Balanced Nighttime Cycle
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #47 of 66 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The problem:
As many players have noticed over the years, there is something fishy with nighttime in Cyberpunk 2077. It doesn't last very long. Observant players may have noticed that sunlight in the sky persists until sometime after 10 PM, and that it seems to come right back by perhaps 2:30 AM.
It's really much worse. Cyberpunk 2077, it turns out, never has a time of day when the sky has finally stopped darkening and reached stable, total darkness. In the real world, of course, true darkness is understood to last many hours. In Cyberpunk 2077's setting, it should be totally dark for over five and a half hours.
In detail:
Mercifully, although Cyberpunk 2077's sky never enters a stable period of darkness per se, there is a small window between about 11:45PM and 1:00AM where the actual changes are arguably too subtle to notice without measuring tools. These ~75 minutes are the only span of time during Cyberpunk 2077's day/night cycle which visibly qualify as "nighttime."
Cyberpunk 2077's canonical setting: Watsonville, California—a short drive south from San Jose. Canonical date: June 12th has been spotted on the in-game monitors. With the time and location established, we can figure out the exact moments for various phases of the day/night cycle:
Reality: In-game:
Astronomical twilight: 3:55AM to 4:38AM (43mins) ~1:00AM to ~1:30AM
Other twilight: 4:38AM to 5:47AM (69mins) ~1:30AM to 4:39AM
Sunrise: 5:47AM 4:39AM
Daytime duration: 880mins 882mins
Sunset: 8:27PM 7:21PM
Other twilight: 8:27PM to 9:36PM (69mins) 7:21PM to ~11:15PM
Astronomical twilight: 9:36PM to 10:19PM (43mins) ~11:15PM to ~11:45PM
Nighttime: 10:19PM to 3:55AM (336mins) ~11:45PM to ~1:00AM
Nighttime duration: 336mins ~75mins
Observations:
[]Daytime, as measured by the first glimpse of the sun to the last glimpse, is essentially accurate by default.
[]Though unimportant, the in-game clock times for sunrise and sunset are early by about 1 hour and 7 minutes.
[*]The entire span of twilight, including the final dregs, should
Balanced Nighttime Cycle by Asterra is a small but popular mod that reconfigures the game's time curves to make dawn, dusk, and nighttime durations more realistic. It shortens twilight and extends true darkness, offering a subtle but impactful change for players who want more immersive day-night cycles. With 728 endorsements and recent updates, it's a reliable choice for those seeking a more authentic experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 728 endorsements and over 36k downloads
- Recently updated (January 2024) so likely compatible with current game versions
- Simple concept that directly improves immersion without overhauling the whole game
⚠️ Cons
- May require manual file placement or mod manager setup, but unclear
- Only affects time curves—no other features, so if you want more dramatic changes, this won't do it
For players who find the default day-night cycle too short or too long and want a more realistic balance. If you're a purist who values immersion and don't mind a subtle tweak, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay changes or visual overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a mod manager or manual installation—since no instructions are given, look for a readme or comments section.
- If you're using other time-related mods, test for conflicts by loading the game and observing the cycle.
- Since it's a curveset, it likely affects all game modes, so test in a single-player world first.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 Mods
- Author
- Asterra
- Version
- 0.91
- Downloads
- 36,863
- Endorsements
- 728
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 1/16/2024
- Updated
- 1/16/2024
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