Game Dev Guide

Roblox & Real-World Time

Want to make your Roblox game mimic the real world? Use the `HttpService` in Lua to fetch the current time for a specific timezone and synchronize your game's lighting or events.

LUA

local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")

        local function getRealTime()
        	local url = "https://time.now/developer/api/timezone/America/New_York"
	
        	local success, response = pcall(function()
        		return HttpService:GetAsync(url)
        	end)
	
        	if success then
        		local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
        		print("NYC Time: " .. data.datetime)
        		return data
        	else
        		warn("Failed to fetch time")
        	end
        end

        -- Run function
        getRealTime()

Why use Time.Now for Game Dev?

Sync Day/Night cycles
Live in-game events
Easy JSON decoding

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