DayNightFaction
A tactical survival plugin that forces players to choose between the light and the dark. Depending on their faction.
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🌗 Survive the Light. Conquer the Dark.
DayNight Factions turns the environment into a weapon. Players must choose between two ancient paths—the Sun Seekers and the Night Stalkers. Success depends on staying in your element; straying into the "wrong" light level triggers a brutal fight for survival.
⚔️ The Factions
| Feature | ☀️ Sun Seekers | 🌙 Night Stalkers |
|---|---|---|
| Safe In | High light (Day/Torches) | Low light (Night/Caves) |
| Danger In | Shadows & Darkness | Sunlight & Brightness |
| Debuffs | Weakness, Slowness | Glowing, Weakness |
☠️ Brutal Survival Mechanics
This isn't just a simple light check. The plugin features Scaling Danger logic to keep the stakes high:
- 📈 Scaling Damage: Start taking 1.0❤ (1 heart) the moment you enter danger. Every 5 seconds you stay exposed, the damage increases by +0.5❤.
- 🧪 Tactical Debuffs: After 10 seconds in the danger zone, your faction's specific debuffs kick in. Night Stalkers will Glow, making them easy targets in the sun.
- ⛈️ Weather Synergy: Rain and Thunderstorms provide a "safe haven" for Night Stalkers, allowing them to raid the surface during the day.
- 🚫 Instant Reset: Reach safety to immediately stop the damage scaling and clear all debuffs.
📊 Minimalist HUD
No bulky bars or screen clutter. The Action Bar provides exactly what you need:
☀ Light: 8/15 | -1.5❤(Danger)☀ Light: 14/15 | SAFE(Safe)
⚙️ Fully Customizable
Admins can easily tweak the difficulty in the config.yml:
- Adjust base damage and scaling increments.
- Change how fast damage intervals fire.
- Fully customize which potion effects apply to which faction.
🛠️ Admin Commands
/dnf changefaction <player> <sun/night>/dnf reset <player>(Forces them back to the selection GUI)/dnf reload(Update config on the fly)
Permission: daynightfactions.admin
⚙️ Technical Specs
- Compatibility: 1.18 – 1.21.11+
- Credits: Designed by Swartzz
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as DayNightFactions_v1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 873 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.