What do time items and item sacrifices do?

[WagonTime]

I have quite a few questions about the trading system. I mostly get how it works, but I don’t understand a few things: What do time items and item sacrifices do? Is sacrifice time items the proper way to use them? Also, what’s the difference between extend and restore?

One last thing: I have a tag, (the Banished), and I’ve sacrificed quite a few junk items to it, as well as time items. The time left on it always seems to be at either around 5h 59m or 9h 59m. Why is this, and why does it not go down? Is it a glitch? Or did my time item sacrifices do something?

[popstarfreas]

@WagonTime

Why is this, and why does it not go down? Is it a glitch? Or did my time item sacrifices do something?

Lifetimes on items are paused until an update that prevents them being permanently deleted when they hit 0.

@WagonTime

Is sacrifice time items the proper way to use them?

Time items are made specifically to be sacrificed yes.

@WagonTime

what’s the difference between extend and restore?

They are the same. Extend was originally intended for allowing extending an item beyond its normal lifetime via DP, since restore only lists the DP cost required to repair it back to its full normal lifetime.

[WagonTime]

So what’s the point of lifetime then?

[popstarfreas]

After the update it will mean items with 0 lifetime will have no functionality until repaired.

[WagonTime]

Oh, ok. So for now they’re paused but when the update drops they’ll go down and eventually run out, making them temporary useless until repaired?

[popstarfreas]

Yes, as opposed to what they would do if it were enabled now, which is to irreversibly delete the item. This is from Trading System v2.0 - Proposal

[WagonTime]

@popstarfreas also, something completely unrelated, could you maybe do some more events and work on maybe having mobile zombies abilities? I don’t know for sure, because I haven’t tried it, but odds are there isn’t mobile support for abilities. Could you maybe add that?

[popstarfreas]

Zombie gamemode abilities

As a mobile player, I have to ask this: do you understand what WASD means for PC players? In most games, players use the WASD keys for movements. W corresponds with Up A corresponds with Left S corresponds with Down D corresponds with Right On mobile, you just have to input the corresponding directions in order to execute a command unique to a particular Ability. I’m not sure how it is formatted on mobile, but there should be a Table of Contents on this post: Every Ability is list…

[WagonTime]

That works but it’s very glitchy and unreliable. Also, could you make something (like the sentry deploy message) appear above your head when switching sentry types so mobile players can know what they’re placing? There isn’t a consistent way of knowing which type you’re placing on mobile, it’s just whatever one it gives you.

[Madofado]

I think it’s in the order listed in /shelp, although that’s kind of annoying to go through every time.