Resource [v13+] Unreal Time System 2025-05-03

[-FL-]

-FL- submitted a new resource:

Unreal Time System - Time passes like Minecraft and Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

This script makes the time in game uses its own clock that only pass when you are in game instead of using real time (like Minecraft and Zelda: Ocarina of Time).

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Tested on Essentials v13, v17.2, v18.1, v19.1 and v20. If this script isn't working on latest Essentials version, please...

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[TheDizzy1]

I’m starting work on my game again, and I absolutely love this and can’t wait to start it back up again. As I’m thinking of scenery, is it possible to set time of day events while using this amazing resource?

 

[TechSkylander1518]

I’m starting work on my game again, and I absolutely love this and can’t wait to start it back up again. As I’m thinking of scenery, is it possible to set time of day events while using this amazing resource?

FL's got some instructions for this at the top of the Script.rb file -

# 2. 'UnrealTime.add_seconds(seconds)' and 'UnrealTime.add_days(days)' does the
# same thing, in fact, EXTRA_SECONDS/EXTRA_DAYS call these methods.
#
# 3. 'UnrealTime.advance_to(16,17,18)' advance the time to a fixed time of day,
# 16:17:18 on this example.

 

[corvo00]

Dosn't work in 20.1? I installed the script above main and dosn't work.

Sorry for my english

 

[TechSkylander1518]

Dosn't work in 20.1? I installed the script above main and dosn't work.

Sorry for my english

You've got to describe the problem beyond just "it doesn't work".

 

[corvo00]

You've got to describe the problem beyond just "it doesn't work".

I get this when I open the game

 

[TechSkylander1518]

I get this when I open the game

I'm not getting this error when I try it. Have you removed anything from the script? That error message is pointing to line 170, but the script doesn't reference pbGraphicsUpdate until line 271. And you're getting this error message because PokeBattle_Scene isn't a thing in v20, so there's no pbGraphicsUpdate to alias, but FL definitely accounted for that with the line PokeBattle_Scene = Battle::Scene if !defined?(PokeBattle_Scene).

 

[corvo00]

I'm not getting this error when I try it. Have you removed anything from the script? That error message is pointing to line 170, but the script doesn't reference pbGraphicsUpdate until line 271. And you're getting this error message because PokeBattle_Scene isn't a thing in v20, so there's no pbGraphicsUpdate to alias, but FL definitely accounted for that with the line PokeBattle_Scene = Battle::Scene if !defined?(PokeBattle_Scene).

I'm not getting this error when I try it. Have you removed anything from the script? That error message is pointing to line 170, but the script doesn't reference pbGraphicsUpdate until line 271. And you're getting this error message because PokeBattle_Scene isn't a thing in v20, so there's no pbGraphicsUpdate to alias, but FL definitely accounted for that with the line PokeBattle_Scene = Battle::Scene if !defined?(PokeBattle_Scene).

Ups! I had deleted a line unintentionally, what a fool... Thank you for responding and sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Westrah]

Is there a way to make this script work with Apricorns so that they respawn after "24 hours" of this scripts time?

 

[-FL-]

Is there a way to make this script work with Apricorns so that they respawn after "24 hours" of this scripts time?

An Apricorn system who works without this scripts should work with this script automatically.

 

[Taiga]

I kind of struggle to set the date to a specific time. I put in

pbGetTimeNow.year(2028)
pbGetTimeNow.mon(8)
pbGetTimeNow.day(1)
pbGetTimeNow.hour(8)

but it just gives me an error message.

 

[TechSkylander1518]

I kind of struggle to set the date to a specific time. I put in

pbGetTimeNow.year(2028)
pbGetTimeNow.mon(8)
pbGetTimeNow.day(1)
pbGetTimeNow.hour(8)

but it just gives me an error message.

"An error message" could be anything, you need to share the full thing. But I'm guessing that the error is coming from the fact that pbGetTimeNow is supposed to return the current time, not set it. You should be using these commands -

 

[SirWeibrot]

Hi, I just noticed that a caught Pokemon shows its date received based on Time.local, rather than the actual date it was received. Is there a way to change/fix this?

 

[-FL-]

Hi, I just noticed that a caught Pokemon shows its date received based on Time.local, rather than the actual date it was received. Is there a way to change/fix this?

The default Essentials use 'pbGetTimeNow' for pokémon caught date (search for 'pbGetTimeNow' on class Pokemon, should be a '@timeReceived = pbGetTimeNow.to_i'), so this may be some external script changing it.

If you want to change others 'Time.now' to use Unreal Time (or vice-versa):

# If you wish to some parts still use real time like the Trainer Card start time
# and Pokémon Trainer Memo, just change 'pbGetTimeNow' to 'Time.now' in their
# scripts.

Do the reverse for the opposite effect if you want.

 

[MakerBlack]

The default Essentials use 'pbGetTimeNow' for pokémon caught date (search for 'pbGetTimeNow' on class Pokemon, should be a '@timeReceived = pbGetTimeNow.to_i'), so this may be some external script changing it.

