Day Night Cycle - Longer Days Shorter Nights (and Longer Nights)
⚪ Last updated 2015⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #49 of 193 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Day Night Cycle: Longer days, Shorter Nights...
==================== Description ====================
Simple mod for Longer days and shorter nights... I have tried a lot of posibilities and I find this one ok for me! The Sun rises at about 3am and sets between 9pm and 10pm...
So... Day = 3am to 9pm (18 hours) Night = 10pm to 3am (5 Hours) Oh my god! We lost 1 hour! Naw, it's in transit, see?
Mod this as you want! This is only like, a proof of concept that show, easily, that the day/night cycle can be tweaked... I do not understand the exact relation between the global variables and the climate entries but to make it work "ok", I needed to change both... You can always give a thank you however! Hey, what the hell, it works! Shorter nights!
Anyone thinks even the day goes too fast? set timescale to 6 Time goes a lot slower!
Night Day Cycle makes it for Longer Nights, Shorter Days... Proof of concept again, so it can be done on both side... Tested it, but not enough, so if someone want to take it apart, be my guest! :) 9 Hours day, 14 hours night...
Night Day Cycle 2 makes it for Longer Nigts, Shorter Days... Test even less then the first one! But it should work fine! 5 hours day, 18 hours nights... More or less anyway! Shorter days! Proof of concept!
==================== Install: ====================
1- Your Fallout4prefs.ini must have "bEnableFileSelection=1" (That's law 1 for esp modding!) 2- Your plugins.txt (in "User\\AppData\Local\Fallout4") must have a line with "LightDark.esp" or the name you wanna give the file! 3- Just extract the esp(s) in your Data Folder 4- Have fun!
Don't forget, on ONE AT ONCE!!!
War... War never changes... Well, except if you mod it of course! Vortaka
==================== Install: ==================== 0. 2 - Change the end of sunset to 143 (from 144). 144 aka 24h caused error in Fo4Edit (compatibility)
0. 1 - Initial Release! Proof of concept thing!
This mod adjusts the day/night cycle in Skyrim, making days last about 18 hours and nights about 5 hours, or vice versa for longer nights. It's a simple gameplay tweak for players who want more daylight or more darkness. With 1,729 endorsements and 42,022 downloads, it's a popular choice for altering game pacing.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,729 endorsements and 42,000+ downloads.
- Gives you more daylight for exploring and questing without night interruptions.
- Simple concept that does exactly what it says—no bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2015—may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim version or mods.
- Only offers two preset options (longer days or longer nights), no custom sliders.
- No detailed instructions or compatibility notes provided by the author.
For Skyrim players who find the default day/night cycle too short for their playstyle, especially those who want more time to explore during daylight. Also for players who prefer a more nocturnal experience with longer nights. Skip if you want a customizable cycle or if you're on the latest Skyrim version and worry about compatibility.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod is from 2015, check if your Skyrim version is compatible—if you're on Special Edition, you may need to convert the mod or find an alternative.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2, install it through that to easily enable/disable it.
- Load order matters: place this mod early in your load order to avoid conflicts with other time-related mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Vortaka
- Version
- 0.2
- Downloads
- 42,022
- Endorsements
- 1,729
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 11/22/2015
- Updated
- 11/23/2015
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