How to Make It Forever Night in Minecraft

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Do you ever wish it could always be night in Minecraft? Once you have a command block, a daylight sensor, and some redstone, you can use the time set command to turn off the daylight cycle. We'll show you how to battle on through the cold, dark night in Minecraft forever!

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Creative Mode

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    You can't do this contraption without a command block. Type in the chat the command: /give (Minecraft Username) command_block
    • Example: /give ottergirl24 command_block
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    It's easy in creative mode-just simply press E and either search up the daylight sensor or find it in the "Redstone" tab.
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    Press "E" and either search up redstone or find it in the "Redstone" tab.
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    You can place them both anywhere, but make it so that they can connect.
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    Enter this command right here: /time set night .
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    If you want to place them very far apart, use redstone repeaters to expand the amount of power you can have.
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    Typing the command /time set day will activate the daylight sensor, powering the redstone and activating the command block, using the command /time set night to turn it back to night.
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Survival Mode

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    Command blocks are not craftable and therefore you need to use the command /give (minecraft username) command_block .
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    You can craft a daylight sensor by going into a crafting table, putting 3 glass blocks on top, 3 nether quartz in the middle, and 3 wooden slabs of any type on the bottom.
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    You might need to dig a lot, but you only need a minimum of one piece, and there is no maximum.
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    Enter the command: /time set night .
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    It will turn back to night.
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    Is there a way I can do this using only commands?
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    Yes, but only in relatively new versions of Minecraft. Simply execuse "/time set 21000" to set it to night and then "/gamerule doDaylightCycle false" to prevent your world from ever transitioning to day time.
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    Can I do this without cheats?
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    No you cannot. Without cheats/commands you will be stuck with the standard day/night cycle.
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      • Using this method in survival can help with mob farming, helping you get items like arrows, bones for bonemeal, spider eyes to make into fermented spider eyes, string for bows and fishing rods, gunpowder for TNT, and lots more in addition with experience.
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      • Just simply using the command /time set night will save you from having to find and type in the number code for nighttime.
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      • Using this unprepared in survival can result in you dying unless you also use cheats to use the command /gamerule keepInventory true .
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