[terrum]

I need a plugin that can trick the server into thinking it is a certain date and/or time. The reason for this is because TFC has a birthday/christmas mode that automatically activates on certain days.

The command tfc_birthday does not cover christmas and also the mode only changes models, it does not have the full effect of a birthday/christmas (notifications, sounds, etc).

[OciXCrom]

Change the computer's time?

[terrum]

Originally Posted by OciXCrom Change the computer's time?

Not an option unfortunately, because the server is run in a production environment where multiple services rely on accurate time.

Infact I wouldn't even have my home computer set to the incorrect time. Lots of services actually rely on accurate time.

[DJEarthQuake]

Originally Posted by terrum I need a plugin that can trick the server into thinking it is a certain date and/or time. The reason for this is because TFC has a birthday/christmas mode that automatically activates on certain days. The command tfc_birthday does not cover christmas and also the mode only changes models, it does not have the full effect of a birthday/christmas (notifications, sounds, etc).

That's the long way of going around the barn.
Make the sought after functions to be called with client_cmd (anytime you want) instead of exclusively by Holiday dates.

[terrum]

Originally Posted by DJEarthQuake Make the sought after functions to be called with client_cmd (anytime you want) instead of exclusively by Holiday dates.

That would work too, assuming we can find the function that executes the birthday/christmas modes in order to make it into a command.

[DJEarthQuake]

Originally Posted by terrum assuming we can find the function

Where's the source?

[terrum]

Originally Posted by DJEarthQuake Where's the source?

It's an assumption.

[DJEarthQuake]

Originally Posted by fysiks Is there a reason you don't just modify "the other mod"?

[terrum]

Originally Posted by DJEarthQuake Is there a reason you don't just modify "the other mod"?

Because it's not a 'mod'. It's built in to the game and it does not offer any way of enabling (at least all its features) at will.

[fysiks]

So I guess, based on the restrictions you've noted, there is no good solution. Though, I've seen some "fake time" libraries that might be able to give a running process a fake time (on Linux).