What setting did you use for the day/night cycle? I dislike very fast day/night cycles in games and I always lengthen them when I can, but it does mean a lot of trial and error before I find a setting that feels right.

I'll have to look at the ZRP when I get home to remember exactly what the setting does, but IIRC I changed it to 8.

The default day/night cycle in SoC is really fast. I'd start attacking the bandit farm at midnight, and it would be dawn before I was done. I think I tripled it.

The ZRP actually allows you to set time to pass in the game at the same rate as in real time, going by the clock in your computer. That's way too slow, IMO, but it's fun to have the option.