Non-Host Players can Pause (and Unpause)

[Civecilim]

Does there exist a mod which allows for the functionality specified in the title of this post?

[GodIess]

If it's so that a friend can pause, then the best option is to give him admin access.

[oregu]

(Client) I'd probably do something like this personally (Ctrl+P remotely pauses the server). It seems like there are strings for player pauses (and like Godless mentioned before, you'd need admin for this), but I don't know if they are used somehow. Can't tell if in this situation it tells you who pauses the world in  singleplayer.

Spoiler

local _G = GLOBAL
local function SendPauseRemote()
	if not _G.TheInput:IsKeyDown(_G.KEY_CTRL) then return end
	_G.c_remote("SetServerPaused()")
end
_G.TheInput:AddKeyDownHandler(_G.KEY_P, SendPauseRemote)

(Server) Maybe doesn't require admin? Haven't tested

Spoiler

local _G = GLOBAL
local function Pause(player)
	_G.SetServerPaused()
end
AddModRPCHandler("PAUSERPC", "PAUSE", Pause)
local function SendPauseRPC()
	if not _G.TheInput:IsKeyDown(_G.KEY_CTRL) then return end
	SendModRPCToServer(GetModRPC("PAUSERPC", "PAUSE"))
end
_G.TheInput:AddKeyDownHandler(_G.KEY_P, SendPauseRPC)

Edited February 2, 2025 by oregu

[Rickzzs]

Yes I've commissioned someone last year about a voting pause system for a public anonymous server. The system will set the time scale to 0 when paused, and also hack stategraph to stop players doing anything. But the system is imperfect because the hack is inadequate to prevent every ticking event. Otherwise RPC may break and the server will freeze.

Currently I don't have the code at hand to showcase.

Edited February 2, 2025 by Rickzzs