Pause Game?

[iamchairs]

For a mod i'm working on when you start a new game you need to choose some options before you begin. I'd like to pause the game at this point to make sure at least one option is selected so I don't have to check that condition everywhere else in my code. Is it possible to pause the game and how would I do it?

[Diazo]

I'm not 100% sure, but I'd check the GameEvent class for a pause/unpause event, or the HighLogic class for a pause game status.

Check the TimeWarp class to see if time is passing or not might "work", but it would be pretty hacky.

D.

[MrHappyFace]

If you need to pause in the flight scene, just do this:

FlightDriver.SetPause(true or false);

However, It seems you want to make sure that an option is selected from a GUI before allowing the player to continue, which can be accomplished without pausing.

Simply use an InputLock, like so:

InputLockManager.SetControlLock(ControlTypes.All, "YourUniqueLockName");

Then, when an option is selected, and you want to restore user control, just remove the input lock, like so:

InputLockManager.RemoveControlLock("YourUniqueLockName");

Also, the ControlTypes enum works like a Bitmask, so choosing multiple ControlTypes is possible using the | operator.

I'm assuming that the option-choosing GUI will pop up when the space center loads, correct me if I'm wrong.