@Tiy , and everyone else, I mentioned this in the latest Change Log post that Tiy posted up in the General Discussion forum, but I couldn't bring myself to post a suggestion in that thread... And I apologize if someone else has mentioned this, I certainly don't want to take credit for something if it's been thought of before. Either way, as it stands in the beta, there is no way to "Pause" a singleplayer game. Need something to drink? Save and Quit. Parents/Significant Other requires your aid? Save and Quit. Boss comes around the corner? Save and Quit. If there could be a way to "Pause" the game in a Singleplayer environment, that would surely make a lot of our lives easier. Maybe a simple GUI element on the right-hand side, where our Teleport button and everything else is. Maybe the game could automatically pause when you access the Game Menu and hit ESC. Either way, I've been getting devoured by Satan's Pikachu's and freezing to death whenever I need to simply step away for a minute, and it becomes quite frustrating. Thanks for your time!
While I also believe that being able to pause while in SP is preferred from a ease of use point of view, it could also be alternatively solved by being able to choose a location to spawn while beamed by your spaceship, which would be even better, in my opinion. Although pausing would require less work.
I have also been looking for any mention of a pause button. I'm hoping it was simply overlooked or is planned for a future update. It really makes it hard to play for anyone who cant dedicate themselves 100% to playing the game. Even if it was configurable and off by default if that's what people prefer, but not being available at all kinda sucks. Love everything else about the game so far!
I agree, the game has been a blast, even with all the bugs and rough edges of the Beta. But having a Pause button would definitely make the game a lot easier to leave for a minute. I like the idea of it being an option, that's why I would like to see a simple GUI element on the right-hand side under the teleport button, or somewhere in that area.
I agree. It's sorely missing a pause button. As it is, when exploring, I have no way to protect my character when I have to get away from the keyboard for a bit. It could be gamebreaking for me, considering how much I have to get up when I'm playing...
This is a must. At least for me, i have to afk from time to time and thats why i play SP. I hope it will be easy to implement.
