Aporkalypse Calendar

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Aporkalypse Calendar
Perk
Controls the Aporkalypse.
Code
"aporkalypse_clock"

“Looks scientifically apocalyptic.”

–Wilson

“Looks ominous. I like it.”

–Willow

“Is clock of scary things.”

–Wolfgang

“Clockwork for the end of times.”

–Wendy

“MY ANCIENT BRETHREN”

–WX-78

“Ah. Quite a complex form of clockwork.”

–Wickerbottom

“Looks like it's the end of days.”

–Woodie

“I do like this...”

–Maxwell

“It cöntröls Ragnarök!”

–Wigfrid

“It's like a puzzle!”

–Webber

“I hate clocks.”

–Walani

“Like the knobs on a stove, it must be turned just right.”

–Warly

“Tha time be nigh!”

–Woodlegs

“TIME AND THE HOUR RUNS THROUGH IT”

–Wilba

The Aporkalpyse Calendar is a naturally occurring structure that can be found behind a Suspicious Crack in the Ancient Pig Ruins on the 5th island. It can be used to avoid or get closer to the Aporkalypse.

The Calendar resembles a clock with a tellurion in the middle, made of three rings moving at varying speeds. All three rings have a sigil on them. To the left and right of the clock are two pressure plates that reverse and fast forward the clock, respectively. All rings rotate in a clock-wise fashion.

When all three sigils on the rings align, the Aporkalypse is triggered. While the event is active, the rings will no longer move on their own. The player may step on the buttons to stop the Aporkalypse at will. During the Aporkalypse the tellurion and sigils are colored red.

• The inner ring completes a full lap in 30 days, or 240 minutes.
• The middle ring completes a full lap in 1 day, or 8 minutes.
• The outer ring completes a full lap in 60 days, or 480 minutes.

Because all three sigils always align when the outer ring makes one full lap, if one wants to predict the Aporkalypse then only look at the outer ring. If it is facing precisely downwards, the Aporkalypse begins.

The middle ring can be used as a way to see what time of the day it is, however the normal game clock is also visible in that room.

Tips

• If the player wants to avoid the Aporkalypse for the longest time possible, the Aporkalypse Calendar needs to be set to the point just after all three sections are aligned.
• Many Pig Traders and Pig Guards will warn the player that something terrible is going to happen, or references to the Aporkalypse. When the player hears this, they should be ready at any moment between then and the event.
• Because the calendar can get stuck, if one wants to reset the calendar, then save and reload until the two inner rings are moving. Move the calendar forward/backward until the two inner rings line up at the bottom. If the Aporkalipse starts, then simply move the calendar forward. If not, repeat the above steps, until the rings line up again, and then move the calendar forward.
• If one's command console is enabled the command "GetAporkalypse().begin_date = GetClock():GetTotalTime()+28800" will reset the Aporkalypse timer as if the calendar was reset manually

Bugs

• The Aporkalypse Calendar can get visually stuck. When this happens, all three sections will visualy appear aligned to the right. During this time, stepping on either pressure plate will not have any effect, and if active the Aporkalypse cannot be ended. Saving inside the room and restarting the world can fix the issue. During this bug the Aporkalypse countdown continues to be processed, leading to unexpected Aporkalypse starts.

Gallery

A picture of the calendar when all 3 tablets align.