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==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.
{| class="wikitable"
!Resource!!Drying Time!!Notes
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!Wet Hay
|style="text-align:center;"|2 minutes
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!Wet Flax
|style="text-align:center;"|4 minutes
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!Unfired Urn (Wet)
|style="text-align:center;"|4 minutes
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!Unfired Bowl (Wet)
|style="text-align:center;"|4 minutes
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==Progression of Decay==
==Progression of Decay==
Items stored indoors will have a duration of 4 times the value of the rot time of the item.  Please note that


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Time Span!!Max Length
!Time Span!!Time Span Description!!Max Real Time
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!Very Soon
!Very Soon
|style="text-align:center;"|6 hours
|style="text-align:center;"|Less than 6 hours|12 Minutes
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!Few Hours
!Few Hours
|style="text-align:center;"|36 hours
|style="text-align:center;"|Less than 36 hours|72 Minutes
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!Few Days
!Few Days
|style="text-align:center;"|8 Days
|style="text-align:center;"|Less than 8 Days|6.5 Hours
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!Next Year
!Next Year
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|style="text-align:center;"|Less than 2 Years|12.8 Hours
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!Few Years
!Few Years
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|style="text-align:center;"|Less than 100 Years|640 Hours
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Revision as of 15:27, 7 November 2022

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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.

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


Progression of Growth

Most flora replenishes after 3 days.

Time Control

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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.