Server timer is all kinds of wonky

[VDZ]

I had suspected this before, but while founding my village my suspicions were confirmed.

On February 26th, 0:30 AM in my time zone (GMT +1), I built my village claim. Very shortly afterwards, I started a timer (using Amber client) for 24 hours.


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On February 26th, around 22:26, I got a notification that the timer had completed. I thought it was the client being wonky, but walking up to my idol confirmed - to my horror - that it was indeed already active, even though only 22 hours had passed.


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Either idols and Amber are both wonky in a synchronized manner, or there's something wrong with the server-side timer making it run too fast. I had also noticed this earlier with things like leather completion being well over two hours sooner than expected, but I thought it was either me setting the timers wrong or the client being wonky. But this is definitely server-side.

[shubla]

Once I used battering ram after it dried only about 20 hours or less.(world 8)
Can confirm that some weird things are going on.

[Kaios]

Once I used battering ram after it dried only about 20 hours or less.(world 8)

Are you sure it wasn't also 22 hours? That's about how long it seemed to take rams to dry for me.

[sabinati]

Probably due to the change of game time to real time no longer being 3:1 but all game timers being based on game time still being at 3:1

[APXEOLOG]

I've noticed that too. vclaim dried slightly too fast then it should (like 1-2 hours faster)

[Turtlesir]

i believe jorb said somewhere that the server time is randomized somewhat.