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Raggedy Man has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 3:51am

How to pause?

I can't seem to find any way to actually use the single player pause function mentioned in the latest updates.
What am I missing? Which button do I have to push?

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Scrumpy

Mar 2, 2022 @ 3:53am

Escape key in single player. Also seems to work on a multiplayer server if no one else is online (same as sleep)

Raggedy Man has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 4:02am

Originally posted by Scrumpy:
Escape key in single player. Also seems to work on a multiplayer server if no one else is online (same as sleep)

Ah, so that IS pause. I wasn't sure, considering the fact that time still passes. Guess I expected a pausier kind of pause.
Thanks a lot, though.

Nefrarya

Mar 2, 2022 @ 5:09am

Maybe you play on a server that hasn't updated yet or you disabled auto-updates? Time now does pause, even though at least in my case the camera likes to take a gander all by itself.

Mharr

Mar 2, 2022 @ 5:22am

If time didn't still pass how would you press the button again to unpause?

Nefrarya

Mar 2, 2022 @ 6:03am

Originally posted by Mharr:
If time didn't still pass how would you press the button again to unpause?

These aren't the Stanley Parable forums, good sir.

GinsengSamurai has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 6:05am

Originally posted by Nefrarya:
Originally posted by Mharr:
If time didn't still pass how would you press the button again to unpause?

These aren't the Stanley Parable forums, good sir.

Thor'sHammer has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 6:55am

Originally posted by Scrumpy:
Escape key in single player. Also seems to work on a multiplayer server if no one else is online (same as sleep)

That does NOT pause the game! This is one of the most requested features for the Devs to handle.
The curret BETA has added a real pause button so it's coming soon!! :-)

Mharr

Mar 2, 2022 @ 7:00am

Have you installed yesterday's patch? The notes say pause is in the release now. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/892970/view/3131694924763932004

Thor'sHammer has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 7:19am

Originally posted by Mharr:
Have you installed yesterday's patch? The notes say pause is in the release now. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/892970/view/3131694924763932004

But conviently doesn't say what KEY is pause ... I haven't installed it yet myself, perhaps thay added it to the main menu??

Nefrarya

Mar 2, 2022 @ 8:12am

I feel trolled.... The pause function came with the caves patch that was in beta, but was released to the main branch yesterday. Whatever key or controller button used to bring you to the main menu now pauses the game for a single player, as is the way.

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Thor'sHammer has Valheim

Mar 2, 2022 @ 8:20am

Originally posted by Nefrarya:
I feel trolled.... The pause function came with the caves patch that was in beta, but was released to the main branch yesterday. Whatever key or controller button used to bring you to the main menu now pauses the game for a single player, as is the way.

Ah-HA! I didn't realize they released it yesterday to the main channel. Perhaps explains some weirdness I ran into with the mouse / FOV that has totally nerf'd my gameplay.
Now I need to check my version since I'm NOT on Beta channel.

Thanks!

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Van N00b

Mar 3, 2022 @ 3:18am

Pause works on my local single player games using ESC key but NOT on my linux standalone server with only one player.

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Munin

Mar 3, 2022 @ 3:29am

Pause only works in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers/dedicated servers when no one else is logged into the server, like already stated.

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morpheeze

Mar 3, 2022 @ 4:11am

Can someone confirm whether time passes or not? Currently at work but I remember there is a little camera swing animation, but I assumed that time would stop, as in pause, while in the menu state.

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