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{{Command|= Comments
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| arma2 |= Game name
|game1= arma2
|version1= 1.00


|1.00|= Game version
|game2= arma2oa
|version2= 1.50


|arg= global |= MPARGUMENTS
|game3= tkoh
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|version3= 1.00


| Server time synchronized to clients. Returns always 0 in Singleplayer.
|game4= arma3
<br />Note that in ArmA2 1.05 Final, this command only returns the time since the '''Server''' was actually started.
|version4= 0.50


<br><br>NOTE: [[serverTime]] is available to both server and clients and shows the same value when synced. The only time it is not synced is on the server, right after server restart and only for the first 300 seconds. Client side [[serverTime]] is synced from the start. [[serverTime]] is also different from server [[time]] and server [[diag_tickTime]] |= Description
|eff= global
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| '''serverTime''' |= Syntax
|gr1= Time


|p1= |= PARAMETER1
|gr2= Mission Information


|p2= |= PARAMETER2
|gr3= Multiplayer


|p3= |= PARAMETER3
|descr= Returns the time since latest server (re)start in seconds. It is synced to all clients in MP - both at mission start and when a new client connects to it. Beyond that the server is syncing to clients every 5 minutes. You can force the next sync earlier by executing [[estimatedTimeLeft]] command.{{Feature|important|The time returned is different to the time returned by [[time]] and [[diag_tickTime]] commands on server. Returns 0 in SP.}}


| [[Number]] |= RETURNVALUE
{{Feature|informative|'''Known issues before Arma 3 v1.86''':  Both server and clients showed the same value when synced. The only time it was not synced was on the server, right after server restart and only for the first 300 seconds. Client side was synced from the start}}


|s1= '''serverTime'''


|x1= <code>hint format["Connected on Server since Serverstart : %1", serverTime - time]</code>|= EXAMPLE1
|r1= [[Number]]


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|x1= <sqf>hint format ["Synced server time : %1", serverTime];</sqf>


| [[time]], [[diag_tickTime]] |= SEEALSO
|seealso= [[time]] [[diag_tickTime]] [[date]] [[missionStart]] [[estimatedTimeLeft]] [[estimatedEndServerTime]] [[systemTime]] [[systemTimeUTC]]
 
|  |= MPBEHAVIOUR
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There is a bug in this command, about 3 minutes after missionstart this command returns something completely different.
See http://dev-heaven.net/issues/13581 for further infomation. --[[User:Crowe|Crowe]] 19:31, 8 September 2010 (CEST)
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 2 February 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns the time since latest server (re)start in seconds. It is synced to all clients in MP - both at mission start and when a new client connects to it. Beyond that the server is syncing to clients every 5 minutes. You can force the next sync earlier by executing estimatedTimeLeft command.
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The time returned is different to the time returned by time and diag_tickTime commands on server. Returns 0 in SP.
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Known issues before Arma 3 v1.86: Both server and clients showed the same value when synced. The only time it was not synced was on the server, right after server restart and only for the first 300 seconds. Client side was synced from the start
Groups:
TimeMission InformationMultiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:
serverTime
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
hint format ["Synced server time : %1", serverTime];

Additional Information

See also:
time diag_tickTime date missionStart estimatedTimeLeft estimatedEndServerTime systemTime systemTimeUTC

Notes

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