SuperTime
Server Plugin
A lightweight Paper plugin for controlling, freezing, and accelerating the passage of time in every Minecraft world.
About SuperTime
SuperTime gives server administrators full control over the day and night cycle. Freeze the current time, lock a world to day, noon, or night, or make time pass faster with speeds ranging from 1x to 1000x.
Each world can have its own independent time mode and speed. Settings are saved automatically and restored after a server restart.
Features
- Freeze the exact current time
- Lock worlds to day, noon, or night
- Set time speed from
1xto1000x - Configure worlds independently
- Automatically save world settings
- Fully configurable messages and prefix
- Player and console support
- Built-in tab completion
- Simple configuration
- No external dependencies
Commands
The plugin uses /supertime and the shorter /st alias.
| Command | Arguments | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|---|
/supertime |
— | Open the command help | supertime.admin |
/supertime lock |
current [world] |
Freeze the current time | supertime.admin |
/supertime lock |
day [world] |
Lock the world to daytime | supertime.admin |
/supertime lock |
noon [world] |
Lock the world to noon | supertime.admin |
/supertime lock |
night [world] |
Lock the world to nighttime | supertime.admin |
/supertime unlock |
[world] |
Resume normal time progression | supertime.admin |
/supertime speed |
<1-1000> [world] |
Set the world's time speed | supertime.admin |
/supertime status |
[world] |
Show the current time settings | supertime.admin |
/supertime reload |
— | Reload the configuration | supertime.admin |
When a world is not specified, the player's current world is used.
Console commands must include the world name.
Examples
/st lock current
/st lock day world
/st lock night world_nether
/st speed 10
/st speed 1000 world
/st unlock world
/st status
Time Speed
1x is the normal Minecraft time speed.
| Speed | Behavior |
|---|---|
1x |
Normal day/night cycle |
10x |
Ten times faster |
100x |
One hundred times faster |
1000x |
Maximum supported speed |
Speed affects normal time progression. Locked worlds remain fixed until they are unlocked.
Lock Modes
| Mode | Minecraft Time | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
current |
Current time | Freezes the exact time when the command is executed |
day |
1000 |
Keeps the world at daytime |
noon |
6000 |
Keeps the world at noon |
night |
13000 |
Keeps the world at nighttime |
Permissions
supertime.admin
The permission is granted to server operators by default.
Configuration
The configuration file is located at:
plugins/SuperTime/config.yml
Example configuration:
default-mode: normal
default-speed: 1
worlds:
world:
mode: normal
speed: 10
The configuration also contains all plugin messages, the chat prefix, default settings, and saved per-world values.
Messages support standard Minecraft color codes such as &a, &b, &c, and &f.
Requirements
- Paper 1.21.11
- Java 21 or newer
- No additional plugins required
Important Notes
SuperTime takes control of the vanilla daylight cycle while it is enabled. When the plugin is disabled, the normal daylight cycle is restored.
