Changing the timescale silently

[Xalos]

I'm trying to change the timescale silently.
Neither setTimescale(%scale) nor timescale(%scale) worked.

Any other ways of doing this?

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[Danny Boy]

commandToAll('timescale',%num);

[Xalos]

...yes, because making the clients BELIEVE the timescale has changed will definitely make the SERVER believe the timescale has changed.

[Port]

Server-sided (no announcement):

setTimeScale(value);
commandToAll('TimeScale', value);

Client-sided (with announcement and admin-only by default):

commandToServer('TimeScale', value);

[Xalos]

Again, setTimescale isn't working. Tried it on a Single Player server, Internet server, and dedicated server. Worked on none of them.

[Port]

Again, setTimescale isn't working. Tried it on a Single Player server, Internet server, and dedicated server. Worked on none of them.

On every type of server that has always worked for me. Are you sure base/scripts/mainServer.cs.dso (or something like it, I don't remember the exact name) was executed and you're using a value in the range 0.2 <= value <= 2?

[Xalos]

I am indeed using a value inside the clamped range, and I see a "base/server/mainServer.cs" running.
Blockland, y u b so wierd.

[Port]

I am indeed using a value inside the clamped range, and I see a "base/server/mainServer.cs" running.
Blockland, y u b so wierd.

How is it "not working"? Have you tried scheduling something after using setTimeScale and comparing to the system clock?

[Xalos]

By not working, I mean it's... not working.
Timescale misalignments are not subtle. If you have even a 0.1 timescale difference between the server and client, you get very noticeable jerking whenever you move, jump, jet, and with really large differences, turn.

EDIT: It also helps that getTimescale() is constantly returning whatever I last set the timescale to using /timescale.

[Port]

By not working, I mean it's... not working.
Timescale misalignments are not subtle. If you have even a 0.1 timescale difference between the server and client, you get very noticeable jerking whenever you move, jump, jet, and with really large differences, turn.

EDIT: It also helps that getTimescale() is constantly returning whatever I last set the timescale to using /timescale.

Try testing it with this:

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echo("Starting test for normal timescale.");
setTimeScale(1);
schedule(1000, 0, echo, "Finished.\n");
schedule(1500, 0, echo, "Starting test for lowest timescale.");
schedule(1500, 0, setTimeScale, 0.2);
schedule(2500, 0, echo, "Finished.");

Does the second test take longer?

[xXBeibsFan119Xx]

How about we don't change the timescale silently? Clients should know what's happening.

[tkepahama]

How about we don't change the timescale silently? Clients should know what's happening.

Not all the time.
 

[Chrono]

How about we don't change the timescale silently? Clients should know what's happening.

Sure. Let's also let the clients know whenever a brick is planted. They deserve to know.

[Treynolds416]

Sure. Let's also let the clients know whenever a brick is planted. They deserve to know.

Don't be silly, what we really need is a dedicated newsfeed on a per-server basis. How else are the clients supposed to keep up with all these important happenings?