No "PAUSE" function? Really?

Pytheas · 07-29-17, 04:47 PM

ESC button pauses the game...

miteymitey · 07-29-17, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll give it a try.

The Bandit · 07-29-17, 06:27 PM

A lot of this "pause rage" at least from what I saw in one particular review, had to do with the fact that it prevents instant switching from screen to screen while paused and basically denies the player from being able to set up attacks and other various things.

The justification here is that its not realistic to expect the player to be able to do all these different roles at the same time. Honestly I think that's just part of the challenge of playing the game and such a pause feature could well be looked on as an exploit or a cheat.

As far as people being sour that you actually need to "click off" the screen one it appears (you can't just press esc. again to resume the game) I look on that as more of a fail-safe than anything else.

miteymitey · 07-30-17, 08:34 AM

So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?

Pytheas · 07-30-17, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miteymitey

So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?

Game freezes and a menu appears with choices, some infos and the status of mission. If you want to continue (unpause) the mission you select "Back" (low, left).

AndyLorentz · 07-30-17, 12:50 PM

Shift+F1 also pauses the game (and brings up the help menus)

As to the people complaining about not being able to pause to set up attacks, it's not like Dangerous Waters or other more complicated games where setting up attacks is more detailed. It's literally selecting a few weapon behaviors (shallow, deep, search pattern), which you should have plenty of time to do as you're maneuvering to set up a shot. Then it's just Space > RClick.

Killerfish Games · 07-30-17, 09:24 PM

In a recent update: "space" pauses the strategic map.
Needs to be added to the documentation.

07-29-17, 06:27 PM	#3
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	A lot of this "pause rage" at least from what I saw in one particular review, had to do with the fact that it prevents instant switching from screen to screen while paused and basically denies the player from being able to set up attacks and other various things. The justification here is that its not realistic to expect the player to be able to do all these different roles at the same time. Honestly I think that's just part of the challenge of playing the game and such a pause feature could well be looked on as an exploit or a cheat. As far as people being sour that you actually need to "click off" the screen one it appears (you can't just press esc. again to resume the game) I look on that as more of a fail-safe than anything else. __________________

07-30-17, 09:24 PM	#7
Killerfish Games Cold Waters Developer Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 274 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In a recent update: "space" pauses the strategic map. Needs to be added to the documentation. __________________ Visit Killerfish Games for more info and ongoing discussion.

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07-29-17, 04:47 PM	#1
Pytheas Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 8 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	ESC button pauses the game...

07-29-17, 05:38 PM	#2
miteymitey Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 11 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info. Guess I'll give it a try.

07-30-17, 08:34 AM	#4
miteymitey Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 11 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?

07-30-17, 12:50 PM	#6
AndyLorentz Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 10 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Shift+F1 also pauses the game (and brings up the help menus) As to the people complaining about not being able to pause to set up attacks, it's not like Dangerous Waters or other more complicated games where setting up attacks is more detailed. It's literally selecting a few weapon behaviors (shallow, deep, search pattern), which you should have plenty of time to do as you're maneuvering to set up a shot. Then it's just Space > RClick.