Single Player Pause

[dresoccer4]

How does one pause the game in single player? So I can submit commands and study the battle field like in all previous games. Thanks

[dresoccer4]

Escrito originalmente por tiny E:

Escrito originalmente por dresoccer4:

nope. and i'm thinking they never will. i've been hoping someone will make a mod to add the feature in but still no joy

Would a mod be possible? I know nothing about modding but adding tactical pause seems a little more complex than changing stats and skins.

*shrug*

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

They turned it into an e-sport game. More money to be made that way.

The couple of single player campaigns aren't worth what they're charging, and with no pause this is a no purchase. Well... maybe 5 years down the road when it has a 90% discount.

[SunEarthMewsic]

The last two RTS games I played were Tribal Trouble/Trash.

Both had common similarities

1. Single player "skirmish" modes.

Skirmish mode is simply versus AI mode, offline.

2. Pause ability in single player mode.

You can queu and performed other actions while paused.

3. Army vs army

There was no micro nonsense. You simply built up an army and unleashed it onto another army.

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RTS nowadays has innovated a lot, but they seem to be missing these basic, solo features for those who are not interested in co-op, competitive, or e-sports.

I'm still looking for the perfect army on army rts, produced at a high quality with features for solo offline players, but it seems these are few and far between.

[SunEarthMewsic]

Just read parts of the thread, and really really wanted to give a response on this particular matter.

Escrito originalmente por EdwardCarnby:

A.) You can just be honest about the whole thing, say that you're not really an AoE player, you just like to play around with the game. You know, like the people who are playing GTA 5 RP: they are roleplaying as cops or pedestrians, they are using the game as a sandbox for the random bs they are doing. At any rate they are not playing GTA 5, instead they run modded servers and use the assets of GTA 5 to come up with their own thing.

I create a game where the point of the game is to take down the castle.
Players find a way to play the game differently, using the same rules in a different way.
According to the logic you've presented here, I should be angry that they are not playing the game the way I designed it to be here.

This is where your philosophy is fundamentally incorrect.

If a game I made was boring, but people found a way to play it differently and it makes the game more fun, I applaud that; I -do not- care how I originally designed it. Hell, I could even implement it into the actual program.

You seem to believe that "a game -can only- be played the way it was designed or intended", which is false in every sense of the word.

If I was streaming GTA V on a RP server, and you typed a message telling me I was in fact not actually playing GTA V, most people would honestly tune you out, because of the negative energy you let in.

No one would actually care what you felt about GTA V RP. They would just say "if that's how you personally feel, go for it. Doesn't change that it's real GTAV".

[Bowdirk]

The devs will never make a useful single player pause. They don't want your money. They don't want you to buy AOE5 either. They cater to 8 year olds on a sugar high. Do Not Buy.

[TURUKANO]

Escrito originalmente por Bowdirk:

The devs will never make a useful single player pause. They don't want your money. They don't want you to buy AOE5 either. They cater to 8 year olds on a sugar high. Do Not Buy.

Sad

[abuster]

dont buy this game.

[(Hump) a cactus]

As a huge AOE fan starting from the first, I'm still waiting for a single player pause and a local multiplayer pause (for those of us that like to play cooperatively with friends and pause long matches). They've lost multiple sales from my end until then (and clearly from others as well). Would have been a day-one purchase for me otherwise. Such as shame when it was in all the other versions...

[wcbarney]

I'm sure there are lots of us who are 82 years old, and just can't keep up with herding the sheep to the town center, building defenses, recruiting troops, getting all the upgrades available, ..... (whew!) without the ability to pause & look around. Yeah, I know I can press ESC and pause the game so I can go eat lunch, but that's not the same. I bought this game when it was brand new, but haven't played it for months because there are lots of other games that are currently more fun -- including AOE3 and AOE2.

[Nikolaj]

I have 11.5 hours of play time. Haven't touched it since January of 2022. I purchased the Steam key through Green Man Gaming so I don't think a refund was ever possible. It's kind of disappointing to have wasted that money on a game I can't play.

[jester]

why there are so many stupid comments about the pause function.. its been in the other aoe games, it's a awesome learning tool too and it doesn't effect anyone who not wan't to use it lol.

[dresoccer4]

Escrito originalmente por jester:

why there are so many stupid comments about the pause function.. its been in the other aoe games, it's a awesome learning tool too and it doesn't effect anyone who not wan't to use it lol.

they're mainly from young people who don't know any better. gotta just ignore them

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Escrito originalmente por dresoccer4:

Escrito originalmente por jester:

why there are so many stupid comments about the pause function.. its been in the other aoe games, it's a awesome learning tool too and it doesn't effect anyone who not wan't to use it lol.

they're mainly from young people who don't know any better. gotta just ignore them

those are the same people that when you ask them for game tips or strategies they say, "git gud"

[jester]

isn't there still any kind of mod or way to implement something like the tactical pause? can't imagine anyone have not made a mod for it yet.

[dresoccer4]

Escrito originalmente por jester:

isn't there still any kind of mod or way to implement something like the tactical pause? can't imagine anyone have not made a mod for it yet.

nope. pretty nuts eh