Time - Revision history

Kirthag at 22:24, 11 November 2019

2019-11-11T22:24:28Z

Kirthag: formatting, grammar check, added links for newer items in the game. Also plugged in proper wiki-formatting for reference ~

2019-11-11T22:23:35Z

formatting, grammar check, added links for newer items in the game. Also plugged in proper wiki-formatting for reference ~

Pandora CoD at 15:35, 24 July 2014

2014-07-24T15:35:18Z

Pandora CoD at 15:30, 24 July 2014

2014-07-24T15:30:14Z

Thadius856: Fixing links

2008-09-10T03:11:01Z

Fixing links

Tancred RedStar: Created.

2008-08-08T02:39:19Z

Created.

New page

The concept of '''Time''' in Sosaria is much the same as on Earth. Each day is divided into 24 hours, although daylight lasts much longer, roughly 18 hours per day, from 6 AM until midnight. In terms of time comparison, one Sosarian day equates to two Earth hours, or twelve Sosarian days in one Earth day.

However, for simplicity's sake, almost without exception, when events, item effects or other time periods are mentioned, even by NPC's, they typically refer to Earth time. For example, an NPC [[Escort]] might say you must wait five minutes before being able to undertake the quest to escort them, they really mean five ''Earth'' minutes.

Generally, few if any players pay any attention to Sosarian time. This is only exacerbated by the fact that most everyone wears items imparting [[Nightsight]] abilities, so the passing of days and nights goes unnoticed by them.

Time in Sosaria also mimics Earth in another fashion, namely timezones. It may be night time in one portion of Sosaria while it is daylight elsewhere. The time changes slightly if you cross a [[Server line]] as each region has it's own time of day.

Finding out the time of day can be done by using a [[Clock]], [[Holiday Timepiece]] or asking any NPC by saying their name and ''time''. Using the first two items will give you the exact time, while an NPC will merely tell you the last hour that has passed, even though it could be just a minute until the next hour.

Knowing the time of day was helpful in the early days of Ultima Online as it governed the progression of phases of the moons [[Trammel]] and [[Felucca]]. This in turn determined where a particular [[Moongate]] would take you. This is partly why the Holiday Timepiece was considered a useful [[Holiday 1999]] gift. These days, you can choose to take any moongate to pretty much any other one at will.

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 Time in Sosaria also mimics Earth in another fashion, namely timezones. It may be night time in one portion of Sosaria while it is daylight elsewhere. The time changes slightly if you cross a [[Server line]] as each region has its own time of day.
-Finding out the time of day can be done by using a [[Clock]], [[Holiday Timepiece]], [[Sun Dail]], [[Moon Dail]], [[Grandfather Clock]], or just asking any NPC by saying their name and the word ''time''. Using timepieces will give you the exact time, while an NPC will merely tell you the last hour that has passed, even though it could be just a minute until the next hour.
+Finding out the time of day can be done by using a [[Clock]], [[Holiday Timepiece]], [[Sundial]], [[Grandfather Clock]], or just asking any NPC by saying their name and the word ''time''. Using timepieces will give you the exact time, while an NPC will merely tell you the last hour that has passed, even though it could be just a minute until the next hour.
 ===History===

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 Generally, few if any players pay any attention to Sosarian time. This is only exacerbated by the fact that most everyone wears items imparting [[Night Sight (property)|Night Sight]] abilities, so the passing of days and nights goes unnoticed by them.
-Time in Sosaria also mimics Earth in another fashion, namely timezones. It may be night time in one portion of Sosaria while it is daylight elsewhere. The time changes slightly if you cross a [[Server line]] as each region has it's own time of day.
+Time in Sosaria also mimics Earth in another fashion, namely timezones. It may be night time in one portion of Sosaria while it is daylight elsewhere. The time changes slightly if you cross a [[Server line]] as each region has its own time of day.
-Finding out the time of day can be done by using a [[Clock]], [[Holiday Timepiece]] or asking any NPC by saying their name and ''time''. Using the first two items will give you the exact time, while an NPC will merely tell you the last hour that has passed, even though it could be just a minute until the next hour.
+Finding out the time of day can be done by using a [[Clock]], [[Holiday Timepiece]], [[Sun Dail]], [[Moon Dail]], [[Grandfather Clock]], or just asking any NPC by saying their name and the word ''time''. Using timepieces will give you the exact time, while an NPC will merely tell you the last hour that has passed, even though it could be just a minute until the next hour.
-Knowing the time of day was helpful in the early days of Ultima Online as it governed the progression of phases of the moons [[Trammel]] and [[Felucca]]. This in turn determined where a particular [[Moongate]] would take you. This is partly why the Holiday Timepiece was considered a useful [[Holiday 1999]] gift. These days, you can choose to take any moongate to pretty much any other one at will.
+===History===
-» Time in Britannia passes quickly compared to our Earth time.{{Line Break}}
+===Also...===
-» In 2 Earth hours an entire Britannian day will have passed.{{Line Break}}
+Here are some facts relating to time in Ultima Online:<ref>[http://uo.stratics.com/content/basics/datetime.shtml UOStratics: Britannian Date and Time]</ref>{{Line Break}}
-» Twelve Britannian days makes one Earth day.{{Line Break}}
-» Just as on Earth, a Britannian year has twelve months.{{Line Break}}
-» Each Britannian month, however, consists of 73 days.{{Line Break}}
-» This makes a Britannian year last 876 Britannian days, which is 73 Earth days.{{Line Break}}
-» One Earth year equals five Britannian years.{{Line Break}}
-» The release date of Ultima Online was in the Britannian year 289.{{Line Break}}
-Source: [http://uo.stratics.com/content/basics/datetime.shtml UO Stratics: Britannian Date and Time]
+* Time in Britannia passes quickly compared to our Earth time.{{Line Break}}

