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== Notes == | |||
The value returned is calculated from timezone GMT-3:30. Since rollover occurs at 8:30pm MST (UTC 3:30) this makes rollover occur at "midnight." Changing your local system time affects which day mafia thinks it is, but "midnight" will always be pinned to rollover. | |||
{{SeeAlso|gameday_to_string|gameday_to_int|time_to_string|now_to_string}} | |||
[[Category:Miscellaneous Functions]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:29, 2 June 2016
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Function Syntax
string today_to_string()
Returns the current real-world date corresponding to the KoL game date, where rollover is the start of a new day, in an ISO basic format (YYYYMMDD).
More Information
See this wikipedia article for more information.
Notes
The value returned is calculated from timezone GMT-3:30. Since rollover occurs at 8:30pm MST (UTC 3:30) this makes rollover occur at "midnight." Changing your local system time affects which day mafia thinks it is, but "midnight" will always be pinned to rollover.