Cannot pause game with Esc button, EVER!

[Dire_Squid]

After clearing out ALL my mods/plugins (I think it was either the Active Texture Manager or Module manager that may be the culprits, because I didn't have game crashes, file corruptions, and THIS problem until after downloading one, and updating the other, respectfully), and deleting and reinstalling and validating the cache of this game multiple times, I STILL cannot use the Escape button to pause my game.

I'm sorry to sound hysterical, but this problem is driving me up a wall!

And YES, I set my Career Mode on Normal, meaning I CAN pause the game!

Please help me!

Edited November 11, 2014 by Dire_Squid

[Dire_Squid]

Actually, hold up, I didn't know that Steam didn't clear out ALL the files from the common folder... so let's see if that worked.

EDIT: Nope... didn't change a thing. Still need help.

Edited November 9, 2014 by Dire_Squid

[Dire_Squid]

Still kind of need help. Granted, I deleted the game, and I know re-installing it will probably yield the same problem (it has since the initial problem)... so... is it a problem the log MAY convey, or is this a coding issue (tbh, this has happened to me before, two KSP versions prior, before Career Mode had Funds and Contracts. Had to remove every plugin/mod, and THEN the game, and somehow it fixed itself; but this time I have no such luck)?

[vexx32]

We need more information. A log file would be the best thing, as usual.

Are you certain that 1) you are pressing the correct key (default; Escape), and 2) that it works in the rest of your system as it should.

Also, please refrain from spamming links to your thread in others' support threads. Those users are here to get help, and will likely not appreciate your advertising. The users who offer help here, as well as the moderation team, are all volunteers. We'll get to you as we can, and the best way to ensure we can help you is to follow the instructions in the stickied threads (specifically, including enough information for us to reliably diagnose the problem).

[Dire_Squid]

We need more information. A log file would be the best thing, as usual.

Are you certain that 1) you are pressing the correct key (default; Escape), and 2) that it works in the rest of your system as it should.

Also, please refrain from spamming links to your thread in others' support threads. Those users are here to get help, and will likely not appreciate your advertising. The users who offer help here, as well as the moderation team, are all volunteers. We'll get to you as we can, and the best way to ensure we can help you is to follow the instructions in the stickied threads (specifically, including enough information for us to reliably diagnose the problem).

Actually, don't ask me HOW, but somehow... the problem is gone. I can hit the Escape Key and pause the game... Just to make sure I made that the input key for that in Settings. I'm sorry to have intruded in the other topic; I just figured that, since it had a similar problem to mine, I figured "vaporize two Kerbal Pilots with one badly-made VTOL" (kill two birds with one stone) and ask there. I deeply apologize for my rash actions, and I sincerely thank you for at least taking the time to look into my topic.

[Corovaneer]

This ticket might need to be reopened - I have the exact same problem, and I tried altering my mod list a bit to root it out. At first I thought it was caused by vesselmover addon or FAR, and removing both indeed helped - but several game launches later the problem came back. I get it about once in every 4 or 5 launches of game, without adding or deleting mods. So the problem is not really "solved", it just goes away sometimes.
modlist is as follows:
Toolbar
BDArmory
Bloody_looser (jet turbines)
DistantObject
Firespitter (dll only)
KAX
KerbalEngineer
KerbalFoundries
KerbalJointReinforcement
MagicSmokeIndustries
NavBallDockingAlignmentIndicator
PortraitStats
ProceduralFairings
RcsSounds
SensibleScreenshot
SXT
TakeCommand
TweakScale
WheelSounds

32bit, latest build, using forced opengl mostly.

[xEvilReeperx]

KerbalFoundries has a [URL="http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/134654-Plugin-Parts-Kerbal-Foundries-Continuation-Latest-1-9g?p=2289983&viewfull=1#post2289983"]small bug[/URL] that causes this. My money's on that. If you look at or post your log, you can tell for sure

[Corovaneer]

Good to know. It may indeed be the case, I remember problem occurring mostly when in physics range with a tracked vehicle.