Would you let the game running while you are sleeping?

[Igor]

Im thinking about doing that.
What you think?

My temps are around 70ºc (cpu
and 50ºc (gpu

[Mush]

you could, sure.
as long as the temperature stays within a comfortable range, you can in theory let it run 24/7.
I can't....my 15y old will sneak his way into the living room and be up all night.

[Fenix]

or download the dedicated server from the tools in steam,
Create a Shortcut to the EXE with "-log -unattended" added to the end.
Looks like this; This is mine

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Launch the Server with this shortcut
Launch the game, Select Server Manager, Add a server with 127.0.0.1 as it's address.
claim the server, name it, set admin password.
Upload your save to the server then load that save onto the server.
Under Server setting, make sure auto-pause is off.
When you go to play again, download the save from the server, close the server software, and load the save you just downloaded to continue you game.

[SharkPlush]

yeah I've done it, just connecting to my friends 2nd client to play too. Kind of ironic, considering the theme I project on the game (dont cut the trees down jackass)

[BilboDabbin]

when i had the game on epic me and my bro hit around 1.2k hours with over half being idle time i stayed in a cold basement at the time but never noticed any temp problems i do idle every now and then still but is usually only when im at work instead of 24/7

[Khaylain]

Originally posted by Fenix:

or download the dedicated server from the tools in steam,
Create a Shortcut to the EXE with "-log -unattended" added to the end.
Looks like this; This is mine

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Launch the Server with this shortcut
Launch the game, Select Server Manager, Add a server with 127.0.0.1 as it's address.
claim the server, name it, set admin password.
Upload your save to the server then load that save onto the server.
Under Server setting, make sure auto-pause is off.
When you go to play again, download the save from the server, close the server software, and load the save you just downloaded to continue you game.

Couldn't you also just connect to the local server instead of dealing with moving save files around? That last sentence, I mean.

[Fenix]

You could, but the server is buggy...
Also currently if you leave the server is it crashes and you have to restart it.

[BrahminMan]

No, the server using pretty close to the same amount of RAM as the game does on it's own, just doesn't need any gpu/less cpu to help it along. It definitely does save $$$ not running your gpu all day though.

I wholeheartedly recommend looking at like old optiplexes and sh** on ebay. If you can get 16gb of ram on any office piece from the last 8 years, then you'll have a great dedi server. Lots of advantages; no autosave stutter, everything is way smoother, you can do live backups and turn off autopause whenever you need some idle time for project parts to get built.

[Twelvefield]

You people are monsters. Watch out, one day I will get you all!
- Planet Earth (the one you try to save in the game, BTW)

[ждун]

Hm we are all wannabe-engineers here right?
Let's assume my gaming rig is above mid range and perhaps consumes 500W p.h.
If you let it run through the night (say 8 hours) this would be 4 kWh.
At my place in germany I am being charged 45 cent per kWh. So this would cost me € 1.80.
Now lets assume Im doing it two times a week for a month. € 14,40
And I am doing it for a year € 172,80

next: lets calculate CO2 emissions :-)

[Oceanstorm]

+ 1 for the linux dedicated server.
I have mine running on old hp server 24/7 and the game server never pauses.
I just drop in and out of the game as and when I feel like playing it.
Set some stuff up and come back to it next day. It's great

[Igor]

My brothers, hahahaha...
You all coming with convoluted solutions.
All I intend to do is let it run for one night only.

Maybe I do it again, but this is not for running 24/7.
Its just ocasional.

[ждун]

27/7 would be almost 2000 € per year hehehe

[ViraCorp]

I don’t understand the question. Do people actually turn the game off?

I only started a few weeks before launch, and I have 600 hours plus playtime.

I do not turn it off, it runs constantly, whether I’m working or sleeping or whatever, I just don’t turn it off.

Edit: I have had some downtime, because maybe my system did an update or something like that, but again, I don’t understand the concept of turning the game off, lol, I hope people understand I’m being funny here, but I really do not ever turn it off.

I need to get a screenshot, you know how it says you’ve been playing XX number of hours, have a power bar or whatever or take a break, I had one that actually said 24 hours, lol

[Oceanstorm]

Pretty common for people to play a game and the shut the pc down at the end of the session. PC running 24/7 will chew through a lot of power.
But if the power thing doesn't matter for you, then I don't see why not do it, especially if it is only for a couple of nights

[ждун]

Originally posted by ViraCorp:

I need to get a screenshot, you know how it says you’ve been playing XX number of hours, have a power bar or whatever or take a break, I had one that actually said 24 hours, lol

no its ok, but let us see your electricity bill at the end of the year haha