Forgive me if i'm wrong but when the server crashes in game time stands still and the when the server is rebooted the game starts from where it left off. This is irritating as with the server's regular 5 hours off a day some of the longer timers are stretched to the point of annoyance.. ie trees.
Since there is no potential ill affect from not being around when trees are finished growing, like there is for instance with cheese or silk worms etc then would it not be possible to introduce a tool that deducted the server down time from the trees' and crops' timers?