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CurseForge · Minecraft mod

Real Night

This mod makes the game darker, and the moon will affect the brightness of the night.

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Quick answer

Which Real Night release should I use?

Updated 2 months ago
Latest stable file realnight-1.0.2.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge

Real Night realnight-1.0.2.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Real Night required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Real Night realnight-1.0.2.jar need?

realnight-1.0.2.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Real Night without breaking your instance.

Built for Real Night realnight-1.0.2.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use realnight-1.0.2.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside realnight-1.0.2.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Real Night add?

This mod makes the game darker, and the moon will affect the brightness of the night.Newupdate：shadows whitelist:Place the shadowpack into the canuseshadow folder in the .minecraft root directory to restrict which shadows can be used.Remember to use /realnight canuseshadow server to enable this feature.You can type /realnight help to view commands and help."When the mod is placed on the server, it will verify whether the client also has the mod. If you do not want to force players to use RealNight, do not put it on the server.""RealNight has made compatibility with Oculus shaders, but when some shaders use extreme parameters, RealNight's effects may be overridden."(The mods used in the image)vanilla/photon/blissShadow(photon):New Moon:Full Moon:Vanilla:Full Moon:New Moon:

Project description from CurseForge.

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Real Night by Minecraft version and loader

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1 available setups

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Recent files

Real Night versions and loaders

3 of 3 releases match

Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.