dear devs.. can u add a pause function..?

[sbangs007]

it sucks having to make another cocktail or using the restroom and coming back to the game dead.. just dont understand this wasnt an idea...

[Mayakii]

Before loading into your world, select "Nobody can join" to make it into an offline session, where you will be able to pause if you press escape.

[sbangs007]

Originally posted by 🍂augis:

Before loading into your world, select "Nobody can join" to make it into an offline session, where you will be able to pause if you press escape.

oh lord.. thats so dumb.. i mean the advice is good.. but i guess if ur friends want to join.. u cant have u world "paused" so that does make sense... thanks for the info

[sbangs007]

Originally posted by 🍂augis:

Before loading into your world, select "Nobody can join" to make it into an offline session, where you will be able to pause if you press escape.

enjoying the game.. my dogs are barking.. cause someones at the.. sister suzie.. need to let her in.. and i get back my pc and im dead lol :)

[KtX2SkD]

Pausing in multiplayer is not the norm across games, although some do it but it needs to be designed carefully.

I think I've seen a mod called "Better Pause" somewhere, maybe check if that allows multiplayer pausing?

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Originally posted by sbangs007:

Originally posted by 🍂augis:

Before loading into your world, select "Nobody can join" to make it into an offline session, where you will be able to pause if you press escape.

oh lord.. thats so dumb.. i mean the advice is good.. but i guess if ur friends want to join.. u cant have u world "paused" so that does make sense... thanks for the info

Raft is a multiplayer game that allows you to play on your own if you really want to. Everything in its design speaks to that mentality.

[sbangs007]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Originally posted by sbangs007:

oh lord.. thats so dumb.. i mean the advice is good.. but i guess if ur friends want to join.. u cant have u world "paused" so that does make sense... thanks for the info

Raft is a multiplayer game that allows you to play on your own if you really want to. Everything in its design speaks to that mentality.

i found a mod that stops food n water depletion when u hit escape. The game still goes on.. so thats a perfect solution.

[KtX2SkD]

Originally posted by sbangs007:

i found a mod that stops food n water depletion when u hit escape. The game still goes on.. so thats a perfect solution.

but... do sharks and birds still attack? and does the raft still sail? or not?

[sbangs007]

Originally posted by KtX2SkD:

Originally posted by sbangs007:

i found a mod that stops food n water depletion when u hit escape. The game still goes on.. so thats a perfect solution.

but... do sharks and birds still attack? and does the raft still sail? or not?

yes the game goes on.. just food n water freeze..

[Stormtruper]

Also be aware that, upon reload, it defaults to Friends Can Join every reboot. So if you start a SP run, make the switch, then come back later, it's going to default back to Friends Can Join.

It's annoying as hell.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by Psychomachia:

Also be aware that, upon reload, it defaults to Friends Can Join every reboot. So if you start a SP run, make the switch, then come back later, it's going to default back to Friends Can Join.

It's annoying as hell.

Yup. Not sure why it is expected to be online play only. Genuinely feel like the option should be saved after first prompt asking if solo (offline) or with matchmaking and later on you can adjust yourself manually

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Originally posted by 🍃.augis:

Yup. Not sure why it is expected to be online play only.

Because you can't play singleplayer on just one computer.

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Raft is a multiplayer game that allows you to play on your own if you really want to. Everything in its design speaks to that mentality.

Why bother making everything clientside when the game has to connect to the servers to get the other players involved anyway?

Everything about the game was designed with the assumption that you will play with other people. It's not just the gameplay experience or the interface, it's down at the basic coding level. There was only a limited attempt to make the game function for a single player, and anything that discourages single play without actually breaking it is a non-issue because playing alone is bad.

When you look at it from that mindset, everything makes sense. That's the nice interpretation.

The mean interpretation is they figure you'll connect voluntarily anyway without too much complaining so they can get access to your machine with your implicit consent.

[Skeletorn]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Originally posted by 🍃.augis:

Yup. Not sure why it is expected to be online play only.

Because you can't play singleplayer on just one computer.

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Raft is a multiplayer game that allows you to play on your own if you really want to. Everything in its design speaks to that mentality.

because playing alone is bad.

I have over 500 hours solo, you're entitled to your opinion no matter how wrong.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Because you can't play singleplayer on just one computer.

What is that supposed to mean?

And I'll have to agree with @Trouble - played through twice as a solo and enjoyed every minute of it, without the need of additional people

[KtX2SkD]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Because you can't play singleplayer on just one computer.

You can? Because that's the definition of singleplayer?

Why bother making everything clientside when the game has to connect to the servers to get the other players involved anyway?

We're discussing a change that doesn't change what belongs to client- or server-side?

Everything about the game was designed with the assumption that you will play with other people. It's not just the gameplay experience or the interface, it's down at the basic coding level. There was only a limited attempt to make the game function for a single player, and anything that discourages single play without actually breaking it is a non-issue because playing alone is bad.

What it is, is a design, experience, and coding that is indifferent to whether the game is played single- or multi-player, and functions the same for both, hence they don't really (have to) encourage or discourage anything or nor they really exemplify any beliefs on the matter.

What we have with the "X can join" menu is just a UI short-coming, just like many others in this game, and in every game. For some reason UI is always way far from perfect, but if it's just a trivial issue in a safe menu rather than a grave issue in a time-sensitive or progress- or money-related element, that's a good way to have an issue if there was ever one.

The mean interpretation is they figure you'll connect voluntarily anyway without too much complaining so they can get access to your machine with your implicit consent.

That they can pull off with other means that are easier both technically and socially, so no, it's not that.