Pause for Solo mode

[maniac_2k]

Hey there,

does anyone know if there is a particular reason that there's no pause option for solo mode?

I wish I'd be able to use something like this when playing solo - there are situations when RL just demands it.

o7

CMDR Maniac

 

[GODofDUTY83]

Its called the log out button.

 

[Fray]

Would it even be technically possible? How would the game deal with paused commanders in a shared instance?

I compare Elite to Dark Souls a fair bit, and no pause function is another small overlap, and possibly there for the same technical reason (an SP game that's also necessarily always potentially an MP game).

 

[GSRTrent]

The BGS cannot be paused because it is shared between all game modes and all platforms. Thus, you cannot pause solo.

 

[AkimuMC]

Dock at a station, or drop from super cruise into regular space and full throttle out. These are my methods of "pause" no matter solo/open.

Also as suggested, log out. It saves you in system near the entry point, or if you can drop on a station about 20km out. The log in/out of this game isn't that time consuming.

 

[maniac_2k]

I was just wondering. Would come in handy when I play the game while my two-year-old is in the room and starts spilling liquids or or doing other naughty things.

 

[NewBlacksmurf]

You’re online playing, solo doesn’t mean offline

 

[Xenith]

It's not technically possible. Whilst you are playing alone, the background galaxy simulation is always running, and that cannot be paused. Think of Solo and PG as Online, but instanced so that no one else can see you.

 

[DaggerSnake]

Hey there,

does anyone know if there is a particular reason that there's no pause option for solo mode?

I wish I'd be able to use something like this when playing solo - there are situations when RL just demands it.

o7

CMDR Maniac

its not excalty a different mode. There’s just one gameworld that is always filled with NPCs and players going about their business. The background simulation always changing and working its math. Solo is just the filter that makes you donr see the other players. There’s no pausing the game.

 

[Hooplah]

You always have a pause. It is called menu logout then log back in. It is a game. E.G. one can lift off a landing pad in an orbital station, log off then back in. Now you are 8 KM outside the station versus trying to get a Beluga through the mailslot. It is a game with lots of options. I use this and many more maneuvers in Open mode to frustrate live players wanting to attack me.

 

[maniac_2k]

It's not technically possible. Whilst you are playing alone, the background galaxy simulation is always running, and that cannot be paused. Think of Solo and PG as Online, but instanced so that no one else can see you.

Yes, that's how it's likely implemented. While I don't agree that it's not technically possible, I believe that the technical implementation is quite difficult. If FD chooses to focus its efforts elsewhere, I would agree with that. In the end, ED is meant to be an MMPORG.

 

[dreampage]

It's not possible to pause an online game. Just log out and back in when finished - it's really fast and you'll remain basically at the same place so no data or progress can be lost that way.

 

[RebelTheorist]

It's not possible to pause an online game. Just log out and back in when finished - it's really fast and you'll remain basically at the same place so no data or progress can be lost that way.

My pause is called Mrs..... If something needs doing or the phone rings, someone at the door i simply say "Sorry princess, i can't pause this" or "I'll do it when i land"

Works every time. [yesnod]