Real Time Clock Devices

The Real Time Clock can be used to connect things that happen in the game to time periods in the real world. Here are some things you can use this for in your game:

• Events in the game can be linked to time periods in the real world, so those things are only available to players during the day or at night.
• You can have the device display as a countdown timer to an event in your game, or it can show the real-world time.
• You can have tasks the player must do within a certain time period, such as feed a pet or grow a plant.
• You can keep players from entering an event until a certain time, with a countdown displaying how much time is left before the event starts.

Finding and Placing the Device

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1. From Create mode, press the Tab key to open the CREATIVE inventory screen.
2. Click the DEVICES tab. You can scroll to select the device, use the Search box to look up the device by name, or the Categories in the panel on the left.
3. Click PLACE NOW to place immediately, or put the device in the QUICK BAR to place later.
4. Press Esc to return to your island in Create mode. Use your phone to position the device, then click to place it. Press Esc to detach the device from your phone.
5. Point at the device with your phone. If the Customize popup doesn't open immediately, move closer until it does, then press E to open the Customize panel.