Idle player notification

[elexis]

In multiplayergames, players sometimes leave the match (temporarily or not) without pausing it or disconnecting.

Since not everyone is following the chat actively and sometimes people do it without notifying others, it would be good to have a notification if a player is afk.

Idle players can easily be detected by remembering the latest time a player sent a command. This will work for players, but not observers. A player would be considered idle if he didn't send any commands since N simulation seconds (thus avoiding issues when the game is paused).

The hint could be shown

• when selecting a player (just like the OFFLINE hint in selection_details.js`
• in a tooltip of the diplomacy manager and/or network window (#3787).

Since it is only relevant for players and not clients, it could be saved in g_Players in session/, just like the offline tag.

[elexis]

Backlogging due to lack of progress

[Imarok]

Move tickets to In-game UI as UI & Simulation got some sub components.

[nf]

I don't understand how this notification is necessarily a good thing?

If one is to go to the toilet that's the end of it...

[Stan]

Well your friends playing with you would be able to notice you are doing nothing. Not sure what they would do about it though.

[Stan]

Backlogging due to lack of progress