Solved Game World Time in Lua

How can I get the game time of the world in 24h in Lua?

 

The time is available to Game Engine Lua via the time of day object.

Code:

local tod = core_environment.getTimeOfDay()
local time = tod.time

This time is a decimal number from 0-1 that represents 12:00 to 12:00 the next day, so you may need to do some maths.
This works to get the time in seconds.

Code:

(tod.time+0.5)%1*86400

Note that the multiplier is calculated by converting 24h into the required time unit. If you just need hours, use that.

 

Thank you for help but here's an error says core_environment is a nil value.

Code:

local M = {}

local function init()
    
end

local function updateGFX(dt)
    local tod = core_environment.getTimeOfDay()
    local time = tod.time
    dump(time)
end

M.onInit = init
M.onReset = init
M.updateGFX = updateGFX
return M

 

You are running in vehicle lua, not game engine lua.
https://documentation.beamng.com/modding/programming/virtualmachines/

 

I see. So can I make the time a electrics value? Or is there any other ways to send it to the vehicle?

 

I did this and it works.

Code:

-- ge file
local M = {}

local function onExtensionLoaded()

end

local function onUpdate(dt, dtSim)
    local tod = core_environment.getTimeOfDay()

    be:sendToMailbox("timeService", tod.time)
end

M.onExtensionLoaded = onExtensionLoaded
M.onVehicleSwitched = onExtensionLoaded
M.onVehicleDestroyed = onExtensionLoaded
M.onVehicleSpawned = onExtensionLoaded
M.onClientPostStartMission = onExtensionLoaded
M.registerVehicle = onExtensionLoaded
M.onUpdate = onUpdate
return M

Code:

-- ve file
local function timeStr(time)
    if time < 10 then
        return "0" .. tostring(time)
    else
        return tostring(time)
    end
end

local time = tonumber(obj:getLastMailbox("timeService"))
    local tempTime
    local timeH
    local timeM
    if time then
        if time < 0.5 then
            tempTime = 24 * time + 12
        else
            tempTime = 24 * time - 12
        end
        timeH = floor(tempTime)
        timeM = floor((tempTime - timeH) * 60)
    end

    electrics.values.time = (timeStr(timeH) .. ":" .. timeStr(timeM)) or ":"