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Time Progression

Game Calendar

Vengeful Survival: Story game uses a dual time system: real-time and game-time. The game calendar tracks your progress through years and months, independent of real-world time.

  • Game Year: Starts at 2000 (or custom starting year)
  • Game Month: Tracks months within the year (1-12)
  • Real-Time: Your actual time passes normally
  • Game-Time: Advances only when you use time skip

Time Skipping Mechanics

Time skipping is how you advance the game calendar and trigger time-based events:

How Time Skip Works

  • Location: Available on the Dashboard
  • Function: Advances game time by a set amount (typically 1 month)
  • Energy Cost: No energy consumed
  • Effects: Triggers monthly events and updates

What Happens When You Skip Time

  • Salary Payments: Monthly job salaries are paid
  • Rent Collection: Property rent is collected (if managers are active)
  • Monthly Events: Game events are generated and applied
  • Crop Growth: Crops advance toward harvest date
  • Animal Aging: Animals age and may reproduce or expire
  • Loan Payments: Monthly loan payments are processed
  • Order Generation: New shop orders may appear

Real-Time vs Game-Time

Understanding the difference is crucial:

Real-Time

  • Your actual clock time
  • Affects energy regeneration
  • Determines when you can play
  • Does NOT affect game events

Game-Time

  • The game's internal calendar
  • Only advances with time skip
  • Triggers monthly events
  • Affects crop growth, rent, salaries

Time-Based Actions

Crop Growth

Crops grow based on game-time, not real-time:

  • Each crop has a growth time in game days
  • Rice: 120 days (~4 months)
  • Tomato: 90 days (~3 months)
  • Wheat: 100 days (~3.3 months)
  • Time skip advances crops toward harvest

Rent Collection

Property rent is collected monthly:

  • Manual collection: Available anytime
  • Manager collection: Automatic on time skip
  • Tenant moves: Happen on time skip
  • Rent income: Added to balance sheet monthly

Salary Payments

Job salaries are paid monthly:

  • Automatic payment on time skip
  • Added to bank balance
  • XP rewards included
  • Based on job rate and multiplier

Monthly Events and Updates

Each time skip triggers monthly game events:

  • Event Generation: Random events are created
  • Event Application: Events affect your finances or gameplay
  • Event Resolution: You can resolve events for XP rewards
  • Early Resolution: Bonus XP for quick resolution

Learn more about Events →

Strategic Time Skipping

When to Skip Time

  • • After Planting: Skip to advance crops toward harvest
  • • Low Energy: Skip when energy is low to trigger events without consuming energy
  • • Waiting for Income: Skip to collect salaries and rent
  • • Event Farming: Skip frequently to generate more events for XP
  • • Loan Payments: Skip to make loan payments and improve credit

When NOT to Skip Time

  • • Before Important Actions: Complete actions before skipping
  • • Pending Events: Resolve current events first
  • • Low Cash: Ensure you have funds for loan payments
  • • Unprepared: Don't skip if you're not ready for events

Time and Progression

Time skipping is essential for progression:

  • XP Generation: Events provide XP rewards
  • Income Acceleration: Faster income through monthly payments
  • Wealth Building: Regular income increases net worth
  • Unlock Requirements: Some unlocks require time-based milestones

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