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Day-Night Cycle

A game day is one real hour: about 50 minutes of daylight and 10 of night.

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Every fact about Day-Night Cycle by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • A game day is one real hour: 50 minutes of daylight and 10 of night; night cannot be skipped.
  • Moon phases are simulated and change how dark the nights are.
  • Night lasts about 10 real minutes and day about 50.
  • Some animals spawn only at night, shopkeepers are away at night, and jobs and vendor lists reset at night.
  • Night darkness is still being tuned between very dark and moderately dark.
  • One-hour cycle: 50 minutes of day and 10 minutes of night.
Alpha 5
  • A game day is about one real hour.
March alpha
  • A full in-game day is 50 minutes of daylight followed by 10 minutes of night.

Sources

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Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20263
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20262

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