Pause Cycles (Forge 1.20.1)

Simple server-side utility mod that pauses world cycles when no players are online.

Behavior

• If no players are online:
  • applies the configured offline value for each gamerule
• If at least one player is online:
  • applies the configured online value for each gamerule

The mod checks player presence continuously and only updates gamerules when state changes.

Compatibility

• Minecraft: 1.20.1
• Forge: 47.3.0+
• Java: 17+
• Server-side mod (clients do not need it)

Install

1. Build (already validated in this project):
   • .\gradlew.bat build
2. Copy the jar from build/libs/ to your server mods/ folder.
3. Restart the server.

Notes

• The server config file is created at:
  • config/pausecycles-server.toml
• You can configure any boolean gamerule with this format:
  • gamerule|onlineValue|offlineValue
• Default rules:
  • doDaylightCycle|true|false
  • doSeasonCycle|true|false
• If a gamerule does not exist, Pause Cycles logs a warning and keeps running normally.

Config Example

[pausecycles]
# 20 ticks = 1 second
checkIntervalTicks = 20

rules = [
  "doDaylightCycle|true|false",
  "doSeasonCycle|true|false",
  "doWeatherCycle|true|false"
]