Dedicated servers and what happens when nobody is online?

[marco.schuer]

Hey, I'm considering running a dedicated server for a few friends, but I was wondering what happens when we're not playing? Will base raids still happen and potentially destroy the base? Will the resource gathering continue just as if we're playing?

Thanks in advance!

[Dragux]

I am currently unsure as the servers i am a part of usually run round the clock with other players inside, but i would suspect that if players are all gone the servers would probably pause.

The only thought i have is the Eggs and their real time to hatch scenario may be what tells me if the servers pause or not when player activity is not detected.

[x Rob Boss x]

I had no base-raids, but the pals were starving and close to death. Before you leave, you should put them back in the palbox, otherwise they will continue working and if you're base isn't advanced, so they can feed themselves, they will suffer

[Puri]

They shut down when there's nobody on it. Your pals don't work in the base, nor does anything happen to them.
It's probably the same system as in Ark where the world goes in stasis when nobody's there.

[Lunak Ohrahndus]

I can confirm that it does go into stasis

[The Weekend Boy]

I'm pretty sure it does NOT go into stasis... this thread indicates that: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4132683013934390319/

And each morning I log into my dedicated server, I have to run to every base and medicate almost every pal, because they are all starving and sick/injured in some way. I can't confirm that they path or collect resources, seems more like they just freeze, but the clock is still ticking so they start to suffer status effects and starvation because they can't go to get food, but are still being clocked.

[Unrealtairo]

Some AI does go dormant, the problems comes in that when said AI goes dormant, their stomach and need ticks do not, (I’m being technical, their brain is what goes dormant, which it should be dong, but the stats hunger etc should be also and it isn’t)

To answer about raids, no, you not only need to be online, you also need to be in your base for those anyway, you are good.

[iuseless]

Originally posted by marco.schuer:

Hey, I'm considering running a dedicated server for a few friends, but I was wondering what happens when we're not playing? Will base raids still happen and potentially destroy the base? Will the resource gathering continue just as if we're playing?

Thanks in advance!

resource like tree and rock on base still going, but if do ore,coal its not working becuase still had some issue

[MewTressym]

Originally posted by marco.schuer:

Hey, I'm considering running a dedicated server for a few friends, but I was wondering what happens when we're not playing? Will base raids still happen and potentially destroy the base? Will the resource gathering continue just as if we're playing?

Thanks in advance!

1: Base raids do not occur if no players are online.

2: Some resource gathering will continue, some will not unless a player is online.

The biggest reason to host a dedicated server versus just a coop MP session is so people can play when others (such as the host) are not online. If you always play together and never play apart there's really no reason to use a dedicated server.