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Phoenix1337

[SPEC] Array_Recorder_Data Timestamps out of order?

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:04 pm

Jshock · Greenhorn Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 7

I could see how that could be confusing... It's showing status +7 seconds (7 seconds after firing). That's the way it looks, anyway. Probably nothing.

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:09 pm

Arkane · Boot Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

Good thinking, but it's -5 seconds, and +7 seconds. The numbers count from -60 sec , and start counting up from 0 after the BOOM.

One theory is that the resets only happen every so often (thousand years or so), and the number of resets shows how long ago the Halos were fired.

[<array> 60 seconds]
Commence�_{check}
Confrm: -00-00-00-59-0999-

[<array> 5 seconds]
fire: -00-00-00-04-0999-

[<array> 0 seconds]
fire: -00-00-00-00-0001-

<Fire>

[<array> 7 seconds]
+00+00+00+07+0001+

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:14 pm

Phoenix1337

Yeah, see that was my first thought too. But shouldn't it display -7 seconds? why would it count back up after firing? Why wouldn't it differentiate after firing from before firing?... oh wait. now I see it.

Somebody get me HCI guidelines for forerunner systems. Or better yet, get me a forerunner engineer so I can beat the stupid out of him. Seriously, that's a terrible time-stamp system.

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:24 pm

Forerunner Engineer · Kilroy Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:32 pm

SGMX · Boot Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 50

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:35 pm

Shadaraman · Boot Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 60

**Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:45 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:47 am

thelittleguy957 · Boot Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 17

it would count down to firing and count up for how long civilation has been restarted

**Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:08 am

Shadaraman · Boot Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 60

**Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:15 am

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