bobbyit1 wrote:

So, I have a remixed version of a game, and I am trying to make it unique to me. I am trying to make a pause menu, but don't know where to start. Here is the link, then maybe someone could remix it in, then I could copy that into my current game.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23805729/

when this sprite clicked
go to front
switch costume to [Pause v]
broadcast [Pause v]

when green flag clicked
set [Pause v] to [off]

when this sprite clicked
set [Pause v] to [on]
switch backdrop to [Pause v]

wait until <(Pause) = [off]>

when this sprite clicked
set [Pause v] to [off] // don´t include the above script in this

when [p v] key pressed
if <(Pause) = [off]> then
set [Pause v] to [on]
switch backdrop to [Pause v]
else
set [Pause v] to [off]
switch backdrop to [your previous backdrop v]
end
wait until <not <key [p v] pressed?>>

wait until <(Pause) = [off]>

asivi wrote:

If you want to use a key instead button' sprites, for example “p”, you can do it whith this script

when [p v] key pressed
if <(Pause) = [off]> then
set [Pause v] to [on]
switch backdrop to [Pause v]
else
set [Pause v] to [off]
switch backdrop to [your previous backdrop v]
end
wait until <not <key [p v] pressed?>>

forever
    
if <(pause) = [off ]> then
    
move (10) steps
pen down
turn ccw (180) degrees

end

end

repeat until <>
    
if <(pause) = [off ]> then

end

JoeyTheChicken wrote:

You could lock every single thing running a loop under an “if (pause = off)” to stop all processes running at the time, though things like waits will still “wait,” and the loops will still complete the run they're on after you pause.

Like this:

forever
    
if <(pause) = [off ]> then
    
move (10) steps
pen down
turn ccw (180) degrees

end

end

repeat until <>
    
if <(pause) = [off ]> then

end

Under the forever loop above, even if you pause after “move ten steps,” the program will still complete the loop, running “pen down” and “turn 180 degrees” even AFTER the pause. Once those are done running, though, they will not run again until pause = off.

bobbyit1 wrote:

What sprite would I put it under?

forever
    if <(pause) = [off ]> then
        move (10) steps
        pen down
        turn ccw (180) degrees
    end
end

forever
    if <(pause) = [off ]> then
        move (10) steps
        next costume
        turn cw (10) degrees
        change x by (12)
    end
end

forever
    move (10) steps
    next costume
    turn cw (10) degrees
    change x by (12)
    wait until <(pause) = [off]>
end

bobbyit1 wrote:

asivi wrote:

If you want to use a key instead button' sprites, for example “p”, you can do it whith this script

when [p v] key pressed
if <(Pause) = [off]> then
set [Pause v] to [on]
switch backdrop to [Pause v]
else
set [Pause v] to [off]
switch backdrop to [your previous backdrop v]
end
wait until <not <key [p v] pressed?>>

Would that stop all of the processes running at that time?

When I receive [pause v]
display pause screen
stop [all v]
When I receive [start v]
hide pause screen
...

asivi wrote:

Scratch is not able to make a real pause (freezing temporally), sounds player can't be paused, the built-in timer can't be stopped or paused either, the method above can simulate a pause.

(Pause)

when green flag clicked
forever
wait (1) secs
change [_Timer_ v] by (1)
end

when green flag clicked
if <(Pause) = [1]> then
set [_Time_Storer_ v] to (_Timer_)
end

when green flag clicked
if <(Pause) = [0]> then
set [_Timer_ v] to (_Time_Storer_)


end

If <(Pause) = [1]> then
repeat until <(Pause) = [0]>

rest for <1 beats>

end