Pause button top left corner

[TOMIE]

Hey everyone! So , a girl friend of mine just got into playing this game because I told her about it. I taught her the basic's. How to slow time or make it go by faster , how to use the tools and such. Then she asked me about the pause symbol on the top right. Which I didn't have an answer for because I never have used it. I just like to go go go and GO and have a lot to do so I don't get bored playing. If I get up or something I will naturally pause it by hitting ESC button. Does anyone know if that pause symbol on the top left can actually be used to pause duties or whatever it is while doing a room so you aren't interrupted? That is the only thing I can think that it would be fore. If so , what button on the keyboard is it to use it? Thanks for the help!

[dark_haunt]

The pause button was added with Patch 7 not long ago. It just pauses time in the game, the same as with the ESC key.

I haven't used it either, so I'm not sure what it's keyed to, however the game's key settings should tell you that. It could just be a mouse click too.

[TOMIE]

Originally posted by dark_haunt:

The pause button was added with Patch 7 not long ago. It just pauses time in the game, the same as with the ESC key.

I haven't used it either, so I'm not sure what it's keyed to, however the game's key settings should tell you that. It could just be a mouse click too.

Thanks for the info! I was wondering , is it different from the esc button? Rather then pausing the entire game do you think it pauses just the time so you don't have to do anything but just work on a room? So you wont have to clean , fix anything ext? That would be awesome haha. Just don't see why they would add another pause if it was not something different.

[dark_haunt]

As far as I know, no, it pauses the whole game like the ESC key. I believe it was added because it was a requested feature of the game from a while back. The ESC key version may be different, however, since you have to get the main menu up to use it. This one is just it's own key.

[Siemasz]

Originally posted by dark_haunt:

As far as I know, no, it pauses the whole game like the ESC key. I believe it was added because it was a requested feature of the game from a while back. The ESC key version may be different, however, since you have to get the main menu up to use it. This one is just it's own key.

The pause button stops the flow of time so that you can renovate without worrying about a random event popping up. It does however mean that you will not be getting new income from your rooms during the time the time is paused :)

[TOMIE]

Originally posted by Siemasz:

Originally posted by dark_haunt:

As far as I know, no, it pauses the whole game like the ESC key. I believe it was added because it was a requested feature of the game from a while back. The ESC key version may be different, however, since you have to get the main menu up to use it. This one is just it's own key.

The pause button stops the flow of time so that you can renovate without worrying about a random event popping up. It does however mean that you will not be getting new income from your rooms during the time the time is paused :)

See! That makes much more sense! Thank you very much for clearing that up for me! It just didn't make much logic for the full game to pause with ESC and then add a pause button that does the same thing haha! I am happy you added that because it gets so busy and some peace whilst renovating a room in nice sometimes lol!

[dark_haunt]

Originally posted by Siemasz:

Originally posted by dark_haunt:

As far as I know, no, it pauses the whole game like the ESC key. I believe it was added because it was a requested feature of the game from a while back. The ESC key version may be different, however, since you have to get the main menu up to use it. This one is just it's own key.

The pause button stops the flow of time so that you can renovate without worrying about a random event popping up. It does however mean that you will not be getting new income from your rooms during the time the time is paused :)

I have never been so happy to be wrong about something! :D Thank you for the clarification, Siemasz! My apologies for the red herring, icicle nips!

[TOMIE]

Originally posted by dark_haunt:

Originally posted by Siemasz:

The pause button stops the flow of time so that you can renovate without worrying about a random event popping up. It does however mean that you will not be getting new income from your rooms during the time the time is paused :)

I have never been so happy to be wrong about something! :D Thank you for the clarification, Siemasz! My apologies for the red herring, icicle nips!

Oh no worries what so ever! This is the news that we were hoping for haha! I am def going to look at my key binds today and see what key functions that! If you know already , please tell me!

[TOMIE]

Originally posted by 💕𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀🐾:

The key isn't initially assigned. So what I did was use one of the two side buttons of my mouse (right-hand mouse for me). Works like a charm, because my thumb is right there anyway.

For those not in the know, this feature doesn't work until you finish the Tutorial Room 101. This is a double-edged sword, so I suggest you keep in mind what Siemasz said above. Sure, it will stop events from happening, but also stops you from gaining income. :GravityCat::hammerscrew::hfdrill:

That is odd because my pause key was already assigned when I looked at it... It was assigned to they key " P " and I didn't assign it to that , so....I would think that it actually is assigned. And , I have been playing this game for awhile , very big fan. I know how things work. I have way more then enough money to be able to pause for awhile and take a breath. Thanks for the tutorial though!

[🐾𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀💖]

I haven't played in some time, having finished it last March, when it wasn't yet there. So I just started another play-through, and I had to assign a key for it. It read "None" for me.

Whenever I leave a game for quite a while, before I begin, I'm in a habit of Verifying Integrity Of Game Files. Especially when it's been updated several times since my last play-through.

I have lots of experience with games like this, as well. They relax me, and I enjoy decorating. My wife also loves the game, and when she returned today, as I did, her pause key was also not assigned.

PS:
I only posted my findings, because you asked someone if they knew what key it was. So I offered what I saw, and did to enable it. Nothing more, nothing less. The other part of my comment was added just in case someone comes along, and is in the tutorial, and wondered why it wasn't working for them.