diff --git a/GameEngine/Generator.php b/GameEngine/Generator.php
index 25341ccb..2f54fe7d 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Generator.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Generator.php
@@ -136,45 +136,149 @@ class MyGenerator
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Format timestamp into readable date/time
+	 * Resolve a player's "timezone" preference (issue #198) to a DateTimeZone.
+	 *
+	 * The preference form exposes two kinds of values:
+	 *   - 8 named, DST-aware regions (Europe, UK, Turkey, Kolkata, Bangkok,
+	 *     New York, Chicago, New Zealand) stored as their legacy magic ids;
+	 *   - fixed UTC offsets (general zones): 0..11 => UTC+1..UTC+12,
+	 *     12..22 => UTC-11..UTC-1, 23 => UTC.
+	 * Falls back to the server's default timezone when the value is unknown.
+	 *
+	 * @param int|null $tz Stored timezone preference value (null = server time).
+	 * @return DateTimeZone
+	 */
+	private function resolveUserTimeZone($tz)
+	{
+		if ($tz === null) {
+			return new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get());
+		}
+
+		$tz = (int) $tz;
+
+		$named = [
+			495 => 'Europe/Berlin',
+			99  => 'Europe/London',
+			492 => 'Europe/Istanbul',
+			328 => 'Asia/Kolkata',
+			345 => 'Asia/Bangkok',
+			257 => 'America/New_York',
+			189 => 'America/Chicago',
+			474 => 'Pacific/Auckland',
+		];
+
+		try {
+			if (isset($named[$tz])) {
+				return new DateTimeZone($named[$tz]);
+			}
+
+			if ($tz === 23) {
+				$offset = 0;
+			} elseif ($tz >= 0 && $tz <= 11) {
+				$offset = $tz + 1;
+			} elseif ($tz >= 12 && $tz <= 22) {
+				$offset = $tz - 23;
+			} else {
+				$offset = 0;
+			}
+
+			$sign = $offset >= 0 ? '+' : '-';
+			return new DateTimeZone(sprintf('%s%02d:00', $sign, abs($offset)));
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			return new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Format an absolute timestamp into a readable date/time, honouring the
+	 * current player's time preference (issue #198): timezone conversion +
+	 * date layout / 12h-24h clock derived from the "tformat" setting.
+	 *
+	 *   tformat 0 => EU  dd.mm.yy  24h   (legacy default, unchanged)
+	 *   tformat 1 => US  mm/dd/yy  12h
+	 *   tformat 2 => UK  dd/mm/yy  12h
+	 *   tformat 3 => ISO yy/mm/dd  24h
+	 *
+	 * When no player session is available (e.g. admin / pre-login) it falls
+	 * back to the server timezone and the EU layout, i.e. the previous output.
+	 * The "today"/"yesterday" sentinels are kept verbatim (callers compare them).
+	 *
+	 * @param int $time Unix timestamp.
+	 * @param int $pref Pass 9 to get the time-of-day string only.
+	 * @return array|string [$day, $time] normally, or the time string when $pref == 9.
 	 */
 	public function procMtime($time, $pref = 3)
 	{
-      $time = (int) $time;
-		$time += 0; // placeholder for timezone adjustments
+		global $session;
 
-		$today = date('d', time()) - 1;
+		$time = (int) $time;
 
-		if (date('Ymd', time()) == date('Ymd', $time)) {
-			$day = "today";
-		} elseif ($today == date('d', $time)) {
-			$day = "yesterday";
-		} else {
-			switch ($pref) {
-				case 1:
-					$day = date("m/j/y", $time);
-					break;
-				case 2:
-					$day = date("j/m/y", $time);
-					break;
-				case 3:
-					$day = date("j.m.y", $time);
-					break;
-				default:
-					$day = date("y/m/j", $time);
-					break;
-			}
+		$tzPref = (isset($session) && isset($session->userinfo['timezone']))
+			? $session->userinfo['timezone'] : null;
+		$tformat = (isset($session) && isset($session->userinfo['tformat']))
+			? (int) $session->userinfo['tformat'] : 0;
+
+		$zone = $this->resolveUserTimeZone($tzPref);
+
+		$dt = new DateTime('@' . $time);
+		$dt->setTimezone($zone);
+		$now = new DateTime('now', $zone);
+
+		// date layout + clock (12h/24h) per the tformat preference
+		switch ($tformat) {
+			case 1:  $dateFmt = "m/d/y"; $timeFmt = "h:i:s A"; break;
+			case 2:  $dateFmt = "d/m/y"; $timeFmt = "h:i:s A"; break;
+			case 3:  $dateFmt = "y/m/d"; $timeFmt = "H:i:s";   break;
+			default: $dateFmt = "j.m.y"; $timeFmt = "H:i:s";   break; // legacy EU output, unchanged
 		}
 
