Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) Help/Tips/Tricks Time Units=How Long? And inconsistencies?

First of all, how long is a time unit supposed to be? Is there an acceleration of time during conversations? Do time units mean different things when affecting different people/things?

I've been unable to figure out how long the time units are supposed to last, because they seem very erratic. Part of this is because it seems like conversations speed up time, (I can be involved in a very brief exchange of words, lasting but a few seconds, but my bless always expires).

However, I've also been confused when comparing Bless to Polymorph. (level 1 polymorph should only last 3 time units I think, yet it always outlasts my Bless, which should last a whole 15 TU if I'm not mistaken). I very regularly cast lvl 1 polymorph on a tough creature and chase it through the woods for quite a while, trying to whack it as it hops around. I've not once seen one of these creatures turn back into their former selves, (so perhaps it's just a bug and PM is permaneant?).

Thanks.

1 time unit = 1 (real) second, at least for Survivor's Instinct; I never checked time passage during conversations. Bless should last from 3 to 15 seconds, depending on level.
One game day is a about 42.5 minutes real time.

Polymorph was made permanent to work around another bug.

Curious. I just double checked, and my bless skill says that it Boosts stats by 3 for 15 time units, (lvl 1). Seems a reversal of what you suggest, and also a reversal of all of the online skilldexes I've checked. Unfortunately my printed manual has no figures at all.

Is this a sign that the skilldexes are all out of date, or that my patch didn't work properly? (I'm running ver. 1.0034a, the latest North American patch).

Polymorph is indeed bugged - I could kill boss enemies in peace and quiet (if I found those pested frogs afterwards)
Though the assassins changed back, the boss enemies did not.

I hope, others can explain the time unit, I can't sorry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> - Bless was a useless spell for me in my game.
Kiya

I checked online for the times I used before, but just checked and level 2 Bless lasts for 30 seconds. The first site to put up the information must have swapped the values, then everyone else just copied.