What if you had two clocks running at the same rate. One you had a 12 hour day cycle and the other a 24 hour night/day cycle.
Option A Option B
6:00 to 18:00 day 6:00 to 18:00 day
6:00 to 18:00 day 18:00 to 6:00 night
6:00 to 18:00 day 6:00 to 18:00 day
6:00 to 18:00 day 18:00 to 6:00 night
The night cycle could be toggled by a simple tag like detailed water. As the day side continues to get brighter the night will continue on for those who wish to fly at night. I cant imagine it would be hard to code compared to a new model. In PLC (not code I know) logic a simple if-then command would do nicely. If you felt night was a disadvantage you could simply turn it off before the next sortie. If you dont want night....good....this thread wont effect you so don't post.
Strip