How to freeze the game in Minecraft
Type /tick freeze in chat as an operator to stop mobs, redstone and time while players can still move. /tick unfreeze starts it again.
tick
Freezes, steps, speeds up or changes the game tick rate, and shows server tick performance.
/tick <query|rate <rate>|freeze|unfreeze|step [<time>|stop]|sprint <time>|sprint stop> Examples
/tick query Shows tick rate and performance.
/tick freeze Pauses the game world.
/tick sprint 1d Runs one in-game day as fast as possible.
Arguments
rateOptional- Ticks per second, from 1 to 10000.
timeOptional- Ticks to step or sprint, or with
sord.
What it does
The normal rate is 20 ticks per second. rate sets a new target from 1 to 10000, freeze stops mobs, redstone and time while players can still move, step advances a frozen game tick by tick, and sprint runs ticks as fast as possible for a set time. query shows the target rate and how long ticks are taking (MSPT).
Good to know
- Needs operator permission level 3 (admin).
Run it on your server
On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.
Your own
Minecraft server.
From $0.03 an hour, only while it runs. New accounts get 6 free tokens.