The Blood of Dawnwalker, a newly released vampire-hunting RPG, already has a fan-made mod that significantly extends its central time pressure mechanic. Within a day of launch, modder Caites released "Better Story Timer," which triples the game's 30-day countdown to save protagonist Coen's family from a vampiric dictator, giving players far more freedom to explore and take on side content without fear of missing the main story deadline.

The mod extends the main quest timer from 30 to 90 days and includes an optional file that removes the time cost of spending perk points at shrines, which normally consumes one or two time segments per upgrade. Caites has also experimented with expanding each day's eight time segments to 32, though this feature remains untested and is not yet recommended. The overall day count can reportedly be further customised via the game's INI file for players comfortable editing it, though the article's author notes the vanilla timer felt manageable during their playthrough and suggests trying the default pace before modding it.