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Description

Description:: Sets the estimated time left in the game that is shown in the "Game in progress" screen or in the master browser.
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This command will force the server to broadcast serverTime to all clients without waiting for the next broadcast window (usually every 5 minutes).
Groups:: Time Mission Information Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:: estimatedTimeLeft seconds
Parameters:: seconds: Number - estimated time in seconds, max 36000 (10 hours), 7200 (2 hours) before 1.70
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: estimatedTimeLeft 600; // 10 min
Example 2:: Operation Flashpoint: for missions with a hard set limit adjusted via param1, the following example can be used in the init.sqs file:
estimatedTimeLeft param1

Additional Information

See also:: estimatedEndServerTime serverTime

Notes

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 |descr= Sets the estimated time left in the game that is shown in the "Game in progress" screen or in the master browser.
-{{Feature | Informative | This command will force the server to broadcast [[serverTime]] to all clients without waiting for the next broadcast window (usually every 5 minutes).}}
+{{Feature|informative|This command will force the server to broadcast [[serverTime]] to all clients without waiting for the next broadcast window (usually every 5 minutes).}}
 |s1= [[estimatedTimeLeft]] seconds
-|p1= seconds: [[Number]] - Estimated time in seconds
+|p1= seconds: [[Number]] - estimated time in seconds, max 36000 (10 hours), 7200 (2 hours) before {{GVI|arma3|1.70|size= 0.75}}
-* Prior to {{arma3}} v1.70: 7200 seconds (2 hours)
-* Since {{arma3}} v1.70: 36000 (10 hours)
 |r1= [[Nothing]]
-|x1= <code>[[estimatedTimeLeft]] 600; {{cc|10 min}}</code>
-|x2= '''{{ofp}}:''' for missions with a hard set limit adjusted via ''[[Description.ext#titleParam.25.2C_valuesParam.25.2C_defValueParam.25.2C_textParam.25|param1]]'', the following example can be used in the [[Event Scripts|init.sqs]] file:
+|x1= <sqf>estimatedTimeLeft 600; // 10 min</sqf>
-<code>[[estimatedTimeLeft]] param1;</code>
+|x2= '''{{ofp}}:''' for missions with a hard set limit adjusted via {{Link|Description.ext#param1/param2|param1}}, the following example can be used in the [[Event Scripts#init.sqs|init.sqs]] file:
+<sqs>estimatedTimeLeft param1</sqs>
-|seealso= [[estimatedEndServerTime]], [[serverTime]]
+|seealso= [[estimatedEndServerTime]] [[serverTime]]
 }}