make server authoritative on time of day

client/main.cpp

@@ -228,8 +228,13 @@ private:
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Update sky
+		// Update sky with server time if connected, otherwise use local time
-		sky->update(GetFrameTime());
+		if (network.isConnected()) {
+			float serverTime = network.getServerTimeOfDay();
+			sky->updateFromServerTime(serverTime);
+		} else {
+			sky->update(GetFrameTime());
+		}
 
 		// Time of day controls (for testing)
 		if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_T)) {

client/net/NetworkManager.cpp

@@ -56,11 +56,24 @@ void NetworkManager::processMessage(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size) {
     case MessageType::LoginResponse:
         handleLoginResponse(data, size);
         break;
+    case MessageType::TimeSync:
+        handleTimeSync(data, size);
+        break;
     default:
         break;
     }
 }
 
+void NetworkManager::handleTimeSync(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size) {
+    // Message format: [type(1)][timeOfDay(4)]
+    if (size < 5) return;
+    
+    float timeOfDay;
+    std::memcpy(&timeOfDay, &data[1], sizeof(timeOfDay));
+    
+    serverTimeOfDay.store(timeOfDay);
+}
+
 void NetworkManager::handleSpawn(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size) {
     // Message format: [type(1)][id(4)][x(4)][y(4)][z(4)][colorLen(1)][color(colorLen)]
     if (size < 18) return;

client/net/NetworkManager.hpp

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ enum class MessageType : uint8_t {
     ColorChanged = 0x0A,
     LoginResponse = 0x0B,
     Logout = 0x0C,
-    Heartbeat = 0x0D
+    Heartbeat = 0x0D,
+    TimeSync = 0x0E
 };
 
 struct RemotePlayer {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     std::string getPlayerColor() const { return playerColor; }
 
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, RemotePlayer> getRemotePlayers();
+    float getServerTimeOfDay() const { return serverTimeOfDay.load(); }
 
     // Available colors for cycling
     static const std::vector<std::string> AVAILABLE_COLORS;
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ private:
 
     std::mutex remotePlayersMutex;
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, RemotePlayer> remotePlayers;
+    std::atomic<float> serverTimeOfDay{0.0f};
 
     void startReceive();
     void processMessage(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size);
@@ -86,4 +89,5 @@ private:
     void handlePlayerList(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size);
     void handleColorChanged(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size);
     void handleLoginResponse(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size);
+    void handleTimeSync(const uint8_t* data, std::size_t size);
 };

client/sky/Sky.cpp

@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ void Sky::update(float) {
     moon.updatePosition(timeOfDay);
 }
 
+void Sky::updateFromServerTime(float serverTimeOfDay) {
+    timeOfDay = serverTimeOfDay;
+    updateColors();
+    sun.updatePosition(timeOfDay);
+    moon.updatePosition(timeOfDay);
+}
+
 void Sky::Sun::updatePosition(float timeOfDay) {
     // Convert time of day to angle (0.25 = sunrise at 6am, 0.75 = sunset at 6pm)
     // Adjust so that 0.25 (6am) = 0 degrees, 0.75 (6pm) = 180 degrees

client/sky/Sky.hpp

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     ~Sky();
 
     void update(float deltaTime);
+    void updateFromServerTime(float serverTimeOfDay);
     void render(const Camera3D& camera);
     void renderSkybox(const Camera3D& camera);  // Render skybox that follows camera
 

server/net/packets.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const (
 	MSG_LOGIN_RESPONSE = 0x0B
 	MSG_LOGOUT         = 0x0C
 	MSG_HEARTBEAT      = 0x0D
+	MSG_TIME_SYNC      = 0x0E
 )
 
 // Vec3 represents a 3D vector
@@ -195,3 +196,11 @@ func DecodeHeartbeatPacket(data []byte) (playerID uint32, ok bool) {
 	playerID = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[1:5])
 	return playerID, true
 }
+
+// EncodeTimeSyncPacket creates a time sync packet
+func EncodeTimeSyncPacket(timeOfDay float32) []byte {
+	msg := make([]byte, 5)
+	msg[0] = MSG_TIME_SYNC
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(msg[1:5], math.Float32bits(timeOfDay))
+	return msg
+}

server/net/server.go

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	heightmap    [][]float32
 	mutex        sync.RWMutex
 	nextID       uint32
+	timeOfDay    float32
+	startTime    time.Time
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new game server
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ func NewServer(port string, heightmap [][]float32) (*Server, error) {
 		userData:    make(map[string]*UserData),
 		heightmap:   heightmap,
 		nextID:      0,
+		timeOfDay:   0.0,
+		startTime:   time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	server.loadUserData()
@@ -90,6 +94,15 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// Start time of day updater and broadcaster
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond) // Update time 10 times per second
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
+			s.updateAndBroadcastTime()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	buffer := make([]byte, 1024)
 	log.Println("Server running...")
 
@@ -121,6 +134,29 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 	}
 }
 
+// updateAndBroadcastTime updates the server time and broadcasts it to all clients
+func (s *Server) updateAndBroadcastTime() {
+	// Calculate elapsed time since server start
+	elapsed := time.Since(s.startTime).Seconds()
+	
+	// Day cycle duration in seconds (e.g., 10 minutes = 600 seconds)
+	dayDuration := 600.0
+	
+	// Calculate time of day (0.0 to 1.0, where 0.5 is noon)
+	s.timeOfDay = float32(math.Mod(elapsed/dayDuration, 1.0))
+	
+	// Broadcast to all connected players
+	msg := EncodeTimeSyncPacket(s.timeOfDay)
+	
+	s.mutex.RLock()
+	for _, p := range s.players {
+		if p.Address != nil {
+			s.conn.WriteToUDP(msg, p.Address)
+		}
+	}
+	s.mutex.RUnlock()
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleLogin(data []byte, addr *net.UDPAddr) {
 	username, ok := DecodeLoginPacket(data)
 	if !ok || username == "" {
@@ -203,6 +239,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleLogin(data []byte, addr *net.UDPAddr) {
 		s.conn.WriteToUDP(listMsg, addr)
 	}
 	
+	// Send current time of day to new player
+	timeMsg := EncodeTimeSyncPacket(s.timeOfDay)
+	s.conn.WriteToUDP(timeMsg, addr)
+
 	// Notify other players about new player
 	s.broadcastPlayerJoined(player)