Feedback on Co-op

[Neo_Rizz]

When playing Co-op I wish there was the option to pause the game (and time) in some way, for example if all players open the menu.
Maybe an in-game option to request pause-time that needs to be accepted by all other players and sends everyone to the menu with inventory etc.
I read online that there are mods for this but I play on Nintendo Switch.

 

[MogBeoulve]

Have you tried having the host enter /pause (and then /resume) in the chat box? You bring up the chat box by pushing in one of the joysticks, I think the left one. I don't have anyone to test this with, but I know I can access the chat box (it comes up every time I play Journey of the Prairie King), and those are universal commands for multiplayer. They only work if the host does it.

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Multiplayer

 

[PerfectionWhaleFarm]

Hmm, I'm on the Switch but maybe there's a distinction between split screen Co-op and remote Co-op? I played split screen and I know for sure that time pauses when all players do actions that normally would pause time such as cut scenes or bringing up the menu as you mentioned. There are exceptions such as when fishing or playing the crane game, but otherwise this helps pause the clock. It would be a bit inconvenient if in remote Co-op, there was an agreement to pause time but there isn't a way to do so.

 

[Neo_Rizz]

Thank you both. Unfortunately when playing Local Co-op it’s not possible to pause the time when using the chat (which makes sense since I don’t need the chat because we are playing locally so in the same place). I could not find any other way to do so.

At this point is more a feature request - I don’t know what the best solution is but I think it’s a bit inconvenient that when I play Co-op there’s no way to pause time. Sometimes due to this, the time management aspect of the game becomes a bit too much. Especially when I have a cutscene that I would like to watch, I often decide to skip it because it would cost me too much time. Maybe having the option to pause the game for both players while I watch the cutscene would help.