Accelerated time

[BetterDeadThanZed]

With Exile, I was able to use this script to accelerate time:

if (!isServer) exitWith {};

while {true} do
{
	if (daytime >= 18 || daytime < 6) then   // after 7pm and before 5am time multiplier changes
	{
		setTimeMultiplier 13      // adjust this value for slower or faster night cycle ( 24 hours will take 1 hour )
	}
	else
	{
		setTimeMultiplier 5      // adjust this value for slower or faster day cycle  ( 12 hours will take 1 hour )
	};

	uiSleep 30;
};

I called it from init.sqf:

[] execVM "custom\time\time.sqf";			    // Time

This doesn't seem to work with Epoch. Do I need to change something with the code?

[vbawol]

That should work, the only time we set the setTimeMultiplier server side is at startup. I would however suggest that instead of spawning another thread (exevVM)  with an infinite loop (while {true} do...) you could do it with a Epoch Event server side.

https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/commit/9a1751177ca3cdbd1a2cd33caca91d3e0c02c8bc

FastNights.sqf
 

if (sunOrMoon < 0.99) then { // adjust this lower to change sooner. Note: "0.99 value, the twilight is still quite dark" https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sunOrMoon
	setTimeMultiplier 13      // adjust this value for slower or faster night cycle ( 24 hours will take 1 hour )
} else {
	setTimeMultiplier 5      // adjust this value for slower or faster day cycle  ( 12 hours will take 1 hour )
};

FYI, I am using sunOrMoon here  as it is better at determining day or night as the different latitude and longitudes will result in different sunset and sunrise times. 

 

This file will be a part of the settings pbo starting build 437 or you can grab the epoch_server_settings.pbo now and then add the line below to your epochconfig.hpp https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/blob/master/Server_Install_Pack/%40epochhive/epochconfig.hpp#L14-L20

{ 600, "FastNights" },

This would execute FastNights.sqf every 10 minutes server side to make the time multiplier faster at nighttime.

[BetterDeadThanZed]

Ok, I'll add it as an event to see what happens. 

[BetterDeadThanZed]

@vbawol this doesn't seem to be working. As a matter of fact, it's working opposite. During the night, 1 minute is passing in about 10 seconds. During the day, 1 minute is passing in about 8 seconds.

[vbawol]

You are correct the logic is inverted, it should be:

if (sunOrMoon < 0.99) then {

You can get the updated server settings pbo here: https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/blob/9a1751177ca3cdbd1a2cd33caca91d3e0c02c8bc/Server_Install_Pack/@epochhive/addons/a3_epoch_server_settings.pbo?raw=true

Commit: https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/commit/9a1751177ca3cdbd1a2cd33caca91d3e0c02c8bc

[BetterDeadThanZed]

1 minute ago, vbawol said:

You are correct the logic is inverted, it should be:

if (sunOrMoon < 0.99) then {

 

That did the trick. Thanks!

[Bricktop]

How hard to do this on Arma2 server?

[vbawol]

@Bricktop This uses the command setTimeMultiplier and is only available in Arma 3.

[Bricktop]

Thanks for the info, I'll keep searching ...