# Chronos

> Set day length in real minutes and season length in in-game days, per save, while you play.

Mod for [Sons of the Forest](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Forest/) by [cyace84](https://sotf-mods.com/profile/cyace84). Page: https://sotf-mods.com/mods/cyace84/chronos

## At a glance

- **Version:** 1.0.0 (released 2026-08-09)
- **Category:** Quality of Life
- **Game compatibility:** untested on the current patch
- **Loader:** RedLoader
- **Platform:** Universal
- **Multiplayer:** every player must install it
- **Dependencies:** none
- **Downloads:** 189 (as of 2026-10-01)
- **Followers:** 1
- **First published:** 2026-08-09
- **Last release:** 2026-08-09

## Install

1. Install RedLoader, the Sons of the Forest mod loader (RedManager can do it for you).
2. Download the mod and put it in the `_RedLoader/Mods` folder inside the game directory.
3. Launch the game and press F1 to confirm it loaded.

Download 1.0.0: https://sotf-mods.com/mods/cyace84/chronos/download/1.0.0
Full guide: https://sotf-mods.com/install

## Compatibility

untested on the current patch.
Details and field reports: https://sotf-mods.com/mods/cyace84/chronos#compatibility

## Description

Day length as a count of real minutes, season length as a count of in-game days, changed at any time in a loaded save. The game gives you four presets, picked at world setup before you know how that world plays, and changing your mind later means editing the save.

**Day length.** The vanilla presets in real time: Short 29.4 minutes, Default 58.7, Long 2h 58m, Realistic 24h. Custom takes anything from 0.1 to 10080 minutes. The panel splits the result into daylight and night. Night runs 2.7 times faster, so a 60-minute day gives you 41 minutes of light.

**Season length.** Presets in in-game days per season: 3, 5, 10, 91. Custom takes 1 to 120 whole days, since a season turns over at midnight. The season is worked out from the current day, so switching the calendar re-reads the year you already played.

**Snow keeps pace.** Snow is a height line that winter walks down the mountains at a fixed rate. On short days a season can end before the line has finished moving. Chronos scales that rate with your day length.

**Usage.** Load a save, open Options, then Mods, then Chronos. Turn on the day override, the season override or both, pick a preset or type your own number, close the panel. Values live inside the save and travel with it.

**Multiplayer.** Works in co-op. Every player needs the mod and the same numbers. The clock comes from the host, but hunger, thirst and the season turn over on each player's own day length. Dedicated servers are untested.

**Compatibility.** Chronos writes the clock speed (TimeOfDayHolder.GetBaseSpeedMultiplier), the season durations (SeasonsManager.GetSeasonDurations) and eight transition fields on SnowHeightManager. Another mod that writes any of them will fight it, and the one that applied last wins.

**Install.** Install RedLoader and run the game once, then unpack the archive into the game folder. You should end up with Mods/Chronos.dll and Mods/Chronos/manifest.json.

 Source: github.com/Cyace84/sotf-chronos (MIT)

## Changelog 1.0.0 (2026-08-09)

First release

All versions: https://sotf-mods.com/mods/cyace84/chronos/versions

## FAQ

### Does Chronos work in multiplayer?

Yes, but every player in the session must install it, ideally the same version.

### How do I install Chronos?

Install RedLoader (RedManager can do it for you), download Chronos 1.0.0 from this page and put it in the \_RedLoader/Mods folder inside your game directory. Launch the game and press F1 to confirm it loaded.

### What does Chronos need?

Only Sons of the Forest on Steam and RedLoader. It has no other dependencies.

### Does Chronos work on the current game patch?

There are no compatibility reports yet. If you try it, add a field report.

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Source: https://sotf-mods.com/mods/cyace84/chronos · SOTF Mods, the home of Sons of the Forest modding.