<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. Note that server will be using your local machine time, so make sure it is correct, and make sure to let your players know what time zone are you using. # 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`.