Suggestion: Group System Rework for Better Management

[okuphelele]

The current group system in Unturned lacks several critical features for effective clan and group administration. Below is a set of targeted proposals aimed at improving usability and fixing long-standing issues.

1: Offline Group Member Management

Problem: Offline players cannot be kicked, demoted, or managed in any way. This severely limits a group's ability to moderate inactive or disruptive members.

Proposed Solution(s):

• Display all group members (both online and offline) in the group menu.
• Add support for kicking or promoting/demoting offline members.
• Temporary membership for the default/lowest rank in a group. (Credit to Nelson for relaying this suggestion)

2: Steam Group Sync Issues

Problem: Players removed from a Steam group can remain in the in-game group if they are already online, with no built-in method to remove them.

Proposed Solution(s):

• Automatically remove players from the in-game group if they’re no longer in the linked Steam group.
• Alternatively, allow admins to kick Steam-linked members directly from the in-game interface.

3: Group Ownership of Buildables

Problem: Buildables placed by individual players cannot be cleanly transferred to group ownership, which complicates shared clan infrastructure.

Proposed Solution(s):

• Implement a tool or command to transfer buildables to group ownership.
• Optionally, allow structures to default to group ownership when placed while grouped.
• An ownership panel (while holding c when facing buildable) could be added to allow for smooth transferring between groups or individuals. I really like this idea since it would alleviate a major pain point with not being able to access certain players doors or lockers in and or out of group. (credit to StormFront for this idea)

4: Group Size Limit Indicator

Problem: When a group is full, invites silently fail. There is no indication of why a new member cannot be added.

Proposed Solution(s):

• Add a visible indicator when the group has reached its size cap.

5: Support for Multiple Steam Groups

Problem: Players involved in multiple Steam groups (e.g., sub-factions or alliances) have to leave their server and switch their primary Steam group in the survivor menu to interact properly.

Proposed Solution(s):

• Allow players to link and access multiple Steam groups in-game.
• Enable switching between linked groups within pause menu/group menu without needing to rejoin the server.

These improvements aim to modernize the group system with a focus on flexibility, moderation, and quality of life for both casual and competitive clan-based gameplay. Implementing even a few of these changes would go a long way toward making Unturned’s group management more practical and scalable.

Footnotes:

• This is a cross post from my previous forum post. I also made a reddit post.
• Edit(s): rewording, adding StormFronts suggestion, linking reddit post, adding Nelson's relayed suggestion.

[SDGNelson]

Thanks for crossposting here! :)