Introduce a server-authoritative world-state packet to control weather and time from the dev server GUI. Adds protocol docs and message type (serverWorldState), a new Weather/Time tab in dev_server_app.py, server-side broadcasting in server_core.py, and preset utilities in server/world_state_presets.py. Plugin changes (F4TNetworking.cpp, F4TWorldStateSync.*) queue and apply incoming serverWorldState on the game thread, run `set gamehour` for all clients, and run `fw <8-digit-id>` on the assigned player 1 then force the host to relay a worldState snapshot. Also includes parsing/validation of hex form IDs, logging improvements, and minimal fake client handling. This ensures consistent server-driven time/weather and documents usage and presets.
Introduce an optional timeSync field and event-driven time pushes so host time is only re-applied on connect, resume-from-freeze, or large jumps while weather continues on ~1 Hz heartbeats. Added IsGameTimeFrozen detection and client buffering of latest host time; clients apply host time only when timeSync is true or when gameplay just resumed. Updated networking to read/write timeSync, adjusted F4TWorldStateSync logic (separate time vs weather send/apply paths, changed function signatures and behavior), and updated protocol/docs/changelog and fake_client logging to reflect the new field and behavior.
Implement host-authoritative time/weather sync across server and clients. Adds a new worldState packet (and worldStateHost for host assignment) and server-side host tracking/reassignment to the lowest remaining playerId when the host disconnects. Plugin-side changes introduce F4T::WorldStateSync (new header + implementation), polling/apply hooks in the game-thread main loop, and Networking support to send/receive/parse worldState/worldStateHost packets. The server validates host-only sends, relays worldState to peers, broadcasts worldStateHost on host handoff, and augments logging/stats. Protocol and documentation files updated (protocol/world-state.md, docs/*) and server/fake_client.py extended to track/print host world-state snapshots.
andrew