/DateTimeSystem

A plugin that handles custom date and time for Unreal Engine 5

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Unreal Engine 5 Custom Date and Time System:

This is a Date and Time System for Unreal Engine 5; It handles Dates and Time in standard or your own custom format.

Pros:

  • Pretty much plug and play; All logic is ran from a single actor DateTimeManager
  • Use standard DateTime or create your own, days, months and week lengths
  • Easy to use; Straight-forward with no bloat
  • Blueprint accessable; No code required
  • Uses timers; Not tick
  • Clean and commented

Cons:

  • Not network replicated

Getting Started:

  1. First thing you need to do is add the DateTimeManager actor to your world

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  1. Once the actor has been added; tweak the settings to your liking

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and thats it! You're now all set and can start using the Date and Time plugin!

Using the Plugin:

Using the plugin is very simple; all you need to do is call StartGameTime() and it will start counting time (if you have bStartOnBeginPlay set as true you can skip this).

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Stopping time is just as easy; Just call StopGameTime().

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We can directly change time without any delegates firing by using SetGameTime()

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If you have bUseDefaultDateTime set to true, then the actor we clear all data and replace it with the standard DateTime (Don't use this is we want custom days/months etc)

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Delegates:

There are a few Delegates that you can bind too when time advances.

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Tutorial Video

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License

This plugin is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
You can use it for free in commercial and personal projects, but you cannot sell or distribute this plugin or any modified version of it.
See the full license: CC BY-NC 4.0