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How to Change the Day/Night Cycle on your Abiotic Factor Server

Abiotic Factor

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Feb 3, 2025

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The day/night cycle in Abiotic Factor impacts gameplay by affecting visibility, enemy behavior, and power availability. Server owners can modify or disable the cycle to tailor the experience for players.

# How to Adjust the Day/Night Cycle

You can customize the day/night cycle by modifying the SandboxSettings.ini file.

  1. Navigate to the Shockbyte Panel.
  2. Click Files.

  1. Navigate to AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds/<Your Save Name>.

  1. Click SandboxSettings.ini.

  1. Locate the following settings and adjust their values as needed: DayNightCycleState, DayNightCycleSpeedMultiplier & PowerSocketsOffAtNight.

SettingDescription
DayNightCycleStateControls whether the day/night cycle is active.

0 - Normal (Day and night will alternate as intended)
1 - Always Day (Always daytime)
2 - Always Night (Always night)
DayNightCycleSpeedMultiplierAdjusts the speed of the cycle.

Minimum: 0.1 (slows time significantly)
Maximum: 3.0 (makes the cycle 3x faster)
Example: 2.0 makes time pass twice as fast.
PowerSocketsOffAtNightDetermines if power sockets lose power at night.

True - Sockets turn off at night.
False - Sockets remain active at night.
  1. Click Save and Restart your server.

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Nathan Franklin

Game Experience Engineer @ Shockbyte