If you want to change others 'Time.now' to use Unreal Time (or vice-versa):
Do the reverse for the opposite effect if you want.

I made a script to check the current date online as per my country.
How do I make it so that the player has access to the internet this time is reproduced and when he is offline his internal time works?

Here is the code.

# Hora da internet - Brasil by Maker Black

def get_hour_online
  $offline = false
  # faz uma solicitação HTTP GET para um servidor que fornece a data atual
  response = HTTPLite.get("http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/Sao_Paulo")
  # extrai a data atual do hash da resposta
  current_date = response[:body].match(/"datetime":"([^"]+)"/)[1] 
  status = response[:status]
  # Converte o valor em pbGetTimeNow
  if status == 200
    pbHour = current_date.slice(0..9) + " "
    pbHour += current_date.slice(11..18) + " -"
    pbHour += current_date.slice(27..28)
    pbHour += current_date.slice(30..31)
  else
    $offline = true
  end
  return pbHour
end

This script returns the structure of a pbGetTimeNow in string, for example:
2023-03-07 12:57:20 -0300

I tried to make pbGetTimeNow's time_ret equal to this time
but the structure seems to be different and generates errors, how to fix it?

 

[-FL-]

# Hora da internet - Brasil by Maker Black

def get_hour_online
  $offline = false
  # faz uma solicitação HTTP GET para um servidor que fornece a data atual
  response = HTTPLite.get("http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/Sao_Paulo")
  # extrai a data atual do hash da resposta
  current_date = response[:body].match(/"datetime":"([^"]+)"/)[1] 
  status = response[:status]
  # Converte o valor em pbGetTimeNow
  if status == 200
    pbHour = current_date.slice(0..9) + " "
    pbHour += current_date.slice(11..18) + " -"
    pbHour += current_date.slice(27..28)
    pbHour += current_date.slice(30..31)
  else
    $offline = true
  end
  return pbHour
end

This script returns the structure of a pbGetTimeNow in string, for example:
2023-03-07 12:57:20 -0300

I tried to make pbGetTimeNow's time_ret equal to this time
but the structure seems to be different and generates errors, how to fix it?

This method returns a string. The pbGetTimeNow return Time object. Since the json response also returns a timestamp, I used it instead (it is easier) to convert into a Time object using Time.at method.

# Hora da internet - Brasil by Maker Black, ajustada por FL
def get_date_online
  ret = nil
  $offline = false
  # faz uma solicitação HTTP GET para um servidor que fornece a data atual
  response = HTTPLite.get("http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/Sao_Paulo")
  # extrai o timestamp atual do hash da resposta
  current_date = response[:body].match(/"unixtime":([^"]+),/)[1]
  status = response[:status]
  # Converte o valor em pbGetTimeNow
  if status == 200
    ret = Time.at(current_date.to_i)
  else
    $offline = true
  end
  return ret
end

I made a script to check the current date online as per my country.
How do I make it so that the player has access to the internet this time is reproduced and when he is offline his internal time works?

The script below only checks date when game is loaded. After, it will use the last date counting the time internally

Put this below my script and set PROPORTION as 1 in my script.

# Hora da internet - Brasil by Maker Black, ajustada por FL
def get_date_online
  ret = nil
  $offline = false
  # faz uma solicitação HTTP GET para um servidor que fornece a data atual
  response = HTTPLite.get("http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/Sao_Paulo")
  # extrai o timestamp atual do hash da resposta
  current_date = response[:body].match(/"unixtime":([^"]+),/)[1]
  status = response[:status]
  # Converte o valor em pbGetTimeNow
  if status == 200
    ret = Time.at(current_date.to_i)
  else
    $offline = true
  end
  return ret
end

$time_checked = false
$last_date = nil

class PokemonGlobalMetadata
  attr_accessor :last_recorded_timestamp
end

module UnrealTime
  class << self
    alias :initial_date_old :initial_date
    def initial_date
      return Time.now if !$PokemonGlobal || !UnrealTime::ENABLED
      if !$time_checked
        $time_checked = true
        online_date = get_date_online
        $PokemonGlobal.last_recorded_timestamp = online_date.to_i if online_date
        UnrealTime.reset
      end
      if $PokemonGlobal.last_recorded_timestamp && !$last_date
        $last_date = Time.at($PokemonGlobal.last_recorded_timestamp)
      end
      return $last_date || initial_date_old
    end
  end
end

 

[SuperSpyroDragon64]

Perfect for simulating the time in my game!

 

[Jukes]

it doesn't seem to be working for me, do I need to set it up in some way? I installed it and it still seems to be still using local time.

 

[-FL-]

it doesn't seem to be working for me, do I need to set it up in some way? I installed it and it still seems to be still using local time.

Strange. Did you recompiled the plugins (only if you added as plugin)? Did you tested using one of methods in the instructions (notes section), like:

pbGetTimeNow.strftime("%I:%M %p"))

?

 

[CelestialFearow]

Hello, can you add an option in the option menu to be able to deactivate this system if the player wish to? When trun off, the game should use the player's pc time instead.