NationStates Jolt Archive

Can anyone tell me for certain the times of updates? (The ones where the Delegacy switches and whatnot) I keep getting different answers from different people...

(Any timezone is good, though GMT would be wonderous. I have a lot of spare time on my hands... :p)

Hmm, I'm not completely sure, but it happens before 7 A.M. Pacific Time [United States]. I think it happens at around 6 A.M. Pacific Time [United States], but that's just a guess.

Taken from 'The New Tech (and Mod) Forum FAQ'
When do the updates run? What do they do? How long do they take to complete?

There are two update times, which (regardless of any official terms) I call the "major update" and the "minor update". During both updates, any issue choices made by your nation are processed and for nations set to two issues per day (or per weekday), an issue is placed in there issue box. Extra things happen only during only the major update. First off, the Delegacy of a region can only change hands during this time. Also, the UN rankings are updated during the update (as it cycles through the regions) and the new list is posted at the very end of the update.

Update times:
Major: Between 2 to 4 AM EST in my experiance - Exact ending time is variable, but can be verified by the new UN Rankings being published.
Minor: I haven't figured out when this has been ever since the Jolt move, but I'd guesstimate between 2 to 4 PM EST.

This is the approximate time; however, there have been instances when an update has occurred beyond these time frames. For the most part, I believe the updates occur within the suggested time frames.

Thanks to everyone for their posts -- especially to Euroslavia :)

I am wondering however, if there's been a major shift in the main update time, or it's just a momentary glitch -- for example the new delegate in The North Pacific was just elected nine hours ago -- potentially by my calculations up to 12 hours later than normal!

Appreciate to hear from someone in the know about this particular instance in TNP region; or if this update has been dramatically and potentially permanently shifted.

Thanks in advance.

The Paradoxical Spring Paradise of Nolaerie
Pacific Defenders

(That was my reason for asking, thanks for the info peeps :))

Checkout The North Pacific region: a new delegate was just elected minutes ago!

Seems to me to be a correction of a glitch, but I'm definitely not a mod or an administrator of this fine game

Checkout The North Pacific region: a new delegate was just elected minutes ago!

Seems to me to be a correction of a glitch, but I'm definitely not a mod or an administrator of this fine game

No glitch, just a slow update.