Afk/Spectator mode.

[fb03]

When I play with my friends on DST, and I am the host and I have to go do something, like eating dinner (for example.) while my friends play, I have to ask to them "hey, please stay with me so you fuel the fire if it gets night, oh and every day come feed me" and I found myself dead when I return. So, i suggest something like an "afk" mode, like you can't get attacked, can't move, don't lose hunger, and stuff like that. I know it might sound unbalanced (Ex: dying of hunger, set afk mode until someone gets food for me), but it might be very useful to players who can't make a dedicated server, and wants to let his friends play while the host is away. Thanks for your patience and attention.

[ImDaMisterL]

There's something referencing an AFK mode in the game's code, so I assume a feature like this will be added soon...

[SenpaiArtorias]

3 hours ago, fb03 said:

When I play with my friends on DST, and I am the host and I have to go do something, like eating dinner (for example.) while my friends play, I have to ask to them "hey, please stay with me so you fuel the fire if it gets night, oh and every day come feed me" and I found myself dead when I return. So, i suggest something like an "afk" mode, like you can't get attacked, can't move, don't lose hunger, and stuff like that. I know it might sound unbalanced (Ex: dying of hunger, set afk mode until someone gets food for me), but it might be very useful to players who can't make a dedicated server, and wants to let his friends play while the host is away. Thanks for your patience and attention.

Well duo to the balance thing i assume , having an option to turn afkmode on and off would be a thing when generating the world.

But its already an mod out there that does exactly that. Call "Afk Detection".

-Description -

Configurable Options:

+ Pause Hunger: On/Off

+ Prevent Damage: On/Off

+ Time Until AFK: 30sec/1min/2min/3min//5mins

+ Maximum AFK Time: No Limit/1min/2mins/3mins/5mins/10mins/15mins

+ Maximum AFK Action: Disable AFK/Kick Player

+ Admin Immunity: On/Off (Admins become immune to the maximum duration action)

Greetings

[KitcheVadimas]

For afk, c_godmode(1).  When you return, c_godmode(0).  

A spectator mode would be great for admins, so we can catch toxic people whispering to someone away from us, or watch a suspected greifer without resorting to following them.  (of course having the spectator visible would ruin this.)

It could be done by pressing a button in the admin's UI, and having the admin's character do a unique passed-out animation, with his ghost coming out of his mouth or something, or just use the 'shadow hands pulling into ground' animation, with the admin appearing more calm, and not resurfacing until he chooses to return to normal play.  I'd say have this be an admin-only power to prevent people from abusing it, but having it available to everybody wouldn't be too harmful.