Is there a way to change the time on the in game clock? In the menue right above the starport services button when docked. also hase the date next to it. It does not correspond to my system time or my real time. Please let me know how to change it if there is a way. I cannot find a setting in options anywhere. any help would be appreciated. thanks.
Changing in game clock????
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The clock shows the "galaxy" time, which I believe is GMT. It cannot (and you wouldn't want) be changed.
That would reck immersion and kill the lore... 2015 is the past... and we count in galactic standard time
Please can we change my Anaconda so it behaves more like a Ford Focus ... I would find that comforting.
ty just wondering
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really? don't reply if you have nothing constructive or at least related
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really? don't reply if you have nothing constructive or at least related
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A less agro response is that it is the universal time. Which can be useful. If something happened at a particular time, you quote the game time that way people don't have to know where you are in the world and try and work out the time zone. Also comes in handy when teeing up a get together with friends around the world. Just quote game time and they will worry about working out what time that is their local time.
Not that I am addicted to ED but my windows 10 clock in the taskbar shows my local time and elite time
A less agro response is that it is the universal time. Which can be useful. If something happened at a particular time, you quote the game time that way people don't have to know where you are in the world and try and work out the time zone. Also comes in handy when teeing up a get together with friends around the world. Just quote game time and they will worry about working out what time that is their local time.
Not that I am addicted to ED but my windows 10 clock in the taskbar shows my local time and elite time
Not really related but really, someone who has been a member for over a year doesn't know that the game uses UTC for it's clock?
I can't say I ever look at the clock, but this may change with new missions requiring us to be somewhere at a specific time. There's no reason why your client couldn't translate the times to be more inline with your timezone but it's probably going to be one of those things that really isn't a very high priority. Add to that that timezones don't really make sense once you leave the planet, other than for communication with the planet. Then, I believe the convention is to use UTC, or ZULU (time at the zero merdian) to aid communication.
We also travel at super luminal velocities I suppose.. but let's not go there. Apparently, Einstein was "less right" than usual (according to ED).
We also travel at super luminal velocities I suppose.. but let's not go there. Apparently, Einstein was "less right" than usual (according to ED).
It should stay how it is. It needs to be in server time as that is how FD schedules things and 1 look without figuring tells us what it is there
Not really....
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GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (originally the local mean solar time measured at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, UK but since 1959/1960 I believe this time is generated by a number of synchronised Atomic Clocks around the world including one at Greenwich)
UTC = Coordinated Universal Time (ITU standard time used and recognised internationally since 1960 - also recognised in some circles as Zulu time for notation reasons)
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Officially GMT = UTC+0 but in essence they are the same thing. I believe that in practice UTC is derived from GMT, rather than the other way round (GMT was a time standard established in 1884 and UTC was a term adopted in 1928 by astronomers to refer to GMT). Seehere on Wikipedia for details.
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In-game I would expect the Human Universe to run off UTC or a derivative there of for historic and cultural reasons.
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In game clock would be server time, which would be located in england right?
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Yes but more importantly UTC is the base time for ALL computers internationally (assuming synchronised using time servers on the internet).
where would i place this line?
A better idea would be for the entire world to just drop using timezones altogether. Lets all standardize on GMT/UTC whichever. It really isn't important what time I go to bed/wake up as long as it is consistent. Would it really kill me if sunrise was at 11AM on my clock?
Come on United Nations! Fix this!
Come on United Nations! Fix this!
Hi
A less agro response is that it is the universal time. Which can be useful. If something happened at a particular time, you quote the game time that way people don't have to know where you are in the world and try and work out the time zone. Also comes in handy when teeing up a get together with friends around the world. Just quote game time and they will worry about working out what time that is their local time.
Not that I am addicted to ED but my windows 10 clock in the taskbar shows my local time and elite time
Not that you're addicted? Sounds like denial to me
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I'm still waiting for someone to explain why the calendar day of the week in Elite Dangerous' 3001 is different from the day of the week that the real 3001 will be. Don't get me started on leap-year though.
well for starters the year in game is 3301 not 3001. secondly this is a work of fiction meant for entertainment at some point you need to be willing to suspend disbelief.
fyi here is the calendar for October 3301 just for lols http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar...ry=9&typ=1&cols=1&display=1&df=1&hol=12706623
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Servers are AWS hosted so they could be anywhere.