starbound
Based on this question about a shared universe/planets, I began wondering if you can transfer items between your own characters without an intermediary on a server.
Currently at work and unable to test, but has anyone accomplished this and how did you do it without items despawning?
On the Starbound forums there are several complaints about the lack of this very feature. See a couple here and here (note the forums seem under a lot of stress at this time so you may have to reload a couple times).
It appears that as of this time in Beta Stage 1 - Progenitor on 12/7/13 there is no pause feature, but I was not able to find an official developer response to this.
UPDATE (5/11/14): It appears that this has still not been implemented in the game, but I looked for a work-around when a comment was made. This link led me to a suggestion that you always keep a chair around. Apparently you do not get hungry while you are sitting (or apparently sleeping) so you can wall yourself in and just take a seat. I put this to the test and it seems to work.
I took this picture before going to lunch and ate up to full at 12:29PM (Sorry if that's not readable). I made lunch for myself and ate and came back to see if my little Stitch was still doing alright. I clicked the Alt key to see how he was doing at 1:05pm and:
Still full. I left him a fire so as not to freeze to death, but with this chair and a few blocks I feel this could suffice for a pause-like feature. You might also consider carrying a bed with you so you can not only not starve, but also heal.
Yes. The game has one universe and all your characters, and their buildings, exist in the same one. Anything you build will sync on the server or PC you build it on.
Best Answer
Since the world seed for each server or local game is the same thing, and the universe (as a whole) is the same for each planet, it would be possible.
To do this, you'll need to know what X/Y location you're on for the galaxy map. Then, find what planet you're on. When you have found that, place a chest on that planet and put your stuff into it. Then, log onto the new character. With the new character, fly to that location and then grab the stuff.