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== User Interface ==

''Summertime Saga'' {{strong|user interface}} is displayed as a HUD in the upper part of the screen. This interface is permanent and only clears during cutscenes and minigames.
{{intro to|
{{multiple image
| direction = vertical
| width = 109
| caption_align = center
| header = Time of day
| image1 = Time bar morning.png
| link1 =
| caption1 = Morning
| image2 = Time bar afternoon.png
| link2 =
| caption2 = Afternoon
| image3 = Time bar evening.png
| link3 =
| caption3 = Evening
| image4 = Time bar late.png
| link4 =
| caption4 = Late night
}}
Each day is split into four {{strong|times of day}}: morning, afternoon, evening, and late night. A rounded white arrow is at your disposal to skip to the next period, only in rare locations however. Most changes are between the daytime and nighttime periods, but they all work a bit differently. Some differences:
* Daytime versus nighttime screens.
* All locations open morning and afternoon; some locations still open in the evening; many locations closed at late night.
* Quest items may be available only at nighttime, or only during daytime.
* Sneaking into places are done in the evening but no actions are allowed at late night.
* Characters follow a routine; for examples students are at school in the morning and practice their activities in the afternoon.

The characters’ pages help to find out where they are located at a specific moment. Note that these locations may change depending on the route played on.}}

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