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Mod - CurseForge

Dusk

Make Minecraft nights more dangerous or interesting with configurable sleep rules, monster spawns, spawn light levels, mob caps, and hostile mob awareness.

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Source-provided project description. FreeMinecraftMods keeps creator credit and adds separate compatibility and decision guidance below.

Project overview

Dusk gives you full control over how dangerous Minecraft nights become. Version 4.1+ is a major rework that expands Dusk with several new night difficulty features: Control when players are allowed to sleep and skip the night Optionally disable sleeping entirely Increase monster spawns at night, gradually ramping up until midnight Set the global monster cap, increasing the total amount of hostile mobs in the world New in 4.1+: Adjust hostile mob spawn light requirements during the night New in 4.1+: Make hostile mobs detect players from farther away at night New in 4.1+: Give hostile mobs configurable potion blessings during the night All these features are fully configurable, you find the config in the config/dusk.json file. Requires Cuboard dependency to be installed in newer versions Only required on serverside

FreeMinecraftMods decision guide

This mod is most relevant to players looking for Adventure and RPG, Server Utility, Mobs on Fabric, NeoForge, Forge. Treat those labels as discovery hints, then verify the exact file and dependency list on the official project page.

The source record was updated on Jul 15, 2026, which is a recent freshness signal. A recent date does not guarantee support for every loader or Minecraft version, so still inspect the current file list.

What to verify before choosing a file

  • Confirm that the file is published by the credited creator on the linked official source.
  • Match the Minecraft version exactly instead of relying only on a broad category label.
  • Read dependencies, incompatibilities, and changelog notes before updating an existing instance.
  • Match the loader or server platform and its required version. Forge and NeoForge are not interchangeable.
  • Back up worlds and configuration files before testing the project in a long-term save or public server.

Compatibility at a glance

Minecraft versions in this snapshot: 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.20, 1.19.2, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.18.1

Loaders and platforms: Fabric, NeoForge, Forge

Adventure and RPGServer UtilityMobs

Before you install

Match the exact Minecraft version and loader, install every required dependency, and test in a separate profile before opening an important world. Keep a backup before changing a working mod list.

Source, licensing, and corrections

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