[2021] Anyway to Make a Server with Time Limits?

Originally posted by CuteLilPuppyDog

Sounds good, thanks for the info! I honestly think it might be something to look into especially if you are marketing to schools. Teachers might appreciate being able to cap how much their students can play outside the class.

Originally posted by salbris

I'd rather see a gameplay solution to this problem as arbitrary time constraints will probably never be perfect. Something that allows AFK players to progress in some meaningful way would be nice. In another thread someone mentioned NPCs. They seem like the perfect solution. Don't have time to mine? Hire a few NPCs while you go offline. Automate some crafts and voila you log in with a shop full of goods and some profit for yourself.

Originally posted by Charlie4vb

I 100% agree, but also worry about picking a time and how best to utilize. I have adhd and often find my 2-3 hours when unable to focus more closely resemble the productivity of someone more focused with 1-2 hours. Would hate to fnally get my focus train on the tracks only to get kicked. It does really suck as someone with a full time job getting lapped by another with a lot of free time. I think you just have to get lucky and find a private server of likeminded individuals. I for one would love a server where people out effort into realism and appearance in their builds instead of big box shaped minimal warehouses for everything, but it feels like an unfair rule to impose to make on a public server. I digress.

Originally posted by salbris

I don't see why though. The work were talking about is boring. With NPCs you'd still have to mine out a tunnel and prospect the ore you want to mine, you'd still have to at least plan and design the road to connect it, acquire vehicles, etc. The only thing you don't have to do is sit in front of a wall of iron and click on it. All the important planning work is still done by players.