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Time played in "about" section

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Add a global time played to the "about" section.
What ?
I would suggest to add a global time played in the "about" section in the main menu, like the one on saves, but it includes:
1. Time spent in the main menu
2. Sum of all saves
3. Time spent loading
Example (excuse my bad GIMP skills):
Example concept
Example concept
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Why ?
DRM-free versions like GOG do not monitor time played like steam, and we have to make assumptions when discussing about playtime based on the time on saves, but we delete saves, we waste time in the main menu, and the sum of all saves starts to get inaccurate with time, and we like to compare our times. ;)

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Re: Time played in "about" section

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64h, is that all?

I have a map with over 200 hours in it.
I made it in 0.10. (or maybe even 0.9.8)
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Re: Time played in "about" section

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DerpyProgrammer wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:22 pm
DRM-free versions like GOG do not monitor time played like steam,
Not wanting to know the times is one of many reason i don't use steam. I also find it quite annoying how people constantly brag about some imaginary counter (alsmost every second post starts with how many hours that particular person has supposedly played). An unskilled person with "1000 hours" doesn't make better suggestions than a skilled person with "only" 500h. Someone who spent 50 hours on designing green circuits knows far more about them than someone who spend 150 hours on designing smelter relays. "Total time played" only serves to bias people against good arguments. So...please keep that sort of bragging-rights system out of the game.
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Re: Time played in "about" section

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bobingabout wrote:
Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:00 am
64h, is that all?

I have a map with over 200 hours in it.
This is an example concept. Of course I have more, but that is just an example

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