[MUD-Dev] Time Theory

[Matt Mihaly]

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, David C.Z. Wacks wrote:

> Some problems I see with mud time:
 
>   1. day/evening go by very quickly. no real advantage for
>   daytime/nocturnal creatures. e.g. drow/vampires that are harmed
>   by daylight

Well, that depends on how long your day cycle is surely.
 
>   2. Hard for the player to understand or even care about timings/
>   months/ events/ etc

This hasn't been my experience, at least in Achaea.
 
>   4. time has no real meaning other than when shops open/close

It means quite a bit in Achaea. Certain rituals can only be
performed at dawn, for instance. Many things are tied to the
changing of the in-game month or year too. Players definitely keep
track of in-game time, as it is crucial to many of their activities.

--matt

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