Time Zones

[primeh@hotmail.co.uk 3]

hi just a quick question, ive been joining alot of servers which are gmt-4 to gmt-7 and they dont seem to be showing the correct light/time in game. Is this because they need the server to change the time after a new patch or something ?

I know its not a biggie and i can just change servers til i get one at the correct time for me but just wondered if anyone could answer

cheers in advance

[Dingus (DayZ) 429]

The server might be running on a time other than with the title suggests. Sometimes, a server that is traditionally on one time zone will be shut down and restarted on a different zone in order to preserve daytime/nighttime without changing the label for the server.

I have also heard of a server lagging in its time tracking, like a slow watch, so if a server has been online a long time, it could end up being several hours behind or ahead. This is why most servers restart every 6-12 hours, that and for stability reasons.

However, they should have the time displayed in the label, but I doubt it's a serious enough infraction for anyone to do much about it.

Edited July 11, 2012 by Dingus

[L.T. Smash 14]

This is my one major gripe with this game. Not knowing whether it's going to be day or night when you spawn in. I work 3 to 11's so I pretty much only play at night, and sometimes it's day, sometimes it's night. This is on servers in the same time zone as me. I'd just like there to be a way of knowing BEFORE I log in whether It's going to be day or night.

[primeh@hotmail.co.uk 3]

thanks alot for your replies! muchio appreciarto !

[fecalrum 5]

I'm not sure which program you use to launch your game, but when I use Dayz commander each server has a time of day on it and they are almost always correct. You can also filter for day/night only if you want, hope this helps :)

[primeh@hotmail.co.uk 3]

arr cheers mega, im currently using the six launcher, but will definately try commander tonight, i guess loading onto the same server from both launchers tell me if one is wrong, thanks dude

[L.T. Smash 14]

I'm not sure which program you use to launch your game, but when I use Dayz commander each server has a time of day on it and they are almost always correct. You can also filter for day/night only if you want, hope this helps :)

Awesome. Thanks. Ride the Tiger.

[fecalrum 5]

Awesome. Thanks. Ride the Tiger.

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