# Burning Daylight<\/p>\n
**Burning Daylight** is a Minecraft plugin that introduces a new survival mechanic: players take damage when exposed to direct sunlight. Use the environment, time of day, and protective gear to survive.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
– **Sunburn Damage**: Direct exposure to sunlight causes damage\u2014find shade or go underground to stay safe.
\n – Damage duration and intensity are fully configurable.
\n– **Nighttime Safety**: Reduced damage at night. This is configurable through settings.
\n– **Weather Protection**: Rainy or stormy weather diminishes sunlight. This is configurable through settings.
\n– **Grace Period**:
\n – Players start with a 5-minute grace period (default), during which they are immune to sunburn damage.
\n – Grace periods can be applied on the first join or upon respawning, with customizable start\/end messages.
\n– **Customizable Damage Prevention**:
\n – Sunburn damage can be prevented in specific dimensions, such as the Nether or the End.
\n – Fire Resistance potions can also grant immunity if enabled in the configuration.
\n– **Armor Protection**:
\n – Leather armor is the default protective gear, reducing damage by 25% per piece (full leather armor negates 100% of damage).
\n – Other armor types (iron, gold, diamond, netherite) can be configured for protection through the settings.
\n – Fire Protection enchantments further reduce damage.
\n– **Daytime Durability Damage**:
\n – Armor takes durability damage from sun exposure during the day (default).
\n – Durability loss can also be toggled for nighttime and weather.
\n– **Exempt Players**: Specific players can be exempted from sunburn damage via configuration.<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
– `\/burn reload`: Reloads the plugin’s configuration file. ## Permissions<\/p>\n – `burn.reload`: Grants access to the `\/burn reload` command. ## Installation and Configuration<\/p>\n 1. **Install**: 2. **Configure**: ## Reporting Issues<\/p>\n For bug reports, suggestions, or general feedback, please visit the GitHub Issues Page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Adds a survival twist to your gameplay with a plugin that causes players to take damage when exposed to sunlight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35938,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"burning-daylight","_minecraft_project_id":"eWtVWCd7","_minecraft_author":"Artificial","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":273,"_minecraft_follows":9,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"burning-daylight.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":97959,"_minecraft_version_count":5,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T12:04:07.430452Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-01-11T01:06:14.612312Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-03-31T20:11:24.739466Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/burning-daylight","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":35938,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T17:40:40+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"786d01fa1dec72cc614e49a15c583f92","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,124,43,89,866,127],"mod_loader":[130,132],"minecraft_version":[53,54,55,56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,73,74,38],"class_list":["post-35937","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-cursed","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-minigame","mod_category-paper","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","minecraft_version-1-18-2","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– `\/burn exempt
\n– `\/burn unexempt
\n– `burn.exempt`: Grants access to the `\/burn exempt` command.
\n– `burn.unexempt`: Grants access to the `\/burn unexempt` command.<\/p>\n
\n – Download the plugin `.jar` file and place it in your server’s `plugins` directory.
\n – Restart the server to load the plugin.<\/p>\n
\n – Open the `config.yml` file in your server’s `plugins\/BurningDaylight` directory.
\n – Edit the values as desired.
\n – Save the file and reload the plugin using `\/burn reload`.<\/p>\n