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, 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 day/night cycle is fairly accurate to that of the real world, with winter days being very short and summer days very long.

Game Speed

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

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.

Progression of Decay

Very Soon

6 hours

Few Hours

36 hours

Few Days

Lasts a year

Next Year

Last 2 years

Progression of Growth

Most flora replenishes after 3 days.

Time Control

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.