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 Knowing the time of day was helpful in the early days of Ultima Online as it governed the progression of phases of the moons [[Trammel]] and [[Felucca]]. This in turn determined where a particular [[Moongate]] would take you. This is partly why the Holiday Timepiece was considered a useful [[Holiday 1999]] gift. These days, you can choose to take any moongate to pretty much any other one at will.
-Here are some facts relating to time in Ultima Online:
+Here are some facts relating to time in Ultima Online:{{Line Break}}
-» Time in Britannia passes quickly compared to our Earth time.
+» Time in Britannia passes quickly compared to our Earth time.{{Line Break}}
-» In 2 Earth hours an entire Britannian day will have passed.
+» In 2 Earth hours an entire Britannian day will have passed.{{Line Break}}
-» Twelve Britannian days makes one Earth day.
+» Twelve Britannian days makes one Earth day.{{Line Break}}
-» Just as on Earth, a Britannian year has twelve months.
+» Just as on Earth, a Britannian year has twelve months.{{Line Break}}
-» Each Britannian month, however, consists of 73 days.
+» Each Britannian month, however, consists of 73 days.{{Line Break}}
-» This makes a Britannian year last 876 Britannian days, which is 73 Earth days.
+» This makes a Britannian year last 876 Britannian days, which is 73 Earth days.{{Line Break}}
-» One Earth year equals five Britannian years.
+» One Earth year equals five Britannian years.{{Line Break}}
-» The release date of Ultima Online was in the Britannian year 289.
+» The release date of Ultima Online was in the Britannian year 289.{{Line Break}}
 Source: [http://uo.stratics.com/content/basics/datetime.shtml UO Stratics: Britannian Date and Time]

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:30, 24 July 2014
Line 10:		Line 10:

	Knowing the time of day was helpful in the early days of Ultima Online as it governed the progression of phases of the moons [[Trammel]] and [[Felucca]]. This in turn determined where a particular [[Moongate]] would take you. This is partly why the Holiday Timepiece was considered a useful [[Holiday 1999]] gift. These days, you can choose to take any moongate to pretty much any other one at will.		Knowing the time of day was helpful in the early days of Ultima Online as it governed the progression of phases of the moons [[Trammel]] and [[Felucca]]. This in turn determined where a particular [[Moongate]] would take you. This is partly why the Holiday Timepiece was considered a useful [[Holiday 1999]] gift. These days, you can choose to take any moongate to pretty much any other one at will.
		+
		+	Here are some facts relating to time in Ultima Online:
		+
		+	» Time in Britannia passes quickly compared to our Earth time.
		+	» In 2 Earth hours an entire Britannian day will have passed.
		+	» Twelve Britannian days makes one Earth day.
		+	» Just as on Earth, a Britannian year has twelve months.
		+	» Each Britannian month, however, consists of 73 days.
		+	» This makes a Britannian year last 876 Britannian days, which is 73 Earth days.
		+	» One Earth year equals five Britannian years.
		+	» The release date of Ultima Online was in the Britannian year 289.
		+
		+	Source: [http://uo.stratics.com/content/basics/datetime.shtml UO Stratics: Britannian Date and Time]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 However, for simplicity's sake, almost without exception, when events, item effects or other time periods are mentioned, even by NPC's, they typically refer to Earth time. For example, an NPC [[Escort]] might say you must wait five minutes before being able to undertake the quest to escort them, they really mean five ''Earth'' minutes.
-Generally, few if any players pay any attention to Sosarian time. This is only exacerbated by the fact that most everyone wears items imparting [[Nightsight]] abilities, so the passing of days and nights goes unnoticed by them.
+Generally, few if any players pay any attention to Sosarian time. This is only exacerbated by the fact that most everyone wears items imparting [[Night Sight (property)|Night Sight]] abilities, so the passing of days and nights goes unnoticed by them.
 Time in Sosaria also mimics Earth in another fashion, namely timezones. It may be night time in one portion of Sosaria while it is daylight elsewhere. The time changes slightly if you cross a [[Server line]] as each region has it's own time of day.