Is there a way to pause/stop the game completely?

[Asatte32]

Hi, I am trying to implement a pause menu to my UI tutorial but could not find how to pause the game entirely. With other engines, you can set game.paused = true or set a timescale value to 0. Could not find the way to do it with Stride.
Any idea on what would be the best/easiest way to achieve pause effect (UI should still be functioning) with this engine?

[w0wca7a]

Services.GetService<IGame>().UpdateTime.Factor = 0; - pause, Services.GetService<IGame>().UpdateTime.Factor = 1; - run.
this pause method will only work with animations, particles and physics.
If you want use in scrips pause logic for another things, you must have global variable, bool Pause {get; set;} = false; for example,
and do in every Update() and Execute() methods in all scripts

if(gamePause) return;
// or
// if(Services.GetService<IGame>().UpdateTime.Factor < 1;) return;
// your logic, for example: 
Entity.Transform.Position += new Vector3(0.5, 0, 0); 
....

Best way to create global variable is a your class

public class Pause : GameSystemBase
{
    public bool GamePause {get; set;}
    public Pause(IServiceRegistry registry) : base(registry)
    {
           GamePause = false;
    }
}

and register in your system Services.AddService(new Pause(Services));
then you can get your pause status var gamePause = Services.GetService<Pause>().GamePause; and set Services.GetService<Pause>().GamePause = true;
also I have mini example for menu

[Asatte32]

Thank you!
I have seen a similar answer but was hoping that there would be a simpler solution. If I use Services.GetService<IGame>().UpdateTime.Factor = 0; and a return statement in all Updates, it should work like a total pause, I assume?
Do you think the devs can implement a global variable that stops everything when paused except the specified UI?

[w0wca7a]

Yes, all code after return; will be ignored and will not be performed.
At this time have been no requests for this feature and it is not a priority. But you can create it yourself and make PR.