Earth Date Time
- Thread starter Tony H.
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I think that the time is universal in the game
Which part of earth you silly?
Anyway the game uses some sort of galactic mean time, which turns out to be equal to GMT on earth. So yeah.
Anyway the game uses some sort of galactic mean time, which turns out to be equal to GMT on earth. So yeah.
The game should start the year 3300 at 00:00:01, regardless of the place you are
The Elite universe uses GMT as standard time AFAIK, so your ship's clock should always display that.
Edit: adjusted for 3300AD obviously.
Time marches on in universe, with or without us.
Edit: adjusted for 3300AD obviously.
This would put players out of sync with the galactic simulation.
Time marches on in universe, with or without us.
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Well yes, so the game starts regardless of whether you're there to see it or not.
I spoke about the game, not about my presence or not. I said the same thing that you
Galactic year
The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Solar System to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Galactic Time is the time that is described by our spin relative to the center of the galaxy.
The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Solar System to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Galactic Time is the time that is described by our spin relative to the center of the galaxy.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the basis for civil time in many places worldwide. Many timekeeping devices use this 24-hour time standard, which is determined using highly precise atomic clocks. The hours, minutes, and seconds that UTC expresses is kept close to the mean solar time at the Earth's prime meridian (zero degrees longitude) located near Greenwich, England.
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.html
Universal Time (UT) is a time standard based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e., the mean solar time on the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, and GMT is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for UTC. In fact, the expression "Universal Time" is ambiguous (when accuracy of better than a few seconds is required), as there are several versions of it, the most commonly used being UTC and UT1 (see below).[1] All of these versions of UT are based on the rotation of the Earth in relation to distant celestial objects (stars and quasars), but with a scaling factor and other adjustments to make them closer to solar time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Time
I guess?
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.html
Universal Time (UT) is a time standard based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e., the mean solar time on the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, and GMT is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for UTC. In fact, the expression "Universal Time" is ambiguous (when accuracy of better than a few seconds is required), as there are several versions of it, the most commonly used being UTC and UT1 (see below).[1] All of these versions of UT are based on the rotation of the Earth in relation to distant celestial objects (stars and quasars), but with a scaling factor and other adjustments to make them closer to solar time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Time
I guess?
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what Earth will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man
I'm not from Earth, we're on Imperial time here...
That's right! Since Achenar is the center of the universe, all Imperial ships should follow the only acceptable standard in existence! Don't listen to these self-centered Federation meddlers!
( A standard galactic time is practical in order to bring key events together, and a faction one, for the purpose of simulation and roleplaying would be asked for, just because it would feel more authentic to be outright awkward like that. )
Are you proposing an Imperial time? Something like Before Civilisation and After Empire (BC & AE)? I like it!
Exactly....
I'm so glad that you could already see I'd answered your question before you asked it. Saved so much time.
Flossy
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GMT is constant and is not adjusted for Daylight Savings. I like the fact it will be used as Galactic Mean Time.
Everything possible should be based on the seat of the Empire. Time and date is after all made in conjunction with seasons and planetary rotation. Surely that means the Imperial seat, and not some old polluted ball far far away. That would not make sense after all.
( What I mean is that you should be able to switch to the relevant time and date system, based on your activities/affiliation. It would require more than one such system, obviously. )
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With relativity and FTL travel who knows.