While that sort of "time travel" is a popular way to speed up game play, real-time games rely on the accuracy of the computer's system clock to operate properly. Unpredictable results can occur if adjustments are made to the clock, especially moving the clock backwards in time. Different games will respond differently under those circumstances, ranging from minor statistics anomalies to killing whatever is living in the game. Specific problems that may be encountered in Plant Tycoon include seeds not being replenished in the supply shop and insects not appearing in the greenhouse.

While many people do adjust their system clocks to speed up play, doing so affects far more than just the games. Every application in your computer is affected, including the file system and Windows system applications. For all of those reasons, we do not recommend changing your computer's system clock to speed up game play.

I notice that most of these posts are 2007 and some 2008. Are there still players on Plant Tycoon? I know there gotta be