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IHGM is a mod for Minecraft 1.17.x that does one simple thing for server owners. Whenever there's no players online, IHGM will attempt, in a very hacky simple way, to pause overworld's daytime ticks.
This basically means that when no one is online, time won't progress, meaning on small 24/7 servers, the days (and potentially difficulty) won't skyrocket. This is absolutely great for survival Minecraft servers with small player counts and mixed activity.
Compatibility
I have no idea!
But in seriousness, this shouldn't do anything, hopefully, but there might be some funkiness with mods that rely on daytime ticks in some way. Caveat Emptor. This was tested on a 1.17.1 server, so make of that what you will.
Forge?
This mod is small (And CC0!) so you're more than welcome to try and port it yourself.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.19
- 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 ihgm-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 126 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.