Time

Overview

Time is a Game Mechanic that drives many core functionalities in the game. Time controls the day/night cycle, the growing of crops and replenishment of renewable resources, the decay of perishable items, lifecycles of sapiens and passage of the seasons to name a few. 1 year in the game is divided into 4 seasons, each of which has a duration of 2 days. So 1 Year in-game is 8 in-game days.

The Day/Night Cycle

The Time Control Widget

The Day/Night Cycle is a simulation close to that of the real world as the game at it's heart is a planet renderer. The duration of daytime is not consistent, with winter days being very short and summer days very long, as well as being affected by where on the globe your tribe is. This is most noticable near the poles, where summer day times are extremely long and winter nights are extremely long as well.

Light is important to the productivity of a tribe of Sapiens. If there is insufficient light, many tasks will not be performed by Sapiens until there is light again, and darkness also has a negative effect on a Sapien's mood. Lighting for areas where tasks are commonly completed can be augmented with Torches, which provide additional light

Time Control Widget

Sundial

The Sundial

Game Speed

The game currently has 5 speeds defined, though all aren't directly usable by the player at this point.

Game Speed	Speed Multiplier	Notes
Pause	0	Stops the game completely in time.
Play	1.0	The normal speed of the game.
Fast	3.0	Fast game speed invokable by the player.
Ultra	64.0	Speed used to skip the night when sapiens are sleeping.
Slow Motion	0.1	Not currently implemented in the game.

Drying Time

Some objects require time to dry to become usable. The following table outlines the drying time for these types of resources. Times are listed in real time, so are affected by Game Speed changes.

Resource	Drying Time	Notes
Wet Hay	2 minutes
Wet Flax	4 minutes
Unfired Urn (Wet)	4 minutes
Unfired Bowl (Wet)	4 minutes
Unfired Brick (Wet)	4 minutes
Unfired Tile (Wet)	4 minutes

Progression of Decay

Items stored indoors will have a duration of 4 times the value of the rot time of the item.

Decay of Perishable Resources

Item	Decay Time (Outside)	Decay Time (Inside)
Aloe Leaf	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Alpaca Carcass	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Alpaca Meat	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Alpaca Meat (Cooked)	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Apple	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Aspen Seed	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Bamboo Seed	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Banana	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Beet Root (Cooked)	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Beetroot	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Beetroot Seed	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Birch Seed	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Bread Dough	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Chicken Carcass	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Chicken Meat (Cooked)	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Chicken Meat (Raw)	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Coconut	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Echinancea Flower	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Elderberries	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Flatbread	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Flax (Dryed)	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Flax Seeds	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Garlic	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Ginger Root	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Gooseberry	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Hay	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Large Aspen Seed	4 Game Years	16 Game Years
Large Pine Cone	4 Game Years	16 Game Years
Mammoth Carcass	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Mammoth Meat	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Mammoth Meat (Cooked)	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Marigold Flower	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Orange	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Peach	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Pinecone	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Poppy Flower	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Pumpkin	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Pumpkin (Cooked)	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Raspberry	2 Game Days	1 Game Year
Sunflower Seeds	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Turmeric Root	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Wheat	4 Game Days	2 Game Years
Willow Seed	1 Game Year	4 Game Years

Container-based Decay

Some items can only exist in containers. Containers fired in a Kiln extend the shelf life of these resources.

Resource	Unfired Container	Inside Unfired Container	Fired Container	Inside Fired Container
Injury Medicine	2 Game Days	8 Game Days	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Burn Medicine	2 Game Days	8 Game Days	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Food Poisoning Medicine	2 Game Days	8 Game Days	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Virus Medicine	2 Game Days	8 Game Days	1 Game Year	4 Game Years
Hulled Wheat	4 Game Days	16 Game Days	2 Game Years	8 Game Years
Flour	4 Game Days	16 Game Days	2 Game Years	8 Game Years

Progression of Growth

Most flora replenishes after 3 days.

Trivia

• Each world has a Year Speed value associated with the server. The value set in the current version of the game (0.3.5) is 0.0000434027777777.
• The length of the year is equal to 1/(Year Speed). Using the default value this works out to approximately 23040 seconds.