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Time of Day Control
"Pick the hour, skip to morning, or stop the clock where it is."
How do I install Time of Day Control?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Time of Day Control for ZED ZONE in one click.
</>What does Time of Day Control do?
ZED ZONE's days pass on their own, and the only ways to move the clock are sleeping and waiting. Time of Day Control gives you the clock directly. Set the Hour and press Set Time, and the clock runs forward to the next time it is that hour. Press Skip to Morning and it runs forward to the time you would wake up after a night's sleep. Both use the game's own way of moving the clock, so it sweeps forward over a few seconds while the light changes with it. Freeze Time stops the clock where it is, so a bright afternoon can last as long as you like. Weather, zombies, machines and autosaves keep going, but everything the game times by the clock waits with it: crops don't grow, food doesn't spoil, buff and injury timers hold, and the next horde night doesn't come until the clock runs again. Sleeping and waiting still move a frozen clock, and if a horde night has already started it still runs to dawn, after which Freeze Time holds the clock again. The buttons never jump through a horde night or end one early: the mod makes the same check the game makes before it lets you sleep or wait, and if a horde night is on or falls before the time you picked, the clock stays where it is. In co-op the clock belongs to the host, so the host's settings apply to everyone, and anyone who joined someone else's game gets a note instead.
</>What is Time of Day Control?
This mod puts ZED ZONE's clock in your hands. Jump ahead to midday to explore in daylight, skip a dark stretch to the next morning, or freeze the clock at an hour you like. The clock moves through the game's own time code, so lighting follows it and the buttons never skip a horde night.
</>Common questions about Time of Day Control
Does Freeze Time stop the rest of the world too?
Partly. Weather, zombies, machines and autosaves keep going while the clock is held. Everything the game times by the clock waits with it, though: crops don't grow, food doesn't spoil, buffs, bleeding and bandage timers hold, and anything due in the morning waits for the clock to get there. Switch Freeze Time off and they carry on from where they were.
Can I still sleep while the clock is frozen?
Yes. Sleeping and the game's own wait option move the clock as normal even with Freeze Time on, so a night's sleep still ends in the morning and a wait still lasts as long as you chose. Once you're up again, Freeze Time holds the clock at the new time.
Can I use it to skip a horde night?
Not with the buttons. Set Time and Skip to Morning make the same check the game makes before it lets you sleep or wait, and if a horde night is on or falls between now and the time you picked, the clock stays where it is and the launcher tells you why. Freeze Time is different. Horde nights are set for clock times, so while the clock is frozen in the daytime the next one doesn't come; it arrives once you switch Freeze Time off and the clock reaches it. A horde night that has already started keeps running to dawn even with Freeze Time on.
Can the clock go backwards?
No, the clock only moves forward, the same way it does when you sleep or wait. If the hour you picked has already passed today, Set Time moves the clock to that hour tomorrow, so picking the current hour skips ahead a full day.
Who controls the clock in a co-op game?
The host does. The host's clock is the one every player sees, so a frozen or moved clock applies to everyone in the game. Players who joined someone else's game get a note that the host's clock runs the game, and their buttons leave the time alone.
What options does Time of Day Control include?
Freeze Time
Stops the clock where it is. Weather, zombies and autosaves keep going, but crops, food spoiling and the next horde night wait with the clock. Sleeping and waiting still move it, a horde night already on runs to dawn, and switching it off lets the clock run again.
Hour
The hour Set Time moves the clock to, from 0 (midnight) through 12 (midday) to 23.
Set Time
Moves the clock forward to the next time it is Hour:00, over a few seconds. It never goes through or during a horde night.
Skip to Morning
Moves the clock forward to the next morning, the time you wake up from a night's sleep. It never goes through or during a horde night.
Time of Day Control lets you move ZED ZONE's clock forward to a chosen hour or the next morning with one button, and Freeze Time stops the clock while everything else keeps running.
System Requirements
What features does Time of Day Control include?
- Set Time moves the clock forward to the hour you pick, 0 to 23
- Skip to Morning moves it to the time you'd wake up after sleeping
- Freeze Time holds the time of day while weather, zombies and autosaves keep going
- Sleeping and waiting still work while the clock is frozen
- Never jumps through or cuts short a horde night, the same rule as sleeping
- Works in solo games and for the host in co-op
Best For
- Skip a dark night to explore and scavenge in daylight
- Keep the clock at midday while you build your base
- Jump to a set hour before heading out on a long trip
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