pause timer or player using Time.timeScale

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hi guys i have a game manager script that i manage to pause the game when my player collide with an object by using Time.timescale but is there a alternative ways that i can pause only the timesystem and the game continue running if not then pause the game but the timesystem contiune running?

gamemanager.js

function Update(){

//if(isPaused == false){

if(!Paused){

Paused=false; } else {

Time.timeScale = 0;

Paused=true;

}

if(Input.GetButtonUp("Jump")){

Time.timeScale = 1;

Paused=false;

     //starttime = Time.time;
 
     //time += Time.deltaTime;
 
     OnGUI();
     }
 }

function OnGUI () {

Debug.Log("OnGUI");

 var guiTime = Time.time - startTime;

restSeconds = countDownSeconds - (guiTime);

 //display messages or whatever here -->do stuff based on your timer
 if (restSeconds == 60) {
 
     print ("One Minute Left");
     
 }
 if (restSeconds == 0) {
 
     print ("Time is Over");
 
     restSeconds = 0;
 
     Application.LoadLevel("2");
     //do stuff here
 Paused = true;

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Answer by henry96 · Sep 29, 2011 at 01:33 AM

I don't think there is other way to pause the default time system without using Time.timeScale. However, if you make your own time countdown or something else you can pause them. You can make a boolean to check if a pause button is pressed or not. If it is, then stop your script from subtracting the number of time.

if (!isPaused) {

restSeconds = countDownSeconds - (guiTime);

However if you want the game paused but the time continues ticking. Then you can disable all the components that you want to stop except the time by using this line of code

gameObject.GetComponent ("name-of-the-script").enabled = false;

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

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Julien-Lynge · Sep 29, 2011 at 01:48 AM 0

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You can stop all your scripts that way, but be warned that this won't actually pause your game. For instance, if you have any objects with rigidbodies they will continue to move under physics.

henry96 · Sep 29, 2011 at 02:18 AM 0

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I agree!!!

pause timer or player using Time.timeScale

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