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.

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.

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.