Brand New Day: A Daily Recap Screen for Your Minecraft World
Every Minecraft survival world tells a story, but keeping track of that story day by day is surprisingly hard. You chop wood, mine stone, fight off a creeper, and suddenly it is day 47 and you have no idea how you got there. Brand New Day fixes that small problem with a charming solution: a full-screen recap that greets you at the start of each new day.
What Brand New Day Actually Does
Brand New Day is a client-side mod that displays a screen at the start of every in-game day. Instead of the usual silent transition from night to dawn, you get a brief animated overlay showing a day counter alongside a summary of everything you accomplished during the previous day. It is a small touch, but it changes how you experience long-term survival worlds.
The screen currently tracks five core statistics:
- Blocks broken
- Blocks travelled (distance moved)
- Deaths
- Items crafted
- Monsters slain
Each of these lines can be toggled on or off individually, so you can keep the recap as minimal or as detailed as you like. The header image at the top of the screen, which by default shows a sun and a cat, is fully replaceable through the ./config/brandnewday/header/ folder.
Versions and Loaders
Brand New Day is built for modern Minecraft releases and runs on both Fabric and NeoForge, covering the recent 1.21.x line and nearby versions. Because it is entirely client-side, you do not need it installed on a server, and it will not affect other players in multiplayer. If you are running a heavily modded pack, this is one of those quality-of-life additions that slots in without conflicts.
For anyone who wants the simplest possible setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process in a single click, pulling Brand New Day straight into a ready-to-play profile with matching loader and version support already configured.
Customizing the New Day Screen
Timing and Sound
The screen stays visible for 200 ticks by default, which works out to about ten seconds. You can adjust the total duration anywhere from 1 to 1200 ticks, and separately tune the fade-in and fade-out timings from 1 to 200 ticks each. There is also a sound toggle if you prefer a quieter start to your morning.
Text and Header Appearance
Almost every visual element is configurable. The guiScaleModifier option scales the day number, statistics text, and header image together, while dayFontScale controls how large the day counter itself appears. You can set exact RGB values for the day number, the stat labels, and the stat values, letting you match the overlay to your resource pack or just pick colors that are easier on the eyes.
The header image has its own set of controls: headerImageWidth, headerImageHeight, and headerImageYOffset let you resize and reposition it precisely, with a maximum width and height of 2000 pixels.
In-Game Commands
Two commands make configuration much easier. Running /brandnewday preview shows the screen immediately so you can test your settings without waiting for dawn. The /brandnewday last command brings back the most recent recap, which is handy when the screen vanished before you finished reading it.
How to Install Brand New Day for Minecraft
If you already run Fabric or NeoForge, installation is straightforward. Download Brand New Day from its official CurseForge or Modrinth page, drop the jar file into your mods folder, and launch the game. No server-side setup is required. If you want to download Brand New Day for Minecraft alongside a full modpack, the foxygame.net launcher keeps it updated automatically whenever a new build is released, so you never have to manually swap files.
Once installed, generate a world, wait for night to pass, and the recap screen will appear on its own. From there, open the config file and tune the statistics, colors, and timings to your taste.
Final Thoughts
Brand New Day is a small mod with a surprisingly large impact on how you connect with a long-running world. Seeing "Day 312" alongside a list of everything you built, mined, and survived gives each session a sense of continuity that vanilla Minecraft quietly lacks. Whether you are a builder tracking progress on a mega base or a hardcore player counting your close calls, this overlay turns each sunrise into a genuine milestone.
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