rhythm for role‑play, adjusting time settings lets you tailor gameplay to your community’s style. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly how to change day and night duration on your Hytale server so you can create the experience you envision.
Customizing Day and Night Cycles on a Hytale Server
1. Log in to your Game Control Panel and navigate to your service.
2. Before making any modifications, stop the server from running by clicking the Stop button.
3. Navigate to the File Manager Tab.
4. In the File Manager, navigate to /universe/worlds/(your selected world)/config.json and double‑click the file to open it.
(Note: If the DaytimeDurationSeconds and NightTimeDurationSeconds entries are already in the file, you can skip ahead to Step 7.)
5. In the config.json file, find the GameplayConfig line, then press Enter to create a new line directly beneath it.
6. Add the following lines:
"DaytimeDurationSeconds": 1600,
"NighttimeDurationSeconds": 1200,
7. Adjust the values to reflect the day and night cycle lengths you want for your server.
8. Once you’ve finished making your changes, click the Save button to apply them to your server.
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