How to stop time?

[Badkraft]

I want to stop time as a privilege.

Given:

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/grant settime

...so one can

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/time 05:00

.

How would I add a new privilege, say controltime, that includes settime and be able to start/stop time?

[ywwv]

I want to go back in time. or do slow motion. this would be a good mod

[dawgdoc]

This thread may help you accomplish your goal.

[ywwv]

This thread may help you accomplish your goal.

this is important. now I just need to know how to go back in time. this could be done in the mod I think. im just worried about time paradoxes. but I think that's the point. you have to accept the contradictions

[ywwv]

if I set the "time speed" variable to a negative number will I go back in time? I want to be able to have blocks and entities move backwards from where they otherwise moved.

[Nathan.S]

Time just controls the day/night cycle. I don't think setting a negative time would effect entities at all, much less make them do anything in reverse.

[ywwv]

Time just controls the day/night cycle. I don't think setting a negative time would effect entities at all, much less make them do anything in reverse.

thats very misleading . I think it should be changed then. its name. to reflect what it actually does

[Nathan.S]

It does exactly what it says it does. Setting speed just make the time of day change at different speeds, essentially calling this function at a different speed than normal.

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* `minetest.set_timeofday(val)`
    * `val` is between `0` and `1`; `0` for midnight, `0.5` for midday

[ywwv]

It does exactly what it says it does. Setting speed just make the time of day change at different speeds, essentially calling this function at a different speed than normal.

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* `minetest.set_timeofday(val)`
    * `val` is between `0` and `1`; `0` for midnight, `0.5` for midday

it says "speed". but speed of what? it is an open question that has a very unsatisfying answer.

I beleive in criticings works tha t may be illuminated further. I wll open the gith b and create a PR for this if I have half a mind too

[ywwv]

it could be the speed you scream ,. for you all know