Pause in Single Player

Will that ever be a thing? Personally, when I play, it's usually as a background activity to chatting with a friend, and I can't safely click off of the game, unless I'm secure in my base or ship. In multiplayer it wouldn't be an issue, because you're certainly not supposed to alt-tab in that.

Just a thought, would like to see it implemented somehow ^_^

 

It has been a very widely-requested feature (at least in singleplayer mode) for quite awhile, actually. I think one of the first requests for it was at least 2 years ago!

I have not heard an official "yes" or "no", however it would be something that would make playing Starbound much more convenient (less punishing) for players that have interruptions while they play (read: families).

 

Sure it will be, it's a fairly important feature to have in the game. Saying that, it's likely not a priority when stacked against other areas of development.

 

I think that so people don't just pause and save and quit to save their buts, that they should have to press esc, then press a button that pauses time, or that it only pauses time if enemies aren't in a certain range and/or aren't attacking you (And tells you if time is paused).

 

Well, if there isn't any official answer, it's surely because it's hard to say if this feature is appropriate to a survival game... I know most people think it's punishing to be killed because you alt-tab out of the game, but the game can be quite punishing at other times, so...

 

Which i why i think it should pause time if your NOT in combat, and/or if there aren't enemies nearby. that way, an enemy can't bomb you when its off-screen, when you believed you are safe (especially since music and sound is muted when you alt-tab).

 

Well, i usually don't play in fullscreen. This way, the sound doesn't stop playing while you're not looking at the game

 

It's pretty easy to get safe in this game though. For example, when I have to afk (which is like every 5 minutes haha) I just wall some dirt around myself with enough room for a bed or chair, maybe a campfire if the area is cold at night, and then click on the bed or chair and afk I go! Nothing can get to me as long as one of those huge meteors doesn't come crashing through. Afaik, when you are in a chair or a bed, your food meter doesn't deplete, and monsters won't go through your dirt walls, so you can basically call time out whenever you want. ^^

 

Not a thing yet but it needs to be.

 

I didn't know that! Thanks for the tip. This should do until a proper pause function is implemented.

Also, using Terraria as an example, it pauses when it isn't the window in focus. I've generally thought that was a good method.

 

Its stops for me irregardless of fullscreen

I'd be happy with this too.

A.) Takes too long for a 20 second distraction
B.) too long for rapidly getting distracted
C.) I'd rather not waste 2-3 inv slots every time i go somewhere (I usually have a nearly full inv everywhere i go)

 

I would love to see this. I remember when MC merged the multiplayer and singleplayer code into one base and thus single player no longer paused... so many dirt capsules built to PM my friends (or take care of my dogs)... and then it would be night by the time I got back to the game to boot. I was super glad when they added it back it.

For starbound I have had to have had to just quit the game when I have to let 2-4 of my 4 dogs out. No way I can get them to do the deed and also not die from starvation and if i'm underground well... it is that, suicide and return to the ship, or take the time to climb out and risk them making a mess so... I would LOVE me some pause.

 

No. Just pause in the menu, for pete's sake.

 

Alt-tabbing, sure.
When you're in game it shouldn't pause. It shouldn't allow you to use items during the pause anyway.

 

I agree on items, and it would be nice to see other ways of pause not being able to be used to cheat but on the other hand there are times you need to step away from a computer for a bit (Mine is currently my family's dogs and used to be to take care of my bedridden grandfather or fire drills in my dormitory). With ore drop now it is kind of annoying I have to exit to the title screen if I have to get all 4 of the dogs unless I take the laptop with me and make sure to check my hunger bar when I come back from taking one out..

 

Yeah, might be a bit dumb to minimize the game everytime you step away.

 

Its not like this is the only game without pause I was playing 7 days to die today (Which is like dayz + minecraft) and it has no pause too. And at the start with the single/multi merge you couldn't pause in minecraft (Which imo was vastly better, since in that game if you logged out and back you'd be in the same exact spot).

 

Might not be as bad since someone mentioned ore drop is being removed. Still hate I will have to trek all the way back to where I was because I starved to death.

Yeah, The pause is just a matter of convenience. It is just annoying sometimes to have to shut down a game or disconnect from a server in order to go do something that will take just enough time to kill you. I mean pause or no pause i will still play.

 

Ore drop is a thing? I had no idea...

 

Yeah in the nightlies they were testing ore drop on death, which makes dying very tedious.