Civ Trivia help Firaxis

September 15, 2001, 01:12

It said that I had already answered my question when I hadn't at CivTrivia.

Adagio · September 15, 2001, 03:19

Guess what, I have lost 3-4 days of trivia because of that...

donarumo · September 15, 2001, 10:30

When are you checking in to Civ3.com? Remember, they are working on a US Time (Eight or more hours difference). So for you it may be the next day but it still may be the same day at civ3.com.

When it says you already have answered but you have not, try waiting eight to twelve hours and see if it works.

Just a thought. I don't really know but that may be why you are getting those messages.

Gramphos · September 15, 2001, 13:00

Quote:

Originally posted by donarumo
When are you checking in to Civ3.com? Remember, they are working on a US Time (Eight or more hours difference). So for you it may be the next day but it still may be the same day at civ3.com.

It changes 6 AM CET

Dauphin · September 15, 2001, 15:45

Gramphos, does that mean you had been glued to the website until that time one morning (in order to find that out). Also I take it you recheck the site at 6:01 CET everyday.

tniem · September 15, 2001, 17:12

I am pretty sure the change is 12:00 Midnight EST. I have come back to my dorm from activities and what not and the change has always been there. So I don't know what the difference is between EST and CET but I guess then it would be six hours.

Dauphin · September 16, 2001, 05:54

EST = GMT -5hrs
CET = GMT +1hr

=> 6 hrs.

Guess you is right then.

Roland Ehnström · September 16, 2001, 07:11

Well, in the summer it is:

EST = GMT -4
CET = GMT +2

But that doesn't make much difference of course.

-- Roland

Dauphin · September 17, 2001, 13:23

Well, it is amusing that for half the year Greenwich Mean Time is not the same as the time in Greenwich.

September 17, 2001, 13:26

really?? i didn't know that

Gramphos · September 17, 2001, 13:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Roland Ehnström
Well, in the summer it is:

EST = GMT -4
CET = GMT +2

But that doesn't make much difference of course.

-- Roland

I thought it is DST now.

Roland Ehnström · September 17, 2001, 14:58

Or maybe EDT (Eastern Daylight(saving) Time), as opposed to EST (Eastern Standard Time)? Anyway, the US Eastcoast is GMT -4 in the summer.
-- Roland

Dauphin · September 18, 2001, 05:48

really?? i didn't know that

BST (British Summer Time), which is what we are on from March 'til October, is GMT+1hr.

Though Apolyton, and Microsoft in general I think, doesn't recognise this.

mactbone · September 18, 2001, 09:00

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Losers! I never change my clock! Indiana time all the way! We're on CST half the year and EST the other half!

Gramphos · September 18, 2001, 22:37

Has the time wrap affected civ3.com?

It has not updated yet (I think), as it says that I already have answered today's question, and the subject is the same.

Fiil · September 19, 2001, 04:43

Ahhhh - it happened to me too! I never answered todays question!!!

I wanna answer my question!!!

aaglo · September 19, 2001, 06:22

Quote:

Originally posted by MacTBone
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Losers! I never change my clock! Indiana time all the way! We're on CST half the year and EST the other half!

MTB- Just out of curiosity (and laziness for not finding out myself), how many timezones are there in US?

Skanky Burns · September 19, 2001, 06:33

Its sad how we've become addicted to these Civ Trivia things... And now they're taking it away from us!?!

Arrrgh!!

Ok, ive calmed down now...

Must - - answer - - trivia - - question...

Christantine The Great · September 19, 2001, 07:01

Quote:

Originally posted by aaglo

MTB- Just out of curiosity (and laziness for not finding out myself), how many timezones are there in US?

6, I believe. Eastern, Central, Mountain, West, Alaska, Hawaii. Well that's just states, not sure about territories.

aaglo · September 19, 2001, 07:10

Perhaps the CivTrivia isn't daily. Well, Firaxis may try it keep daily, but maybe they don't have time every day to make a fancy question to their site. Or maybe the guy who takes care of CivTriv got sick, and couldn't make his magic.

Gramphos · September 19, 2001, 07:15

Now, where is Dan to comment at this?

(Working hard to fix the problem so that the question will be up for 10 minutes before the change

)

Dan Magaha FIRAXIS · September 19, 2001, 07:16

Think we had a little server hiccup last night, so the question didn't update. A new question is up now.

Dan

Gramphos · September 19, 2001, 07:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS
Think we had a little server hiccup last night, so the question didn't update. A new question is up now.

Dan

Now, that is what I call come on demand

aaglo · September 19, 2001, 07:21

Dan-the-oneminuteman

Fiil · September 19, 2001, 07:23

Great thanx a lot Dan!

And I even got the question right!!

Skanky Burns · September 19, 2001, 17:43

LOL

All hail One-Minute-Dan and his trendy avatar!!!

I was suspecting that this'd be fixed as soon as Dan got to 'work' this morning... I got the Q right too

Yay

Asmodean · September 20, 2001, 03:41

Normally Firaxis change the question at 6 a.m. FQCT (Firaxis question change time). For those who want to know what that is in GMT or CET, send an e-mail to "Ask the team"

Changes have been seen to occur at FSHT (Firaxis server hiccup time), which is a few hours later on both GMT and CET, but astonishingly the same time in CEST and BST.

Now since Firaxis normally go by EST or EDT, by what time (CET) will the next change occur?

Asmodean

Dauphin · September 20, 2001, 12:09

Ok something is defintely up with the site.

I hadn't been to civtrivia for the last question, about "Make war", yet when I went just now (first time in 48 hours) to answer a question about "Name that city" it told me I had answered it already. Did I get it right by any chance?

That eliminates the clock theory then doesn't it?