An in-game day lasts twenty minutes. A season lasts thirty days. The weather changes throughout the day, and at night things happen in the sky.
Day and calendar
| Unit | Default | Server |
|---|---|---|
| Day | 20 real minutes | 10–120 min |
| Month | 10 days | |
| Season | 30 days (3 months) | 10–120 days |
| Year | 4 seasons | |
| Night | 20:00–05:00 |
With start_season the server chooses which season a new world starts in.
Seasons
- Trees and props have seasonal models.
- In winter there is snow on the ground.
- Crops do not grow in the cold, and you cannot plant in winter.
- Ruins change colour with the season.
Weather
The weather is rolled again every six in-game hours. There are four states: clear, rain, storm and snow. Roughly one in three storms is a dry thunderstorm with lightning.
The night sky
- 720 stars, a drawn sun and moon, a volumetric cloud layer and rain cells.
- Northern lights: on day 5 of every month, between 22:00 and 23:00.
- Meteor shower: a 45% chance each night, lasting 70 to 130 seconds.
- The occasional shooting star.
The chat commands
/weather and /time show the current weather and time.