How to know what time it is?

jscharpf · 01-31-15, 11:38 AM

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but is there any way on board my sub to indicate what time of day (local) it is? I see "base time" and I realize I'm several time zones off as I go west, but is there a way to set local or GMT time time in SH4?

Alternatively, I suppose I could find a chart online that shows time zones.. I was hoping for a clock in the game.

HertogJan · 01-31-15, 11:43 AM

No there isn't... base time is what you're stuck with

Sailor Steve · 01-31-15, 01:21 PM

SH3 had a Local Time function. They "fixed" it for SH4. Praise to you, jscharpf, for figuring it out. Most players (and there are a lot) just come in with "Why is the sun going down at 1300 hours?"

BigWalleye · 01-31-15, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

SH3 had a Local Time function. They "fixed" it for SH4. Praise to you, jscharpf, for figuring it out. Most players (and there are a lot) just come in with "Why is the sun going down at 1300 hours?"

The US Naval Observatory website will provide charts of sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, and beginning and end of nautical twilight for any lat/lon you specify, for each day of any calendar year you specify. And the times will be adjusted to whatever time zone you specify. So, for example, you can get a chart of sunrise/sunset times for Bungo Suido for 1943 with times shown in Honolulu Time. Copy/paste the chart to a text editor and print it out.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php

I find these charts very useful.

merc4ulfate · 01-31-15, 04:19 PM

Just do the math ... it isn't that hard.

I never pay attention to what time it is.

Crannogman · 01-31-15, 04:56 PM

I am curious what time zone is used for the times in the mission editor; GMT?

01-31-15, 11:38 AM	#1
jscharpf Frogman Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 295 Downloads: 294 Uploads: 0	How to know what time it is? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but is there any way on board my sub to indicate what time of day (local) it is? I see "base time" and I realize I'm several time zones off as I go west, but is there a way to set local or GMT time time in SH4? Alternatively, I suppose I could find a chart online that shows time zones.. I was hoping for a clock in the game.

01-31-15, 01:21 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH3 had a Local Time function. They "fixed" it for SH4. Praise to you, jscharpf, for figuring it out. Most players (and there are a lot) just come in with "Why is the sun going down at 1300 hours?" __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-31-15, 04:19 PM	#5
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Just do the math ... it isn't that hard. I never pay attention to what time it is. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

01-31-15, 04:56 PM	#6
Crannogman Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 343 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I am curious what time zone is used for the times in the mission editor; GMT? __________________ "The sea shall ride over her and she shall live in it like a duck" ~John Ericsson

01-31-15, 11:43 AM	#2
HertogJan Weps Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 357 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	No there isn't... base time is what you're stuck with