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No more accelerated sunrises or rushed nights.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Custom Yearly Calendar<\/p>\n<p>28-day year divided into 4 seasons<\/p>\n<p>Seasonal transitions bring new visuals and effects (WIP)<\/p>\n<p>Dynamic moon phases<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf2c\ufe0f Custom Weather Engine (WIP)<br \/>\nRealistic weather progression independent of Minecraft\u2019s default system:<\/p>\n<p>Wind mechanics (Planned)<\/p>\n<p>Localized storms (Planned)<\/p>\n<p>Temperature-based weather changes (Concept phase)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfb Dynamic News and Alerts System<br \/>\nA trigger-based interface displays contextual updates such as:<\/p>\n<p>Current time of day<\/p>\n<p>Moon phase<\/p>\n<p>Season<\/p>\n<p>Biome (WIP)<\/p>\n<p>Wind conditions (WIP)<\/p>\n<p>Active world events or warnings (e.g., approaching storms)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Setup Instructions<br \/>\nTo set up Realistic Time in your world:<\/p>\n<p>Install the datapack as usual in your world save folder.<\/p>\n<p>Run the following command once:<\/p>\n<p>\/function realistic_time:calibrate<br \/>\nThis will initialize the system and set the world time to 6:00 AM.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Important:<br \/>\nDo not use \/time set or other \/time commands after setup. 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