{"name":"estimatedTimeLeft","operator":null,"title":"estimatedTimeLeft","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/estimatedTimeLeft","revid":370869,"updated":"2025-02-21T10:43:59Z","groups":["Time","Mission Information","Multiplayer"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"ofp","name":"Operation Flashpoint","version":"1.35"},{"game":"ofpe","name":"Operation Flashpoint: Elite","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"ofp","name":"Operation Flashpoint","version":"1.35"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":"global","server_exec":true},"exec":null,"description":"Sets the estimated time left in the game that is shown in the \"Game in progress\" screen or in the master browser.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> This command will force the server to broadcast serverTime to all clients without waiting for the next broadcast window (usually every 5 minutes).","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"estimatedTimeLeft seconds","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"seconds","type":"Number","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"estimated time in seconds, max 36000 (10 hours), 7200 (2 hours) before Arma 3 v1.70","types":["Number"],"since":null,"text":"seconds: Number - estimated time in seconds, max 36000 (10 hours), 7200 (2 hours) before Arma 3 v1.70"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","types":["Nothing"],"description":null,"text":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"seconds","types":["Number"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nestimatedTimeLeft 600; // 10 min\n```","code":["estimatedTimeLeft 600; // 10 min"]},{"text":"**Operation Flashpoint:** for missions with a hard set limit adjusted via param1, the following example can be used in the init.sqs file:\n\n```sqs\nestimatedTimeLeft param1\n```","code":["estimatedTimeLeft param1"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["estimatedEndServerTime","serverTime"],"notes":[],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Mission Information","Command Group: Multiplayer","Command Group: Time","Introduced with Operation Flashpoint version 1.35","Operation Flashpoint: Elite: Scripting Commands","Operation Flashpoint: New Scripting Commands","Operation Flashpoint: Scripting Commands","Scripting Commands","Scripting Commands: Global Effect","Scripting Commands: Server Execution","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}