Game ticks represent an amount of time required before automatic in-game processes happen. Both the arrow (→) and a dash (-) represent one game tick. One game tick takes about 3 10 seconds at normal [[game speed]]. One in-game daysday occurs every three seconds at normal [[game speed]]. Progress to the next tick is always displayed next to the current game date (see [[In-game interface]]). Accelerating the [[Game speed]] also affects ticks.