shortcut to pause game

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shortcut to pause game

Post by teenusa »

What ?
Pausing the game with an shortcut in singleplayer and multiplayer

The shortcut "Shift + Spacebar" or "pause-button" pauses the game in Singleplayer. afaik its a debug function.
(in multiplayer that does not work)

It would be really nice if thats an intended function in singleplayer and multiplayer.

Why ?
Because it would be a really nice feature to have, just having to hit my pause button on my keyboard when I am returning to the game from another task or when I get something to eat, without having to search the cursor.
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Re: shortcut to pause game

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Well, using the ESC key works that way, doesn't it?
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Re: shortcut to pause game

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Yes, but only in singleplayer, in multiplayer you have to go into the ESC menue and then click on Pause.

It would just be a nice to have.
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Ah, I see .. beeing single-player .. ;-)
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Re: shortcut to pause game

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Maybe I am missing something, but I think other people in the game might want to continue playing when you go AFK? :D
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Re: shortcut to pause game

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Macro the command to set game speed to 0?

or if not 0, really really slow.
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Re: shortcut to pause game

Post by ssilk »

Makes sense if you play with 2 or 3 players.
Doesn't make any sense with 10 or more. :)
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