-		$new = date("H:i:s", $time);
-
+		// Time-only mode (9) feeds the live JS clock counters (unx.js ob()/rb()),
+		// which parse "H:i:s" by splitting on ":" — keep 24h here regardless of
+		// the 12h/24h tformat, while still honouring the timezone conversion.
 		if ($pref == 9) {
-			return $new;
+			return $dt->format("H:i:s");
+		}
+
+		$new = $dt->format($timeFmt);
+
+		$yesterday = (clone $now)->modify('-1 day');
+
+		if ($dt->format('Ymd') == $now->format('Ymd')) {
+			$day = "today";
+		} elseif ($dt->format('Ymd') == $yesterday->format('Ymd')) {
+			$day = "yesterday";
+		} else {
+			$day = $dt->format($dateFmt);
 		}
 
 		return [$day, $new];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the current player's timezone preference (issue #198), shared by
+	 * the "local time" header clock helpers below.
+	 */
+	private function currentPlayerZone()
+	{
+		global $session;
+
+		$tzPref = (isset($session) && isset($session->userinfo['timezone']))
+			? $session->userinfo['timezone'] : null;
+
+		return $this->resolveUserTimeZone($tzPref);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Current UTC offset (in seconds, DST-aware) of the player's timezone.
+	 * Feeds the live "local time" clock in the page header (issue #198).
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function userTimeZoneOffset()
+	{
+		return (new DateTime('now', $this->currentPlayerZone()))->getOffset();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Convert map coordinates to base ID
 	 */
diff --git a/GameEngine/Lang/en.php b/GameEngine/Lang/en.php
index 7d4dc61b..c7386ab3 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Lang/en.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Lang/en.php
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ tz_def('HI', 'HI');
 tz_def('P_IN', 'in');
 tz_def('MS', 'ms');
 tz_def('SERVER_TIME', 'Server time:');
+tz_def('LOCAL_TIME', 'Local time:');
 tz_def('REMAINING_GOLD', 'Remaining gold');
 
 // HEADER && MENU && Messages && Reports
diff --git a/GameEngine/Lang/fr.php b/GameEngine/Lang/fr.php
index 31ce8fe8..b8560dd1 100644
--- a/GameEngine/Lang/fr.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Lang/fr.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ define('HI', 'Bonjour');
 define('P_IN', 'dans');
 define('MS', 'ms');
 define('SERVER_TIME', 'Heure du serveur :');
+define('LOCAL_TIME', 'Heure locale :');
 define('REMAINING_GOLD', 'Or restant');
 
 // HEADER && MENU && Messages && Reports
diff --git a/GameEngine/Lang/ro.php b/GameEngine/Lang/ro.php
index 04e68b32..eedd5c0a 100644
--- a/GameEngine/Lang/ro.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Lang/ro.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ define('HI', 'Salut');
 define('P_IN', 'în');
 define('MS', 'ms');
 define('SERVER_TIME', 'Ora serverului:');
+define('LOCAL_TIME', 'Ora locală:');
 define('REMAINING_GOLD', 'Aur rămas');
 
 // HEADER && MENU && Messages && Reports
diff --git a/Templates/Alliance/attack-filtered.tpl b/Templates/Alliance/attack-filtered.tpl
index b9a80c4b..c7ddf11d 100644
--- a/Templates/Alliance/attack-filtered.tpl
+++ b/Templates/Alliance/attack-filtered.tpl
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ if (!$sql || mysqli_num_rows($sql) == 0) {
         $outputList .= "<td class=\"al\">" . $allyLink . "</td>";
 
         // date column
-        $outputList .= "<td class=\"dat\">" . $date[0] . " " . date('H:i', $time) . "</td>";
+        $outputList .= "<td class=\"dat\">" . $date[0] . " " . substr($date[1], 0, 5) . "</td>";
 
         $outputList .= "</tr>";
     }
diff --git a/Templates/Alliance/attacks.tpl b/Templates/Alliance/attacks.tpl
index 1f7a4652..eeadd735 100644
--- a/Templates/Alliance/attacks.tpl
+++ b/Templates/Alliance/attacks.tpl
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ if ($f === 31 || $f === 32) {
             $outputList .= "</a></div></td>";
 
             $outputList .= "<td class=\"al\">" . $allyName . "</td>";
-            $outputList .= "<td class=\"dat\">" . $date[0] . " " . date('H:i', $time) . "</td>";
+            $outputList .= "<td class=\"dat\">" . $date[0] . " " . substr($date[1], 0, 5) . "</td>";
 
