DayNight() question

[Salk]

Hello!

The EE games have the AdvanceTime() function but I figure DayNight() can be properly used to advance time too although I fear that it might only truly work when it comes to advancing days, rather than hours.

In fact, if I use DayNight(NOON) and the game time is ex. 4 PM, I guess time will be rewound 4 hours. Correct?

If that is so, then there is no way to advance time via script for the classic game?

Thanks!

Edited April 14, 2023 by Salk

[argent77]

Yes, it is possible to advance game time in a controlled manner via Time()/DayNight(), but it is somewhat convoluted because you have to cover every hour of a day (maybe less if you reduce accuracy).

I've done something similar in one of the scripts for the Djinni Companion: https://github.com/Argent77/DjinniCompanion/blob/master/DjinniCompanion/scripts/a7q3tath.baf#L107-L322

[jmerry]

DayNight() will never rewind time. If you go from 4 PM to noon, that's noon the next day. Rewinding time would play very badly with short-duration effects.

[Salk]

Thanks.