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Welp, hrm. I'm not sure there /can/ be a direct correlation between Earth time and Ghyll time - simply because of the whole "terms" lengthening and shortening (in fact, some possibility for future rounds would be speed turns - where a turn would happen every day, or some such, but it'd still be 1/26th of a Ghyll year, regardless of how long it lasted in Earth days). Is knowing the Earth date really important when determining a Ghyll date? Sbp had developed a quickie Python turn-to-Ghyllian script (edit [[Current events]] and scroll to the bottom for the source) which I've been using to determine the turn dates. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 15:57, 27 Jan 2005 (EST) | Welp, hrm. I'm not sure there /can/ be a direct correlation between Earth time and Ghyll time - simply because of the whole "terms" lengthening and shortening (in fact, some possibility for future rounds would be speed turns - where a turn would happen every day, or some such, but it'd still be 1/26th of a Ghyll year, regardless of how long it lasted in Earth days). Is knowing the Earth date really important when determining a Ghyll date? Sbp had developed a quickie Python turn-to-Ghyllian script (edit [[Current events]] and scroll to the bottom for the source) which I've been using to determine the turn dates. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 15:57, 27 Jan 2005 (EST) | ||
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| + | From [http://swhack.com/logs/2005-01-27#T21-02-51 Swhack]: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <Morbus> just look at Talk:Current events. | ||
| + | <Morbus> man alive ;) | ||
| + | <sbp> I've read it | ||
| + | <sbp> there's no problem though that I can find | ||
| + | <sbp> 1 you can just ignore | ||
| + | <Morbus> well, how would you handle the turn lengtehning? | ||
| + | <sbp> 2 doesn't come into it | ||
| + | <sbp> just by ignoring it | ||
| + | <Morbus> well, that won't give you a "real world" conversion then. | ||
| + | <sbp> doesn't matter how long we take; in Ghyll, each turn takes | ||
| + | 1/26 of a Ghyll year | ||
| + | <sbp> yeah it will | ||
| + | <sbp> but it won't be linear based on our *dates* | ||
| + | <sbp> it'll be based on our turns | ||
| + | <Morbus> well, go ahead, say that. | ||
| + | <sbp> as it always has been | ||
| + | <Morbus> this is starting to sound like math. | ||
| + | <Morbus> ;) | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | --[[User:Sbp|Sean B. Palmer]] 16:03, 27 Jan 2005 (EST) | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 27 January 2005
I am starting this here because it seems the most appropriate. I am working on a javascript that will calculate Ghyllian dates from Earth dates and vice versa. There seem to be some snags. The issues I have are:
- We took some extended turns so there is no longer a direct correllation between Ghyll dates and Earth dates.
- The Folktown Records script works just fine for FR# to Ghyll dates but it has no real correlation (other than the arbitrary "turns" to Earth time).
- There is a ratio of Ghyll days to Earth days. If it takes 26 "turns" to 1 Ghyll year then the ratio changes as the turns are lengthened. Someone mentioned a "revisionist" phase between the first and second turn. where does that fit into the Ghyll timeline for the Encyclopedia?
I am trying to develop this thing in a way (a client-based script) that everyone can contribute and modify. Ideally this should operate as a pick-a-date, press convert and out pops the answer. Simple and clean. Here is where I have it stored as of right now (and I am constantly modifying). Ghyll Time Conversion
If I can get this working the way it should (with a direct correllation between Earth time and Ghyll time) will that modify Ghyll dates on the turn calendar on this page? Or should I modify the script to account for the Ghyll dates as presented? Which would be the preferred methodology? --Dr. H. L. Ackroyd 15:33, 27 Jan 2005 (EST)
Welp, hrm. I'm not sure there /can/ be a direct correlation between Earth time and Ghyll time - simply because of the whole "terms" lengthening and shortening (in fact, some possibility for future rounds would be speed turns - where a turn would happen every day, or some such, but it'd still be 1/26th of a Ghyll year, regardless of how long it lasted in Earth days). Is knowing the Earth date really important when determining a Ghyll date? Sbp had developed a quickie Python turn-to-Ghyllian script (edit Current events and scroll to the bottom for the source) which I've been using to determine the turn dates. --Morbus Iff 15:57, 27 Jan 2005 (EST)
From Swhack:
<Morbus> just look at Talk:Current events. <Morbus> man alive ;) <sbp> I've read it <sbp> there's no problem though that I can find <sbp> 1 you can just ignore <Morbus> well, how would you handle the turn lengtehning? <sbp> 2 doesn't come into it <sbp> just by ignoring it <Morbus> well, that won't give you a "real world" conversion then. <sbp> doesn't matter how long we take; in Ghyll, each turn takes 1/26 of a Ghyll year <sbp> yeah it will <sbp> but it won't be linear based on our *dates* <sbp> it'll be based on our turns <Morbus> well, go ahead, say that. <sbp> as it always has been <Morbus> this is starting to sound like math. <Morbus> ;)
--Sean B. Palmer 16:03, 27 Jan 2005 (EST)
