A Time Bug

Andross2000 · 05-09-14, 03:49 AM

UPDATE:
So I reinstalled.
Made new save.
Was Great.

But.
Left it on in real time when I went to work today. I was on the bridge. Came home... Clock read 22:00, but it was still daytime. At ~23:00 it turned night. Then at ~10:00 it turned to daytime.

My clock.
Is screwy.
Is this a problem with the Steam version or is it just me?

About halfway through the North Sea...once again it looks like time is a little screwy. Even sway'd from a corrupt save. Maybe it's a problem with playing in realtime? Maybe it's a bug while playing in realtime for too long? Maybe the realtime clock is fast? Lol

EDIT:
or MAYBE it relates to the skybox not calibrating with the time when I'm TABBED-out? I DO play tabbed-out sometimes, and just let the game run. In fact, while my lads were sailing past Norway last night, I was watching a documentary on YouTube...TABBED out. Time seems to be off by 4 hours or so...and I can discern that was the amount of time, more or less, that I was tabbed out during this campaign.

Maybe this is the reason for the bug? Maybe being tabbed out relates to my game time not calibrating with the skybox?

Pisces · 05-15-14, 11:20 AM

When people tried to do celestial navigation they noticed that the clock and timezone didn't always add up after reloading saves. So there does seem to be a bug in it. I don't know the details of it anymore. You'd have to search threads on this topic. But it would be with any stock SH3 then, not specifically the Steam version.

HW3 · 05-15-14, 12:28 PM

Your game clock will always show the time at the port you left from, not where you are at present. It does not adjust for crossing time zones.

Bosje · 09-21-14, 01:28 PM

i am experiencing something similar

the game clock and outside world are way out of sync, base-time does not explain it

22:10 in game (base wilhelmshaven) and its a clear blue day outside, just off Gibraltar.

never ever had anything like this on my old system but i got Sh3 GWX3 on my new win 8 computer and this bug is turning up.

any ideas?
would it be possible to modify game time in the files or would i likely wreck my installation with that?

05-09-14, 03:49 AM	#1
Andross2000 Nub Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 3 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	UPDATE: So I reinstalled. Made new save. Was Great. But. Left it on in real time when I went to work today. I was on the bridge. Came home... Clock read 22:00, but it was still daytime. At ~23:00 it turned night. Then at ~10:00 it turned to daytime. My clock. Is screwy. Is this a problem with the Steam version or is it just me? About halfway through the North Sea...once again it looks like time is a little screwy. Even sway'd from a corrupt save. Maybe it's a problem with playing in realtime? Maybe it's a bug while playing in realtime for too long? Maybe the realtime clock is fast? Lol EDIT: or MAYBE it relates to the skybox not calibrating with the time when I'm TABBED-out? I DO play tabbed-out sometimes, and just let the game run. In fact, while my lads were sailing past Norway last night, I was watching a documentary on YouTube...TABBED out. Time seems to be off by 4 hours or so...and I can discern that was the amount of time, more or less, that I was tabbed out during this campaign. Maybe this is the reason for the bug? Maybe being tabbed out relates to my game time not calibrating with the skybox? Last edited by Andross2000; 05-09-14 at 04:00 AM.

05-15-14, 12:28 PM	#3
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,579 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Your game clock will always show the time at the port you left from, not where you are at present. It does not adjust for crossing time zones. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

09-21-14, 01:28 PM	#4
Bosje Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 732 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	i am experiencing something similar the game clock and outside world are way out of sync, base-time does not explain it 22:10 in game (base wilhelmshaven) and its a clear blue day outside, just off Gibraltar. never ever had anything like this on my old system but i got Sh3 GWX3 on my new win 8 computer and this bug is turning up. any ideas? would it be possible to modify game time in the files or would i likely wreck my installation with that? __________________ And when an 800-ton Uboat has you by the tits... you listen!

05-15-14, 11:20 AM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	When people tried to do celestial navigation they noticed that the clock and timezone didn't always add up after reloading saves. So there does seem to be a bug in it. I don't know the details of it anymore. You'd have to search threads on this topic. But it would be with any stock SH3 then, not specifically the Steam version.