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Title: In game time?
Post by: Dmitri on October 01, 2010, 11:32:06 pm
Hi, I'm obviously rather new here.

I'm curious, how long is an in game day?  Is it a true 24 hours long, or does time move faster?  My clock says that it is 5:30 PM right now, and in game it is 7:00 PM.  I checked in game this morning (was wanting to buy a shield now that they are functional), and it was 1 AM in game and Harnquist wasn't there.  Just wondering how time works in Planeshift, since it looks like I'm going to have to make sure I'm logged in at a certain time in the day to access most shops.
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: Sarva on October 01, 2010, 11:57:42 pm
One real life day is equal to 6 games days.
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: Dmitri on October 02, 2010, 12:01:47 am
Ah, so every four hours a single day in game passes?  A single hour RL is therefore six hours IG.

That clears up my confusion then, thank you!   \\o//
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: Earowo on October 02, 2010, 12:59:31 am
1 hour in game goes by every 20 minutes
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: miadon on October 02, 2010, 01:14:18 am
10 minutes actually (unless something has changed)
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: novacadian on October 02, 2010, 05:15:14 am
Actually there seems great  confusion  (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37905.0) as to the relation between game time and real time. The Information Window's clock would seem to indicate what you are suggesting yet the Setting Team's  explanation  (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37564.0) of the Game Calendar seems to contradict it; having one real day equal to one game day.

This seems like one area that needs some resolution.

- Nova
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: weltall on October 02, 2010, 06:46:36 am
the setting team calendar listing is to facilitate agreeing on events time.
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: novacadian on October 02, 2010, 07:00:29 am
the setting team calendar listing is to facilitate agreeing on events time.

There reasoning has been made clear about that; however that does not change the in game confusion it causes when any one asks how many cycles ago an IC event took place. That situation has been experience by me numerous times leading to lengthy ooc chats.

- Nova
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: Candy on October 02, 2010, 10:00:12 am
And yet it's also constantly sometime after 750 AY, which is everyone's apparent birth year....
Title: Re: In game time?
Post by: Earowo on October 07, 2010, 03:15:02 am
which leads to my suggestion of there being 2190 days a year in Yliakum, that way age/cycles would be easier to deal with