Game Time

Game time passes differently than actual time.

Hours

A game hour is equal to 600 seconds (i.e. 10 minutes). So when food or water consumption states X per hour, X is being subtracted every 600 seconds, not every 3,600 seconds.

Seconds

The speed at which seconds pass appears to vary by computer. For example, 18 seconds in real life may be 22 seconds in the game.

How to measure game seconds

1. Connect a battery to any equipment that uses 1 MW (most idle equipment does)
2. Charge up the battery, then disconnect the power source from the battery
3. The battery's power will decrease by 1 every game second