Are you looking for the best Stardew Valley time mod? We have compiled a list of top 22 Stardew Valley time mods that give you more control of the in-game time, both in single-player and multiplayer sessions. So read on to discover these timely mods!
Time in Stardew Valley passes fast. It passes in ten-minute intervals, each of which is equal to 7 seconds in real-time. While this is how fast games usually are, Stardew Valley, in my opinion, is way too fast.
With so many tasks to accomplish and so many milestones to achieve everyday, I feel like the time is not enough. And rather than actually enjoying the game, I find myself struggling to get work done before it’s time for bed.
However, thanks to the modding community of the game, there are many time mods for Stardew Valley that make time more realistic. In this article, we have compiled a list of our top 22 picks for the best Stardew Valley time mod that give you more control over the in-game time.
So without further ado, let’s take a look at these time mods, shall we?
Stardew Valley Time Mod: The Ultimate List of the Best Time Mods
1. TimeSpeed
This mod gives you more control of the game’s time flow. For instance, you can now slow down the time, speed it up, or freeze it. This can either be done automatically or by pressing a key. You can configure this and the hotkeys in the config file.
By default:
- Pressing “N” will freeze or unfreeze time.
- Pressing “,” will speed it up by one second every 10 game-minutes.
- Pressing “.” will slow it down by one second every 10 game-minutes.
- Pressing “B” will reload the config settings.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
2. Dynamic Night Time
This Stardew Valley mod gives the game a more dynamic daylight cycle. It adds a dawn period at the start and changes when it gets dark. The mod also brings a full light cycle to the game by introducing sunrise and sunset effects.
The sunrise and sunset times differ depending on which time of the year it is. You can configure it to match the player’s latitude. However, do note that it won’t change the game’s start time.
This mod gives Stardew Valley a more dynamic daylight cycle, changing when it gets dark and adding a dawn period at the start of the day. It also adds a full light cycle, adding sunrise and sunset effects. These times will vary depending on the time of year. Can be configured to match your latitude. Does not alter start time.
It requires SMAPI for installation. So make sure you have that installed first before installing this mod.
3. BJS Time Skipper
This mod lets you skip multiple days at once by just pressing a button. It is ideal for you if you are sick of going to bed every few real-world hours. When you press Z, it will open up a menu where you can choose to skip up to 336 days. No need to walk right and left in your house anymore during bed-time.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
4. Time Freeze
As you can tell from its name, this mod freezes time whenever you are indoors. It will freeze time at specific locations as you define it in the config file. It will unfreeze by default when you are swimming. However, you can change that in config.json.
If you want to freeze time at a specific location, find the location’s name in the config file and make its value true. Easy!
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
5. Object Time Left
This is a pretty handy time mod that shows you how much time is left until all the machines in the game finish processing. You will see how much time is left for each machine to finish any given process now.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
6. Multiplayer Time
The Multiplayer Time mod stops time in the game when each player on the server has stopped time. Wondering how it works? Well, if a player cannot act freely in the world, their magnetic radius will be reduced to 0. When each player in the game has 0 magnetic range, the time will stop.
This mod also lets you give items to other players when their inventory is opened. Their magnetic radius will go back to normal when they are free to act.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
7. Pause Time in Multiplayer
This is yet another multiplayer time mod for Stardew Valley that stops time in multiplayer sessions whenever it should be stopped for all the players on the server. If only pauses time when all the players have met the prerequisites of pausing time if they were in a single-player session.
Although there are many similar mods and resources on Nexus, this one is totally free from bugs and any other issues. However, you will need to make sure that every single player has this mod installed.
Here are some more features of this mod:
- Stops drink and food buffs from ticking down during paused games.
- Locks player health and monster positions during paused games.
- When all the players are in the Skull Cavern, it will slow down clock time.
All of this and so much more! So go ahead and get your hands on this mod now to pause time in multiplayer.
8. Time Multiplier
The Time Multiplier mod allows you to choose how long every 10-minute increment occurs. It adds two new commands to the SMAPI console to change the time multiplier and enable or disable this mod.
So you can even double your day now by changing the multiplier to 0.5, or spend your day twice as fast by changing the multiplier to 2. Wondering how it’s done? Well, start the farm and once it is fully loaded, use the following commands in the SMAPI console:
- time_multiplier_toggle
- time_multiplier_change
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game via SMAPI.
9. Time Freezes at Midnight
As you can tell from its name, this mod stops time at 12:00AM by default, meaning that time won’t advance after midnight. It freezes the time at midnight so you can get done with all your chores during the night.
Since the time freezes at midnight, all the in-game machines will also stop working until the next day. What’s more, you will not pass out anymore until 1:50AM and you will only see the “it’s getting late” message once.
So if you are a night owl like me who prefers working at night, go ahead and get your hands on this mod now!
10. Festival End Time Tweak
This mod allows you to attend a Town Festival and still get the work down simultaneously. You don’t have to miss out on one thing to do the other anymore. Wondering how it works?
Well, in the vanilla game, when you spend a day at the Festival and return home, you don’t have time to do anything else. But thanks to this mod, you will now return home when the respective festival is supposed to end. This way, you can get some work done after attending the Festival.
However, do note that since the villagers will be taking the Festival days off, the shops in Pelican Town will be closed. But you can still find some villagers in their normal spots and talk to them.
So have fun with the extra time you get during Festivals without worrying about not getting any work done.
11. Traveling Takes Time
Do you ever feel like the traveling time in the base game is pretty unrealistic? If so, this mod makes the traveling time more realistic. So whenever you travel by bus or a minecart now, it will take some time.