             $outputList .= "</tr>";
         }
diff --git a/Templates/Map/vilview.tpl b/Templates/Map/vilview.tpl
index aaec8028..a1a9ec49 100644
--- a/Templates/Map/vilview.tpl
+++ b/Templates/Map/vilview.tpl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function renderReports($database,$generator,$session,$d,$limit,$typeMap=null){
             $icon = '<img src="img/x.gif" class="iReport iReport'.$row['ntype'].'" title="'.$row['topic'].'">';
         }
         $date = $generator->procMtime($row['time']);
-        echo '<tr><td>'.$icon.' <a href="berichte.php?id='.$row['id'].'">'.$date[0].' '.date('H:i',$row['time']).'</a></td></tr>';
+        echo '<tr><td>'.$icon.' <a href="berichte.php?id='.$row['id'].'">'.$date[0].' '.substr($date[1],0,5).'</a></td></tr>';
     }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/Templates/Profile/preference.tpl b/Templates/Profile/preference.tpl
index 8fdf4c3e..2e83fa3d 100644
--- a/Templates/Profile/preference.tpl
+++ b/Templates/Profile/preference.tpl
@@ -435,9 +435,6 @@ if(isset($_POST['lang']))
 <tr>
   <th colspan="2">
     <?php echo TZ_TIME_PREFERENCE; ?>
-    <span style="color:#999; font-weight:400; font-size:0.9em; font-style:italic; opacity:0.7;">
-      <?php echo TZ_NOT_CODED_YET; ?>
-    </span>
   </th>
 </tr>
 <tr><td colspan="2"><?php echo TZ_HERE_YOU_CAN_CHANGE_TRAVIAN_S_DISP; ?></td></tr>
diff --git a/Templates/goldClub/farmlist.tpl b/Templates/goldClub/farmlist.tpl
index 7a9ce560..49eeabfc 100644
--- a/Templates/goldClub/farmlist.tpl
+++ b/Templates/goldClub/farmlist.tpl
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ if (mysqli_num_rows($getnotice) > 0) {
 
         $date = $generator->procMtime($row2['time']);
         echo '<a href="berichte.php?id='.$row2['id'].'">'
-            .$date[0]." ".date('H:i', $row2['time']).'</a>';
+            .$date[0]." ".substr($date[1],0,5).'</a>';
     }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/Templates/menu.tpl b/Templates/menu.tpl
index 71f6146e..8be9ab80 100644
--- a/Templates/menu.tpl
+++ b/Templates/menu.tpl
@@ -242,6 +242,68 @@ $idUser      = isset($_SESSION['id_user']) ? (int)$_SESSION['id_user'] : 0;
 
 </div>
 
+<?php
+/**
+ * Live "local time" clock (issue #198): show a second clock next to the
+ * server-time one, ticking in the player's chosen timezone. The server-time
+ * block lives in each page's own footer (rendered after this menu), so we wait
+ * for the DOM and target the last #tp1 (the visible one). Vanilla JS, driven by
+ * Date.now() + the player's UTC offset, so it is independent of the browser
+ * timezone and does not touch the unx.js tp+i counters (arrival timers).
+ *
+ * Skipped entirely when the player's timezone matches the server's, so no
+ * redundant line is shown.
+ */
+$localOffset  = (int) $generator->userTimeZoneOffset();
+$serverOffset = (int) date('Z');
+if ($localOffset !== $serverOffset):
+?>
+<script>
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+    var anchors = document.querySelectorAll('#tp1');
+    if (!anchors.length) return;
+    var tp = anchors[anchors.length - 1];
+    var off = <?php echo $localOffset; ?> * 1000;
+    var label = <?php echo json_encode(LOCAL_TIME); ?>;
+
+    var br  = document.createElement('br');
+    var lbl = document.createElement('span');
+    lbl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(label + ' '));
+    var val = document.createElement('span');
+    val.className = 'b';
+
+    var parent = tp.parentNode, next = tp.nextSibling;
+    parent.insertBefore(br, next);
+    parent.insertBefore(lbl, next);
+    parent.insertBefore(val, next);
+
+    // align the local-time value vertically under the server-time value
+    var delta = tp.offsetLeft - val.offsetLeft;
+    if (delta > 0) {
+        lbl.style.display = 'inline-block';
+        lbl.style.width = (lbl.offsetWidth + delta) + 'px';
+    }
+
+    // make room for the extra line and lift the block so it stays in the frame
+    var box = tp;
+    while (box && box.id !== 'ltime') box = box.parentNode;
+    if (box) {
+        box.style.height = 'auto';
+        var top = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(box).top, 10);
+        if (!isNaN(top)) box.style.top = (top - 8) + 'px';
+    }
+
+    function p(n) { return n < 10 ? '0' + n : n; }
+    function tick() {
+        var d = new Date(Date.now() + off);
+        val.innerHTML = p(d.getUTCHours()) + ':' + p(d.getUTCMinutes()) + ':' + p(d.getUTCSeconds());
+    }
+    tick();
+    setInterval(tick, 1000);
+});
+</script>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 <?php
 /**
  * Announcement screen