Allow Calendars (or Timelines) to Count Down
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Allow Calendars (or Timelines) to Count Down
New Feature Addition · Calendars · Created by NattheDM
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calendar timeline era countdown years end-of-the-world year-o
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
Calendars always count up. That's normal. I'm not gonna lie, this might be niche, but I'm willing to throw my coins in and see if anyone else wants this. I'm sure I'm not the first person to think it would be a nifty point of drama if the world's calendar was counting *down* instead. That is, the game/story/what-have-you is in year 9, and the following year will be year 8, etc. What happens at year 0?! I don't know, but it adds drama, doesn't it? WorldAnvil's calendar won't let me do that. But it comes closer than any other calendar maker I've tried. Eras let you override the X-Y date progression, so it'd be cool if you could do that at a timeline or calendar level, to set 0 as the *end* year rather than the first.How does this feature request address the current situation?
We currently can't do the thing. If feature was added, we could do the thing. This could be done two ways so far as my not-a-dev brain sees it: as a function of Calendars to set an optional start/end year that, if the end value is less than the start value, counts the calendar down instead of up. Or as an option in Timelines, to have dates arrange themselves backwards.What are other uses for this feature request?
It pretty much would only allow weirdos like me who want their calendars to run backwards actually *have* a digital calendar that does that, and be able to keep it in the same place as the rest of their world. Again, might be niche, but I'm willing to throw my fake money at it because it'd be dope as all heck if it was added.The Team's Response
Hello beans! This suggestion received a small amount of support. The ability to create an inverted timeline is there by using Eras. An era can be set to use inverted dates.
Current score
76/300 Votes · +10610 points
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on 2021-10-20 17:18 -
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on 2021-10-18 15:27 -
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on 2021-10-17 16:34 -
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by sadwaffle
on 2021-10-16 23:09 -
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by EllenEdwin
on 2021-10-16 03:41 -
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on 2021-10-16 02:28 -
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by LaneysCastle
on 2021-10-16 00:05 -
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by Wernerknoesen
on 2021-10-15 07:32 -
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by zekompozer
on 2021-10-15 05:27 -
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by ZairaLuna
on 2021-10-15 02:29 -
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by storyauthor
on 2021-10-14 03:38 -
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by Nytida
on 2021-10-13 13:10 -
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by nacho22
on 2021-10-13 10:29 -
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by Mekel Lane
on 2021-10-13 04:27 -
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by Mattisba
on 2021-10-12 18:35 -
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by RheaIsaac
on 2021-10-12 13:56 -
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by Holocene Witches
on 2021-10-12 00:54 -
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by A Rambunctious Elf
on 2021-10-11 18:39 -
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by gatekeeper420
on 2021-10-11 15:41 -
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by A Goodhearted T-Rex
on 2021-10-10 21:46 -
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by PhilosoShy
on 2021-10-10 18:21 -
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by Bandoro
on 2021-10-10 14:05 -
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by Vantaj
on 2021-10-10 13:25 -
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by RibenLARP
on 2021-10-10 08:37 -
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by IsaiahRoa
on 2021-10-09 19:56 -
+300
by GregariousTree
on 2021-10-09 17:39 -
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by Matheral
on 2021-10-09 17:11I love this idea and have want this feature since calendar have been available. I agree that it can add drama but make the world's feel more alive.
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by Adcheryl
on 2021-10-09 14:54 -
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by Supremeowley989
on 2021-10-09 00:42 -
+10
by ShadowTrip32
on 2021-10-08 23:38 -
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by helloleahjoy
on 2021-10-08 17:07 -
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by namako
on 2021-10-08 13:29 -
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by Kaity
on 2021-10-08 08:05 -
+300
by Alder the Gray
on 2021-10-08 02:21 -
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by Mo2ha
on 2021-10-08 01:03 -
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by CombustiveBoulder
on 2021-10-08 00:03 -
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by ReachingForStardust
on 2021-10-07 21:21 -
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by aburnstorm
on 2021-10-07 20:55 -
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by trainhighway
on 2021-10-06 21:42 -
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by kalvorp
on 2021-10-06 19:20 -
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by Moki987
on 2021-10-05 20:37 -
+100
by Oblivion
on 2021-10-05 14:23 -
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by Eizy
on 2021-10-04 20:46 -
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by Hacketty
on 2021-10-04 17:30 -
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by Uncle Croissant
on 2021-10-04 01:03 -
+300
by Matthew Scott Miller
on 2021-10-03 22:41 -
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by Soul Fruit
on 2021-10-03 16:32 -
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by shockdrop
on 2021-10-03 14:30 -
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by Straegos
on 2021-10-03 08:50 -
+300
by NathaliaBooks1993
on 2021-10-03 07:04 -
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by WildmanCM
on 2021-10-03 04:49 -
+200
by Macaroy
on 2021-10-03 04:07 -
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by pdearmen
on 2021-10-03 03:06 -
+50
by Tarvera
on 2021-10-03 01:28 -
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by D20Gal
on 2021-10-02 23:09 -
+10
by SkyriderWednesday
on 2021-10-02 22:34 -
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by kuragara
on 2021-10-02 20:04 -
+10
by toffepajja
on 2021-10-02 19:05 -
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by Blueparox
on 2021-10-02 19:04 -
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by Han Jansz. van Meegeren
on 2021-10-02 18:45 -
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by Buffman
on 2021-10-02 17:07 -
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by guvatara
on 2021-10-02 16:34 -
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by Tliotlnoypil
on 2021-10-02 15:04 -
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by A Mischievous Skeleton
on 2021-10-02 14:09 -
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by Wahnsinnik
on 2021-10-02 12:29 -
+100
by theaaronw0
on 2021-10-02 10:16 -
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by PatheticBarrel
on 2021-10-02 08:26So, I'm only making a statement because I understand what it is your wanting. Currently, Timelines allow you to have backwards dates (inverted or negative, respectively). To my knowledge, no, calendars don't allow that same thing. I can see a use for that for any world, and it wouldn't, theoretically to a non-dev like me, be a massive thing to add to how years count.
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by A Filthy T-Rex
on 2021-10-02 03:43 -
-10
by TheDoctor292
on 2021-10-02 01:10There’s already a way to make dates in timelines count backwards. Use the invert dates option.
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+300
by NattheDM
on 2021-10-02 00:38
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