This traveling time depends on the distance you travel. For instance:
- From the bus stop to the Mines, the traveling time will be 20 mins.
- From the Mines to the Quarry, the traveling time will be 10 mins.
- From the Quarry to the Town, the traveling time will be 20 mins.
- From the bus stop to the Desert, the traveling time will be 30 mins.
If you are traveling in multiple steps, the traveling time will stack. So the traveling time from the Bus stop to the town will be 50 mins (20 + 10 + 20). You can use the config.json in the mod folder to set the time costs according to your preferences.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then start a new or save game. You can edit the mod settings using the console command.
12. Energy Time
This mod links the time passage in Stardew Valley to your Energy use, which means if you are standing still, time won’t pass at all. It even includes an option to fast forward time whenever you want. How cool, right?
In my opinion, this is one of the best Stardew Valley mods that makes time pass proportionally to the player’s energy usage. So when you use up all of your stamina, your day will reach 6:30pm by default. You can also press and hold the “U” key by default to fast forward time.
So you will feel like there’s no time constraint in the game, allowing you to play freely. The default controls for this mod are:
- U: hold the key down to fast forward time
- B: Reload the configuration settings from file
- N: press to unfreeze or freeze time
13. Time Before Harvest Enhanced
This is a pretty simple yet helpful mod that displays the days remaining until a certain crop is ready to be harvested. By default, you can press F2 to display the number of days until you can harvest your crops. You can change this key in the config.json.
It is one of the most under-rated Nexus mods that shows the exact time before harvest. No need to make any calculations anymore!
14. Rise and Shine – Configurable wake-up time
This time mod for Stardew Valley lets you choose the time you wake up every morning. It comes with an easy config file that you can use to make configurations. By default, this mod wakes you up at 9:00am, like normal humans, instead of the vanilla 6:00am.
However, you can configure the wake up time according to your liking. To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game.
15. Configurable Regrowth Time
This mod lets you change the default amount of regrowth time for crips. It lets you pick how long regrowable crops take to produce again. It changes the regrowth time based on the lowest and highest number of days for these crops (1-7 days).
However, do note that it only affects the newly planted crops. To install this mod, you will first need SMAPI and Content Patcher installed.
16. Time Reminder
The Time Reminder mod does exactly what it sounds like it does. It sends you alerts of system time in any configurable number of minutes that you set. You can also configure it to be on the hour.
Moreover, it also adds a way to set in-game reminders. So you won’t need to keep track of the system time anymore as you will be getting alerts every x minutes.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game and then launch the game.
17. Halt Event Time
This mod allows you to stop time whenever you are watching an event. You can pause the time when the plot is being shown in multiplayer mode. So even if you are watching an event in multiplayer mode, the in-game time will stop.
To make it work, you will need to ensure that all the players have installed this mod. You will also need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game. Finally, launch Stardew Valley using SMAPI.
18. Idle Timer
This is a very simple and yet a very handy mod that stops time if you are AFK in the game for too long. So even if you take a little break to grab a bite or get a drink, the in-game time won’t progress at all.
Once you are warned about being idle, you won’t lose any plants or animals for being AFK anymore. So if you are someone who ends up falling asleep on their desk or you just get distracted in the middle of the game, this is the mod for you.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game. Finally, launch Stardew Valley using SMAPI.
19. Its Time to Wake Up
This time mod lets you configure the time when you wake up. Once you have launched the game, go to the Mods folder and open “config.json”. Here, configure what time you want to wake up in the 24-hour clock format. This way, you can basically add more hours to your day.
How cool, right?
20. Time of the Prairie King
This is a pretty simple Stardew Valley time mod that displays the time of the day when you are playing Journey of the Prairie King in multiplayer. It displays the time within the Prairie King mini-game.
So you won’t need to leave the game unexpectedly anymore, when you find out that it’s middle of the night and you need to get back to the farm. However, the time will only be displayed in a multiplayer game as the time does not progress in this mini-game until you are playing it with at least one other player.
This mod also comes with configuration options where you can pick where the time appears on the screen, either on any corner of the screen or with the HUD.
To install this mod, you will need to install SMAPI first. Once done, download the mod file and unzip it into the Mods folder of the game. Finally, launch Stardew Valley using SMAPI.
21. Silent Alarm Clock (Set time you wake up)
Do you hate how you have to wake up at a specific time every single day in Stardew Valley? This mod lets you wake up at the time of your choosing, be it 1 AM or 7 PM. Wondering how this mod makes it possible?
Well, it sets the time after you wake up, so that it’s a new day everyday, whenever you wake up. So if you want to wake up at 12:30 PM, let’s say, you will have to specify it in a 24-hour clock format. However, you can also change it to the 12-hour clock setting in the config. Easy, right?
So no matter what time you wake up now, your gameplay won’t be affected at all and you get to wake up at the time of your choosing.
22. One Day at a Time
Do you find yourself playing Stardew Valley for hours? Do you ever wonder how you end up playing the game for hours when you only intended to play for one in-game day? If so, this is the perfect mod for you.
One Day At a Time forces the game to shut down after one in-game day has passed. It is ideal for you if you have no self-control and you need someone to tell you when to stop playing. It encourages you to get up and take a break. How helpful, right?
Conclusion
So that’s all, folks! This list sums up our top 22 picks for the best Stardew Valley time mod. If you feel like the time system in the base game is quite unrealistic and well, untimely, get your hands on these mods to make it more player-friendly and realistic.
Good luck!
