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# How to Change The Day and Night Length on a Necesse Server

# How to Change The Day and Night Length on a Necesse Server

Changing the day and night length on a Necesse server is done to control the pacing of gameplay, affecting how long players have to explore, gather resources, and prepare for survival challenges. How to change the day and night length on a Necesse server is commonly searched by server owners who want to adjust world settings for a smoother or more intense survival experience. This setting helps balance difficulty, manage progression speed, and create a customized gameplay flow for both solo and multiplayer Necesse worlds.



* Open the [Apollo Panel](https://control.sparkedhost.us/).

* Head over to the **Startup** tab.

* Find the **Save Name** field and remember the save name.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/63562c19-4015-47de-9dbc-7e5cf42849ba.png)

* Go to the **Files** tab.

* Navigate to the following directory: `saves/worlds`

* Right-click and extract the save file.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/d67b61f2-efc0-4332-9c3f-9b02b57daf55.png)

* Now delete the zip file.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/982f582a-0181-49d9-b7f5-4422c3dd1af7.png)

* Open the extracted folder.

* Select the `worldSettings.cfg`

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/baaec209-856b-498a-982e-225835d8aef3.png)

* Find the lines `dayTimeMod` and `nightTimeMod`, and adjust the value up to `10`. The higher the number, the longer the day-and-night cycle.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/0121cd1f-a34c-4a48-8b4d-dbe272b6fc31.png)

* Hit **Save Content**.

* Navigate back to the `saves/worlds` directory

* Right-click the save folder and hit **Archive**.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/c3faa5b5-f839-4101-90e1-ac19a6ecd442.png)

* Delete the save world folder.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/3a950cd6-7149-4763-914a-83b08f8dc1ec.png)

* Right-click the archived file generated, and rename it to the saved name noted.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/400d05d5-d445-4c2f-a482-66eb024d449b.png)

* Start the server.