pause and commands

[Wilhelm]

is that possible in SP?

[KapitanSWAT]

Pause (press "pause") is, active pause is not

[Ch53dVet]

Yes, 1 unit at a time per separate pauses. [Pause Break] key pauses the game.
(1) Click on unit.
(2) Pause the game.
(3) Issue single order. (If it's a movement order you can issue way-points)
(4) UN-pause game.
(5) Chose next unit
(6) repeat (2) through (5)
Best if you set the game speed to 1 before pausing the game, units wont get too far ahead of each other by the time you give the last unit order, then reset game speed.
Extremely monotonous and time consuming.

[Wilhelm]

Originally posted by Ch53dVet:

Yes, 1 unit at a time per separate pauses. [Pause Break] key pauses the game.
(1) Click on unit.
(2) Pause the game.
(3) Issue single order. (If it's a movement order you can issue way-points)
(4) UN-pause game.
(5) Chose next unit
(6) repeat (2) through (5)
Best if you set the game speed to 1 before pausing the game, units wont get too far ahead of each other by the time you give the last unit order, then reset game speed.
Extremely monotonous and time consuming.

thanks!... i love these sort of games but i´m getting older and really would like to have active pause.

[Coach]

In company of heroes 2 you can pause the game, issue several order, analyse the situation and continue. I do wonder why it's not possible in Gates of Hell.

[Erictum Maxima]

Gates of Hell want to be more realistic like real general. In reality you can't say : WAIT PAUSE ! i want analyse and give order ! you can prepare an assault, not really an defence... you see ? and that's why I love this game !
Pause is just if you have a real problem or a mom say go to lunch you see ?

[Saxhorn]

You can issue orders to multiple units in the single player game mode whilst the game is paused BUT.... (there's always a but)

Sometimes selecting a single soldier on the screen bugs out further selections so the "best way" to do multiple units is with the unit icons on the bottom left of the screen.

You can't split/reorganise units (but you can assign hotkeys to each and every icon on the bottom left).

If you want to select a single soldier (EG the soldier with the bazooka) you need to unpause the game. That bazooka soldier now has his own icon at the bottom left so you can order him around whilst (subsequently) paused with his bottom left icon.

I don't recommend trying to order infantry units around like (because you usually want particular soldiers to do different things) this but it works well for vehicles and towed units.

EDIT : In before someone tries this in Conquest and gets all grumpy.
Conquest uses the multiplayer engine so this won't work in Conquest even if you are playing "solo".