[Known] When PC clock is wrong, map doesn't work

6/8/2018 1:37 PM
Title: When PC clock is wrong, map doesn't work
Reproduction Rate:
Blocker?
Details: I had a problem yesterday where when I tried to use the map, it gave an error about the cert date. Now I realize it was because my clock battery was dead, I had forgot to reset it, and nothing (else) complained about my clock date being in 2017. I noticed when I tried to find my chat log file and its date was wrong. For general reasons, the online version of the game should confirm that your clock is at least somewhat close to the actual time (say, within 10 minutes) and give an error if it isn't.
Steps to Reproduce: Change clock date to 2017 or earlier (mine was 2017-05-07 09:35:30), play game, try to use map
User Specs:
OS: Windows 7 (6.1.0) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz (4) System RAM: 24533
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 GPU RAM: 1970
SotA.Win.64.791.Date.06.06.18
Area: SolaceBridge
Area Display Name: Solace Bridge
Loc: (109.1, 59.0, 107.0)
Debug: U29sYWNlQnJpZGdlfHwoMTA5LjEsIDU4Ljk1MywgMTA3LjAwNil8KDAsIC0wLjk1NiwgMCwgLTAuMjkzKXwxODQuNDQ0N3w2MS4yNzYxNXw3LjQyOTQ1NQ==

 

@Elwyn
The clock is making the computer believe our website security has expired - this happens for pretty much any website in any browser. Not much we can do here, I'm afraid.

 

I was suggesting that the game check with the game server to confirm that the time is somewhere near correct, and warn the user if it isn't.