Re: mud time

From: Damian Jurzysta (interact@hem.passagen.se)
Date: 03/14/00


Hello George.

On 15-Mar-00, you wrote:

GG>> my mud uses these timerules:
GG>>
GG>> #define SECS_PER_MUD_HOUR    60
GG>> #define SECS_PER_MUD_DAY     (24*SECS_PER_MUD_HOUR)
GG>> #define SECS_PER_MUD_MONTH   (30*SECS_PER_MUD_DAY)
GG>> #define SECS_PER_MUD_YEAR    (12*SECS_PER_MUD_MONTH)
GG>>
GG>> so, according to you I should set beginning_of_time to 12*30*24*60*1100 if
GG>> I want the mudyear to start at 1100. this equals 570240000. but when I set
GG>> beginning_of_time to 570240000 I get a mudyear of 1777 upon reboot.
GG>
GG> Don't forget the date is relative to "now" (953073925)
GG>
GG> So you'd subtract that from 953073925 instead.  That should be about
GG> 380million, which sounds more accurate.

still not totally accurate, 953073925-570240000=382833925 gives me:

It is 2 o'clock am, on the Day of the Moon.
The 7th Day of the Month of Winter, Year 1100.

shouldnt this be 0 o'clock am, 1th day of the month of winter?
--
/Damian/


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