Need help please: Have they fixed issue with pals being injured, starving, and depressed for dedicated server?

Hello all, I am wanting to start a dedicated server with friends but we have a question about the game since we played it a few years ago when it first game out in beta.

In beta, one of the main reasons we stopped playing was that literally EVERY time we logged in, despite our bases having all the necessary food, sleep, and relax requirements, our pals would be injured, starving, and depressed. We know it was a server issue cause as soon as we'd be online or if we afk, our bases would work properly. It was only whenever we were offline that the bases would shut down and quit working.

I'm wondering if they have fixed this issue? If I have a farm that grows and cooks food, everyone has their requirements met with all their necessary things, then I go on a weekend trip so I don't play for a few days while the server is up, will my pals all be starved and depressed when I get back?

IF this problem still persists in the game, I'd like to know how I can fix it if possible. It really does ruin our experience, but the actual game is very fun. I read something about a .ini setting "bEnableNonLoginPenalty" but I think this setting makes it so that bases don't function at all while you're offline which also isnt ideal.