TimeNeverStops Mono

v1.5.0·Updated 2026-08-23

Time no longer stops at 4AM. Configurable day speed multiplier. (Mono build)

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Time Never Stops

A mod for Schedule I that keeps time moving and lets you control the in‑game day speed.

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Disclaimer

  • AI Content: This mod was created with assistance from AI tools. The icon was generated with ChatGPT v5.

Features

  • No 4:00 AM Freeze (default mode): Time keeps advancing; the hard stop is removed.
  • Custom Day Speed: 0.1x–100.0x multiplier; applied continuously and re‑applied if other code changes it.
  • Live Config Reload: Edit the config file while the game is running; changes take effect within ~1 second.
  • Daily Summary Phone App (new, on by default): yesterday's summary lives on your phone, so it never interrupts you. Open it when you want it — and unlike the vanilla popup it scrolls, so a busy day no longer has items quietly cut off the bottom. Needs S1API; if that is missing the mod falls back to the popup automatically.
  • Daily Summary While Awake: EnableDailySummaryAwake shows the daily summary popup at 07:00 even if you didn’t sleep. Ignored while the phone app is running — the app replaces it.
  • Silent Sleep (new, on by default): the nightly changeover no longer takes your screen — no fade to black, no HUD drop, no cursor, no waiting. Everything the game does overnight still happens: employees become unpaid for the new day, you wake at full health, wanted levels clear, NPCs revive, machines tick over, and the game saves. Applies while the summary is not being shown as a popup; see EnableSilentSleep.
  • Rank-ups and region unlocks are content, not interruptions: the vanilla full-screen rank-up and region-unlocked screens used to seize the game at 07:00. They are now reported as lines in the Summary app instead — including which rank you reached and what it unlocked.
  • Sleep Prompt Suppression: Hides the on‑screen sleep prompt (unless you disable full feature set).
  • Local Multiplayer (Mono build only, off by default): a second copy of the game on the same PC can join your session with no second Steam account. See below.
  • Multiplier Only Mode: TimeMultiplierOnlyMode = true limits the mod to only enforcing the day speed multiplier (disables 4AM bypass, awake summary injection, sleep prompt hiding) for a minimal footprint.

Config File

Path: UserData/DropDaDeuce-TimeNeverStops/TimeNeverStops.cfg

Keys:

  • DaySpeedMultiplier=1.0 — string parsed to float, range 0.1–100.0. Invalid or out-of-range values are clamped and rewritten.
  • EnableDailySummaryApp=true — show yesterday's summary in a phone app instead of interrupting you with the popup. Requires S1API; falls back to the popup if it is missing or the app fails to load.
  • EnableDailySummaryAwake=true — show the daily summary popup at 07:00 even if you did not sleep. Ignored while the phone app is active.
  • EnableSilentSleep=true — run the nightly changeover with no screen takeover at all: no fade to black, no HUD drop, no cursor, no waiting. Everything the game does overnight still happens, the daily save included. Only applies when the summary is not being shown as a popup (i.e. the phone app is active, or you set EnableDailySummaryAwake=false); otherwise you get the normal sleep screen, because the popup needs it.
  • EnableLocalMultiplayer=false — Mono build only. Lets a second copy of the game on the same PC join your session, with no second Steam account. See below.
  • TimeMultiplierOnlyMode=false — true means only the speed multiplier is enforced; every other feature is disabled.
  • ForceDailySummaryWhileInUITime=800 — an HHmm time. Post-sleep menus still open at this point are closed so the day can move on.
  • EnableDebugLogging=false — extra logging. Turn it on before reporting a bug.

Installation

  • Requirements
  • MelonLoader 0.7.3 or newer
  • Schedule I (legit copy), game version 0.4.6f13
  • SteamNetworkLib by ifBars, 1.5.0 or newer — required for multiplayer time sync. A mod manager installs it for you; if you install by hand, take the copy that matches your game build:
  • SteamNetworkLib_IL

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

LavaGang-MelonLoaderifBars-SteamNetworkLib_MonoifBars-S1API_Forked

File & checksum

Filename
TimeNeverStops_Mono-1.5.0.zip
File size
239.9 KiB