diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 506defddb..c1de7fdce 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -421,18 +421,18 @@ static const char *keyw[] =
     "dynamicremap",             // 285
     "setinput",                 // 286
     "getinput",                 // 287
-    "save",					    // 288
+    "save",                     // 288
     "cansee",                   // 289
     "canseespr",                // 290
     "findnearactorz",           // 291
     "findnearactorzvar",        // 292
     "findnearspritez",          // 293
     "findnearspritezvar",       // 294
-    "zshootvar",				// 295
-    "ezshootvar",			    // 296
-    "getcurraddress",		    // 297
-    "jump",					    // 298
-    "qstrlen",				    // 299
+    "zshootvar",                // 295
+    "ezshootvar",               // 296
+    "getcurraddress",           // 297
+    "jump",                     // 298
+    "qstrlen",                  // 299
     "getincangle",              // 300
     "quake",                    // 301
     "showview",                 // 302
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ static const char *keyw[] =
     "resizearray",              // 318
     "writearraytofile",         // 319
     "readarrayfromfile",        // 320
-    "starttrackvar",			// 321
-    "qgetsysstr",   			// 322
-    "getticks", 				// 323
+    "starttrackvar",            // 321
+    "qgetsysstr",               // 322
+    "getticks",                 // 323
     "gettspr",                  // 324
     "settspr",                  // 325
     "savemapstate",             // 326
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ static const char *keyw[] =
     "scriptsize",               // 329
     "definegamename",           // 330
     "cmenu",                    // 331
+    "getdate",                  // 332
     "<null>"
 };
 
@@ -3862,6 +3863,10 @@ static int parsecommand(void)
         }
         break;
 
+    case CON_GETDATE:
+        transmultvarstype(GAMEVAR_FLAG_READONLY,8);
+        break;
+
     case CON_MOVESPRITE:
     case CON_SETSPRITE:
         if (!CheckEventSync(current_event))
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
index 22bcedc86..c0d7ab1f4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
@@ -798,18 +798,18 @@ enum keywords
     CON_DYNAMICREMAP,       // 285
     CON_SETINPUT,           // 286
     CON_GETINPUT,           // 287
-    CON_SAVE,				// 288
+    CON_SAVE,               // 288
     CON_CANSEE,             // 289
     CON_CANSEESPR,          // 290
     CON_FINDNEARACTORZ,     // 291
     CON_FINDNEARACTORZVAR,  // 292
     CON_FINDNEARSPRITEZ,    // 293
     CON_FINDNEARSPRITEZVAR, // 294
-    CON_ZSHOOTVAR,			// 295
-    CON_EZSHOOTVAR,			// 296
-    CON_GETCURRADDRESS,		// 297
-    CON_JUMP,				// 298
-    CON_QSTRLEN,			// 299
+    CON_ZSHOOTVAR,          // 295
+    CON_EZSHOOTVAR,         // 296
+    CON_GETCURRADDRESS,     // 297
+    CON_JUMP,               // 298
+    CON_QSTRLEN,            // 299
     CON_GETINCANGLE,        // 300
     CON_QUAKE,              // 301
     CON_SHOWVIEW,           // 302
@@ -831,9 +831,9 @@ enum keywords
     CON_RESIZEARRAY,        // 318
     CON_WRITEARRAYTOFILE,   // 319
     CON_READARRAYFROMFILE,  // 320
-    CON_STARTTRACKVAR,  	// 321
-    CON_QGETSYSSTR, 		// 322
-    CON_GETTICKS,			// 323
+    CON_STARTTRACKVAR,      // 321
+    CON_QGETSYSSTR,         // 322
+    CON_GETTICKS,           // 323
     CON_GETTSPR,            // 324
     CON_SETTSPR,            // 325
     CON_SAVEMAPSTATE,       // 326
@@ -842,4 +842,5 @@ enum keywords
     CON_SCRIPTSIZE,         // 329
     CON_DEFINEGAMENAME,     // 330
     CON_CMENU,              // 331
+    CON_GETDATE,            // 332 
 };
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index 829748a7c..c7cc14784 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -6090,6 +6090,28 @@ static int parse(void)
             break;
         }
 
+    case CON_GETDATE:
+        insptr++;
+        {
+            int v1=*insptr++,v2=*insptr++,v3=*insptr++,v4=*insptr++,v5=*insptr++,v6=*insptr++,v7=*insptr++,v8=*insptr++;
+            time_t rawtime;
+            struct tm * ti;
+
+            time(&rawtime);
+            ti=localtime(&rawtime);
+            // initprintf("Time&date: %s\n",asctime (ti));
+
+            SetGameVarID(v1, ti->tm_sec,  g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v2, ti->tm_min,  g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v3, ti->tm_hour, g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v4, ti->tm_mday, g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v5, ti->tm_mon,  g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v6, ti->tm_year+1900, g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v7, ti->tm_wday, g_i, g_p);
+            SetGameVarID(v8, ti->tm_yday, g_i, g_p);
+            break;
+        }
+
     case CON_MOVESPRITE:
     case CON_SETSPRITE:
         insptr++;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
index 0f29f7f85..d0df0e09a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
@@ -1887,4 +1887,5 @@ void FreeMapState(int mapnum)
     }
     Bfree(map[mapnum].savedstate);
     map[mapnum].savedstate = NULL;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+