<cat>Play.Hosting</cat>⤶ <title>Server Wipe Timer</title> <upload src="2f4/8db4583e08299bf.png" size="941694" name="image.png" /> <warning>This article was written while monument and wipe timer code was unfinished, so it's behavior might change soon. Everything is SUBJECT TO CHANGE.</warning> On the lowest level of **Nuclear Missile Silo** monument, you might notice a nuclear warhead connected to a small laptop with timer on it. This is not a random countdown timer - in fact, this timer is counting down until the next server wipe. Repopulation unit survival test. If you host a vanilla monthly server, this timer will likely work as intended. However, if you run a server with non-standard wipe time, you might need to add a few convars to make sure that in-game timer works correctly. # How does timer work? Timer is calculated using three following variables: server wipe tag (`monthly`/`biweekly`/`weekly`), `wipeDayofWeek` and `wipeHourofDay` convars, so you cannot set an exact date. This means that time expects servers to have only following wipe schedule formats – **monthly**, **bi-weekly** and **weekly**. For example, if you have set the wipe time to Wednesday at 1 PM, and your server is bi-weekly, then timer will reach `00:00:00:00` every two weeks, exactly on Wednesday, 1pm. If your server is running shorter wipe cycles (for example, 3-day cycle) you might need to write a plugin to adjust the timer. Note that server will be using your local machine time, so make sure it is correct. # Changing the day of week You can add the convar `wipeDayofWeek <0-6>` to change the wipe day to anything other than Thursday. | Value | Day of week | Notes | |:---------:|-------------|----------| | **0** | Sunday | | | **1** | Monday | | | **2** | Tuesday | | | **3** | Wednesday | | | **4** | Thursday | (default)| | **5** | Friday | | | **6** | Saturday | | # Changing the wipe hour You can add the convar `wipeHourofDay <0-23>` to specify when exactly server will wipe. Time is specified in 24-hour format. If you type `wipeHourofDay 14.5`, then it'll be interpreted as *2:30 PM*. # Examples Here are a few examples to see how it works: | Wipe Frequency tag | Config | Explanation | | :-----------------:|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Monthly | `+wipeDayofWeek 4 +wipeHourofDay 14.5` | Server will wipe on every first Thursday of the month at 2:30 PM. | | Monthly | `+wipeDayofWeek 1 +wipeHourofDay 9` | Server will wipe on every first Monday of the month at 9 AM. | | Weekly | `+wipeDayofWeek 4 +wipeHourofDay 18` | Server will wipe every Thursday at 6 PM. | | Biweekly | `+wipeDayofWeek 0 +wipeHourofDay 23` | Server will wipe every other Sunday at 11 PM. | | Biweekly | `+wipeDayofWeek 4 +wipeHourofDay 19` | Server will wipe every other Thursday at 7 PM. | # Commands To check if you have set up the timer correctly, you can use the command `PrintWipe`. This will output two messages, countdown timer itself (`Time until wipe : _ days, _ hours, _ minutes, _ seconds.`) and static date (`Calculated Wipe time static _ month, _ days, _ hours, _ minutes, _ seconds.`) # Code Wipe timer code is available in **WipeTimer.cs**. You can access it through Rust Dedicated Server's `Assembly-CSharp.dll`.