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Shorter Nights & Solar Power
"Nights that fly by. Panels that never sleep."
How do I install Shorter Nights & Solar Power?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Shorter Nights & Solar Power for Moon Sweepers in one click.
</>What does Shorter Nights & Solar Power do?
A lunar night goes on for a long stretch of real time. Solar panels go dark, machines live off their batteries until those run flat, and you sweep by helmet lamp. The sky runs on a real-time clock, so Game Speed doesn't shorten it. Shorter Nights speeds time up while the sun is down where you're standing, at Night Speed Percent: anywhere from 200 to 2,000, with 600 making a night six times shorter. Skip Nights lifts the sun back over the horizon the moment it sets. Freeze Time Of Day holds the sun at the Time Of Day you pick: Sunrise, Morning, Midday (the default), Afternoon, Sunset or Night. Solar Panels Work At Night gives your panels their midday light whenever the sun is down over them, so the grid keeps its daytime supply. Skip To Sunrise and Skip To Midday each move the sun once, and Show Time Of Day reports how high it is and how long until it sets or rises. Turn a clock option off and time runs on at its normal speed from wherever the sun stands.
</>What is Shorter Nights & Solar Power?
Moon Sweepers' nights darken the ground you sweep and switch off a solar base for a long stretch of real time. This mod reshapes them with four switches: Shorter Nights, Skip Nights, Freeze Time Of Day and Solar Panels Work At Night, plus buttons that move the sun on demand or tell you when it next rises or sets. It all runs from the host's clock, which every crewmate's sky follows.
</>Common questions about Shorter Nights & Solar Power
What does Shorter Nights & Solar Power do in Moon Sweepers?
It changes two things only: the host's lunar clock and the sunlight your solar panels are given. Robots, belts, prices and your own sweeping are untouched, and your helmet lamp and night vision goggles behave as they do on any other night.
Do my crewmates get the same sky?
Yes, the host's clock sets the sky for everyone in the shift. Crewmates' games pick up a skip, a freeze or a new speed within about five seconds, and the host's panels feed the machines the whole crew uses. A crewmate can't move the time: switching an option on in their game only shows a note saying the sky belongs to the host. Show Time Of Day still works for them, with the host's clock deciding.
What happens to the time of day when I restart the game?
It goes back to the game's own clock. Moon Sweepers works the lunar time out from the real date and time, and the shift this mod adds is never written to your save, so after a restart the sun stands wherever the real clock puts it.
Do solar panels make extra power during the day?
No. While the sun is up over your panels they get the real sunlight, low morning and evening light included, so daytime output is exactly what the game gives. The midday light switches on once the sun has sunk below about one degree over them and switches off again as it rises. Solar trackers turn to face that midday sun at night, so they may point upwards in the dark.
Can I use more than one night option at once?
Yes, though only one is in charge at a time. Freeze Time Of Day wins over the other two, and Skip Nights wins over Shorter Nights. Skip To Sunrise and Skip To Midday wait while the sun is frozen, so pick a different Time Of Day to move it instead.
What options does Shorter Nights & Solar Power include?
Time Of Day
Where Freeze Time Of Day holds the sun. The Moon is round, so it's worked out for where you stand.
Solar Panels Work At Night
While the sun is down over your solar panels they make the power they make at midday, so machines keep running. Daytime is unchanged. Host or solo only.
Shorter Nights
While the sun is down where you are, time runs faster so the night ends sooner. Days keep their normal length. Host or solo only: crewmates see the host's sky.
Skip To Midday
Moves the sun to its highest point where you are, once.
Freeze Time Of Day
Stops the sun at the Time Of Day chosen below, for the spot you're standing on. Off lets time move on from there. Host or solo only.
Skip Nights
When the sun sets where you are, it rises again straight away. Host or solo only.
Night Speed Percent
How fast time runs while the sun is down: 600 makes a night six times shorter.
Skip To Sunrise
Moves the sun to sunrise where you are, once.
Show Time Of Day
Tells you how high the sun is where you are and how long until sunset or sunrise.
Shorter Nights & Solar Power is a ProjectMods mod for Moon Sweepers that speeds up, skips or stops the lunar night and keeps solar panels producing their midday power while the sun is down.
System Requirements
What features does Shorter Nights & Solar Power include?
- Day and night are worked out for the ground under your feet. The Moon is round, so it can be midnight at your base while the far side sits at noon.
- Freeze Time Of Day re-aims the sun once you've travelled far enough for its height to change by about ten degrees, so the time you picked follows you round the Moon.
- Your panels' midday light is taken from wherever they stand, with the biggest panels counting most.
- The sky, the stars and the lighting stay true to the night: only the power your panels make changes.
Best For
- Night falls just as you set off on a long sweep. Switch on Skip Nights and the sun is back up a moment later.
- You want long shadows across your base for a screenshot. Choose Sunset in Time Of Day and switch on Freeze Time Of Day.
- Your Stone Presses stand idle through every night. Switch on Solar Panels Work At Night and they keep pressing until morning.
- You like the day and night cycle but not the wait. Set Night Speed Percent to 1,000 and each night is over in a tenth of the time.
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