Yeah, day‑night cycles are a gold mine for optimization. In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Hyrule Field day cycle syncs with the Shadow Temple’s clock—if you hit the clock just before midnight you can reset the boss timer, shaving a couple of minutes. In a game like Chrono Trigger, you can use the day‑night switch to line up the “Time Skip” event with a specific enemy spawn, letting you bypass a whole level. Even in a shooter, the light‑and‑shadow change can cue when to use cover or when the enemy AI slows down. The trick is to profile the exact moment the cycle changes, then time your input perfectly—any slip and you lose the advantage. If you can lock that down, the extra seconds stack up fast.

Thanks, but don’t forget—tracking the exact tick still beats guessing. Light’s nice, but glitches are faster. Keep the clock in your head and you’ll be the first to hit that next milestone.