Request: option to keep the (dedicated) server ticking even when empty

[katarynna]

If this could be achieved by a mod, I wouldn't even bother with starting a thread.

Couldn't you mod the recipe so that 1 cement mix, 1 stone and 1 sand gives 10 units of concrete? This would function the same as increasing production time by 10, and you could always throw out the resources not used so that the resources required stays the same.

Just find a creative way to achieve what you want instead of expecting the devs to spend time customizing the game to your exact standards during alpha development.

 

[Gamida]

... *le sigh*

[SIZE=14.6px]The problem, though, is that my father doesn't want to play alone, so if I'm not playing - he's not playing, either. And right now, this whole "wait a few hours for stuff to process" is killing my enjoyment of the game (as much as I can enjoy a game that doesn't appeal to me in the first place).[/SIZE]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this or if you don't want to try but have you thought of getting your father to join someones server. There are many out there and am sure there are some that would suit his playstyle.  A nice friendly PVE server may be the thing for him. Many probably have people on 24/7 so that would solve the problem of having the server running all the time.

 

[Fanatical_Meat]

I still don’t understand why or what takes 8-10 hours to process, can you give a moderately specific example?

Seems you are playing on the same machine that runs the server. Instead of logging out how about stay in game and activate god mode and as I said earlier go invisible or deep underground. When you play again deactivate god mode.

I realize this solution will prevent you from playing other steam games but there simply is no way around this without a second copy and a second machine.

I don’t see a solution being developed for your issue because as I read this thread and correct me if I am wrong it appears to me you are literally the only person playing this game that has this requirement. 

Edit: maybe Dad sends you a message when he is done playing and you log in again? Steam does allow other games to be played while the server client is running. Log out of game client when dad is playing then log back in when he is done.

 

[Kadigan KS-b]

... I wish. The fact that he can't speak English limits his choices to pretty much 0.  And the idea behind the server was that we could set it up however we wanted, like him having CM on it, or loading up our own maps (currently trying to explore a 16k one with tons of structures).

Just find a creative way to achieve what you want instead of expecting the devs to spend time customizing the game to your exact standards during alpha development.

Wish it were that easy. And, arguably, this should've been a config option from the get-go.

But hey, if the devs don't do this, they don't actually lose anything. I mean, we already paid. I doubt they'll care about two players, in the end.

 

[Fanatical_Meat]

Wait is Dad the guy running the server?

If so do what I said above. Dad has admin rights when he is done playing he enables god mode and goes invisible or deep underground. When he plays he disables god mode.

 

[Kadigan KS-b]

Seems you are playing on the same machine that runs the server. Instead of logging out how about stay in game and activate god mode and as I said earlier go invisible or deep underground. When you play again deactivate god mode.

Actually, no. I mentioned that I have the server running on a Linux box.

I realize this solution will prevent you from playing other steam games but there simply is no way around this without a second copy and a second machine.

Which is why I won't do it. Not only does it block me from playing other games, it also forces me to run my personal PC 24/7, at GPU load no less.

The fact that there's no way around this without owning a second copy and paying for power for a second PC is what I have a problem with to begin with.

I still don’t understand why or what takes 8-10 hours to process, can you give a moderately specific example?

Boiling about 5k Murky Water. Something like 420~450 minutes. Turning objects into smelted scrap... about 90 minutes per batch, I usually do between 16 and 24 batches in one sitting (split between 4 forges). Yes, I could probably turn it way down, but I don't want to -- these amounts are fun for me.

Wait is Dad the guy running the server?

If so do what I said above. Dad has admin rights when he is done playing he enables god mode and goes invisible or deep underground. When he plays he disables god mode.

He is not. And even if he was, that would never fly. We're talking about a guy that switches off everything but his freezer when he goes to work. I couldn't convince him to use a better router than he does, because it'd eat an additional 25W of power.

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Hey, bottom line is: this should've been a server config option. It's not, which is why I'm raising a fuss.

It would be nice to have it implemented. If not, I'll just drop the game at some point, and my father will do the same soon after.

That's pretty much it. I feel we've exhausted the topic, to be honest. I play the game in a certain way, and I'm not going to budge on that. I don't want a workaround, I want a solution. Short of providing that, there's little more to be added I think, and I don't want this to devolve into a shouting match.

Thank you to all who participated.

 

[Fanatical_Meat]

Actually, no. I mentioned that I have the server running on a Linux box.

Which is why I won't do it. Not only does it block me from playing other games, it also forces me to run my personal PC 24/7, at GPU load no less.

The fact that there's no way around this without owning a second copy and paying for power for a second PC is what I have a problem with to begin with.

Boiling about 5k Murky Water. Something like 420~450 minutes. Turning objects into smelted scrap... about 90 minutes per batch, I usually do between 16 and 24 batches in one sitting (split between 4 forges). Yes, I could probably turn it way down, but I don't want to -- these amounts are fun for me.

He is not. And even if he was, that would never fly. We're talking about a guy that switches off everything but his freezer when he goes to work. I couldn't convince him to use a better router than he does, because it'd eat an additional 25W of power.

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Hey, bottom line is: this should've been a server config option. It's not, which is why I'm raising a fuss.

It would be nice to have it implemented. If not, I'll just drop the game at some point, and my father will do the same soon after.

That's pretty much it. I feel we've exhausted the topic, to be honest. I play the game in a certain way, and I'm not going to budge on that. I don't want a workaround, I want a solution. Short of providing that, there's little more to be added I think, and I don't want this to devolve into a shouting match.

Thank you to all who participated.

Add Dad as an admin in your machine. When he is done playing he pushes:

escape

admin thingy

Check god mode

when dad want to play again:

escape admin thingy

uncheck god mode

done. 

While I understand teaching things to Dad can be frustrating it has to be done to do what you want to accomplish.

 Your options are to:

add mods to increase processing speed 

teach dad to use multiple fires or multiple cement mixers

teach dad how to check god mode box.

Above are solutions.

Honestly it sounds like you are done playing this game. What you want to have is a weird thing and not wanting to put any effort or compromise into a solution sounds like you have grown tired of playing and that’s cool. Everything gets old.