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Nocturnal

by zbrezi · for Factorio

Permanent night mod with lighting improvements toward the player, their weapons, vehicles, machines, and the environment. Includes lots of settings to configure your own experience.

218Downloads
7 mo agoLast updated
GPL-3.0License
Factorio Mod PortalSource

About Nocturnal

From Factorio Mod Portal

Permanent night mod with lighting improvements toward the player, their weapons, vehicles, machines, and the environment. Includes lots of settings to configure your own experience.

Permanent night mod with lighting improvements toward the player, their weapons, vehicles, machines, and the environment. Includes lots of settings to configure your own experience.

FAQ

Currently a work-in-progress and not everything is implemented, but have the following planned at a minimum:

  • Bullet trails
  • Explosions
  • Fire
  • Ambient light on machinery

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under GPL-3.0.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 7 mo ago.

Nocturnal on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.0.3, released 2026-04-12

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.0.32026-04-122.0n/a
0.0.22025-12-012.0n/a
0.0.12025-11-302.0n/a

Run Nocturnal on a Factorio server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Vehicles & ships

Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists Nocturnal as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
  • ✓Authorzbrezi, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseGPL-3.0Free

Nocturnal, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Nocturnal?

Factorio Mod Portal lists Nocturnal as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. Nocturnal is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is GPL-3.0.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Nocturnal on a Factorio server.

Deploy in about a minute from $2.99 a month, then add Nocturnal in one click.