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At what times does the game update?

11-09-2003, 02:25
This has been asked ad naeseum but I haven't been able to find the answer so if someone could please tell me at what times does the game update automatically each day in EST or PST that would be fantastic.

Like when do delegates switch over, etc?

Thank you, ES
Philopolis
11-09-2003, 03:20
for me it updates:

6 am and pm new issues

7:30 am. new regional stats
11-09-2003, 05:29
Cool but what time zone are you in? I am in EST.

Thanks for the reply, been trying to figure out when this game updates regions for ages.

for me it updates:

6 am and pm new issues

7:30 am. new regional stats
Ballotonia
11-09-2003, 07:38
There is no single time for the updates. The update for delegacy takes place over a period of about two hours, as the system checks all the regions one by one. This is at 08:00-10:00 GMT.

Ballotonia
Tactical Grace
11-09-2003, 08:10
It is worrying, however, that people might choose to invade an hour before an update. Regions don't stand much of a chance when that happens.
11-09-2003, 08:58
So that's 3 eastern standard time? Cool. thanks for the info.


There is no single time for the updates. The update for delegacy takes place over a period of about two hours, as the system checks all the regions one by one. This is at 08:00-10:00 GMT.

Ballotonia
Crazy girl
11-09-2003, 10:39
There is no single time for the updates. The update for delegacy takes place over a period of about two hours, as the system checks all the regions one by one. This is at 08:00-10:00 GMT.

Ballotonia

didn't that start at 9 am GMT ?
Ballotonia
11-09-2003, 10:51
didn't that start at 9 am GMT ?

I thought it's 10-12 Dutch time, and I think GMT is two hours less than that (1 hour in winter). How do you get to 9 am GMT?

Ballotonia
Arnarchotopia
11-09-2003, 17:09
This is a puzzling one,I've got a feeling the Mods know but aint saying! :twisted:

Sometimes it's about 10:00am (gmt) in the Urbanites but others it's been as late as 12....also Icant work out how the order is worked out because it doesn't look like it goes through page by page of the region lists...anyone able to shed some light on that?
Sirocco
11-09-2003, 17:12
It is worrying, however, that people might choose to invade an hour before an update. Regions don't stand much of a chance when that happens.

Then they're being very clever! :wink:

I've heard a theory that all the regions are updated in alphabetical order. 000 would be updated first in that case.
Ballotonia
11-09-2003, 17:16
I've heard a theory that all the regions are updated in alphabetical order. 000 would be updated first in that case.

The theory I heard was that it's in order of creation time. They're in the database in unordered fashion, and some days it's done last to first, and others first to last.

Ballotonia
Arnarchotopia
11-09-2003, 17:21
I've heard a theory that all the regions are updated in alphabetical order. 000 would be updated first in that case.

The theory I heard was that it's in order of creation time. They're in the database in unordered fashion, and some days it's done last to first, and others first to last.

Ballotonia

This is pretty much the theory I heard the most...I wonder what the chances of the Mods tellingus how it actually are?
Tactical Grace
11-09-2003, 22:48
Actually, I hope they don't tell. The last thing we need is griefers having it down to half an hour rather than three hours.
SalusaSecondus
11-09-2003, 23:20
You know, I knew the answer to that at some point . . . but forgot. I didn't consider it important enough to remember.
Goobergunchia
12-09-2003, 00:05
What I've always wondered is at what time the UN updates...it would be useful for submitting a proposal, for one thing.
Ballotonia
12-09-2003, 09:27
You know, I knew the answer to that at some point . . . but forgot. I didn't consider it important enough to remember.

Well, those involved in invasions / defending / liberations find it an issue of the highest importance.

I think it should be important for Mods too, as the server update times are deadlines for salvaging griefed regions / reviewing evidence personally, determines a lot of the timing of when region griefing take splace (and hence when the Mod Reports about it are filed), etc...

Ballotonia
Crazy girl
12-09-2003, 09:40
ballotonia, we are always GMT+1, as far as i know, so when it's 10 am dutch time, it's 9 am GMT...
great, now i'm not so sure anymore.... ;)
The Brotherhood of Nod
12-09-2003, 14:10
The UN Ranking updates somewhere between 15:00 and 16:00 GMT.
Nothingg
12-09-2003, 15:45
You know, I knew the answer to that at some point . . . but forgot. I didn't consider it important enough to remember.

You are very cruel.

Keep it up. :wink: