Is there a way to pause the game?

[Konijnopijs]

Hi, I'm using this game for language learning and would like to sometimes pause the game during a conversation with a npc so I can look things up or write down new words. How can I do that?

[Fuffy]

Easily, just don´t click your LMB. The game stops the conversation during every speech bubble, so you have full control when to continue.

[T9]

The game pauses:
- during conversation
- reading mail
- opened backpack
- reading journal
- buying menu

You can stay in these menus as long as u want

[Clovis Sangrail]

Unless you are playing multiplayer, in which case it just keeps moving along.

[Konijnopijs]

Originally posted by Fuffy:

Easily, just don´t click your LMB. The game stops the conversation during every speech bubble, so you have full control when to continue.

Mmm, for some reason my game continued. The conversation paused for a bit but while I was looking up words it kept going to the next part of the conversation. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that or not.

ps: what is a LMB?

[T9]

Originally posted by Konijnopijs:

Originally posted by Fuffy:

Easily, just don´t click your LMB. The game stops the conversation during every speech bubble, so you have full control when to continue.

Mmm, for some reason my game continued. The conversation paused for a bit but while I was looking up words it kept going to the next part of the conversation. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that or not.

ps: what is a LMB?

Left mouse button

[protëin]

Originally posted by Konijnopijs:

Originally posted by Fuffy:

Easily, just don´t click your LMB. The game stops the conversation during every speech bubble, so you have full control when to continue.

Mmm, for some reason my game continued. The conversation paused for a bit but while I was looking up words it kept going to the next part of the conversation. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that or not.

ps: what is a LMB?

Left Mouse Button. Conversations shouldn't continue unless you press a button (including the keyboard).

[Tammy the Muffin]

You can play in window mode and just click anywhere outside game's window or switch to word or whatever. There's an option "pause when game window is inactive" which is on by default.

[Fifty Eight Republic]

Originally posted by Clovis Sangrail:

Unless you are playing multiplayer, in which case it just keeps moving along.

You can open the console by typing "/" and then typing "pause" and then pressing enter

[Queen Droxxanna]

There is also a mod that allows you to change how time passes, and to pause the clock (freeze time) with out stopping game play.
Note: if you leave the game paused to long or freeze time to long (like when I fall asleep while playing) then when you go back in the game and continue to play, the game could CRASH when you try to save after sleeping.

This has happened to me several times and I get a message "out of memory" error.
all that work, and I have to repeat the day.

Just happened to me again, ya i fell asleep IRL, then i harvested 4000 hardwood before saving for the night, and it CRASHED.
OH WELL.

[jessa smith]

Well since the game crashed it technically put you to sleep :)

[Queen Droxxanna]

Originally posted by coolwaysandway:

Well since the game crashed it technically put you to sleep :)

LOL, Well ya, but I always have to go back and re-do the whole day.