[dedicated server] allowing users to pause game option

[bartvblokl]

Would it be nice to have an option in the openttd.cnf file allowing or disallowing users to pause/unpause the game?
Or perhaps a feature that pauses the game in times when no one is playing?

I think dedicated servers could be used to host a game without participating in it. So if users are playing, and want to pause the game for a little while, they can do so.

[Rubidium]

Would it be nice to have an option in the openttd.cnf file allowing or disallowing users to pause/unpause the game?

Give them the rcon password and they can pause/unpause the game. Besides that, giving everyone the ability to pause/unpause is only going to cause a mess because A wants to pause, B doesn't causing a pause-unpause-pause-unpause who-cares-the-most battle.

Or perhaps a feature that pauses the game in times when no one is playing?

That's already possible for years; look for min_active_players. Please note that mixing min_active_players and manual pause/unpause might have unwanted side effects.

[bartvblokl]

thanks!
Yeah, I saw that min_active_players in the config file already, but I didnt know its purpose