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BC Forums => BC Scripting => Topic started by: DJ Curtis on November 30, 2007, 12:28:53 PM

Title: Pausing the game
Post by: DJ Curtis on November 30, 2007, 12:28:53 PM

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?

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: MLeo on November 30, 2007, 12:44:53 PM

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...

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: MLeo on November 30, 2007, 12:57:08 PM

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. ;)

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: DJ Curtis on November 30, 2007, 01:49:15 PM

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?

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: Bren on February 18, 2008, 08:17:56 PM

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!

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: MLeo on February 19, 2008, 04:59:23 PM

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.

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: JimmyB76 on February 19, 2008, 05:26:08 PM

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

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: Bren on February 21, 2008, 11:05:08 AM

Quote from: MLeo on February 19, 2008, 04:59:23 PM

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.

Title: Re: Pausing the game
Post by: MLeo on February 21, 2008, 05:48:07 PM

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