Pausing the game

[DJ Curtis]

I was looking through the screenshots thread at BCFiles, and I think we all know it can be tough to get good action shots.  I wonder, is there any way that a 'pause' script could be incorporated into the game, so that when things are going on, you can just freeze it and take your screenie?

[MLeo]

If you are willing to use old (and I mean ancient).

I once created KeyFoundation, for creating keymappings easily.
And as an example script, I created a script to speed up, slow down and pause time in BC.

I'll have to digg it up.

Do note that I can't guarantee anything in it, it's from a totally different level of mine, in the negative sense of the word.

[EDIT] Of course, you may want to do this through the console.
Check back in a minute when I get the specifics...

[MLeo]

This worked for me in the console:

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App.g_kUtopiaModule.Pause(1)To unpause:

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App.g_kUtopiaModule.Pause(0)
If you are interrested in the screenshot, don't worry this won't delay you, since the Console pauses as well. ;)

[DJ Curtis]

I'll give it a try MLeo.

edit:

Is there any way to assign that to a key, in order to make it a faster process?

[Bren]

This is all way too complicated.

Open the console and type

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Edit()
press enter, and work away. Fun for all the family!

[MLeo]

Except that it's the edit mode, and it changes the UI/Controls + viewpoint.


It appears I didn't saw your edit DJ, but yes, I created a mod (ages ago, I even believe it got a bug or two, or three...) called KeyFoundation (I think included with KM), and as an example mod, it contains TimeCompress, it bound keys for slowing down, speeding up and pausing time in BC.

[JimmyB76]

you should dig out that old mod
dust it off a bit lol
(not that you dont have a million things already going on )

[Bren]

Except that it's the edit mode, and it changes the UI/Controls + viewpoint.

I don't see the problem with that. You can move objects around, change the lighting, change the backgrounds (outside of KM, anyway), add asteroid fields, and position the camera anywhere. I use it for screenshots all the time. It kicks ass.

Incidentally, your time compression mod also kicked ass, it was like The Matrix: Bridge Commander.

[MLeo]

Thanks! Now I need to improve it.  :lol: