How do I add a pause?

Question

So I am currently trying to make a game and I want one of the features to be when you hit a certain block I called it Obstacle you will pause for 1 second. I just don't know how to add that pause in C#. The script:

using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerCollision : MonoBehaviour {
    public Movememt movement;
         
    void OnCollisionEnter (Collision Collisioninfo)
    {           
       if (Collisioninfo.collider.name == "Obstacle")
        {
            movement.enabled = false;
           // i want the pause here
            movement.enabled = true;
            
        }
    }
}

I don't know Unity or Unity scripting but Unity runtime might have a timer mechanism, so create a timer and start that timer when you hit the obstacle, when the required time passed, renable the player state. — jtxkopt, Jan 18 '22 at 14:55

Vapid · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T00:44:21.463

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You can do it using coroutines.

You can change the return value from void to IEnumerator which will allow you to "pause" by yeilding a new WaitForSeconds instance. Here is an example:

IEnumerator OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
{           
    if (collision.collider.name == "Obstacle")
    {
        movement.enabled = false;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
        movement.enabled = true;
    }
}

edited Jan 19 '22 at 00:44

answered Jan 18 '22 at 12:18

Vapid

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`OnCollisionEnter` itself can be a Coroutine btw – derHugo Jan 18 '22 at 14:44
@derHugo I didn't know that, thanks! Updated my answer. – Vapid Jan 18 '22 at 14:47
Or, rather than storing a boolean, create some "disabled until time" value. Are you intending to add other kinds of buffs / debuffs? – Jeremy Lakeman Jan 18 '22 at 23:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 18 '22 at 23:08

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You can use WaitForSeconds with coroutines. For details please go through the link.

yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);

edited Jan 18 '22 at 23:08

Dharman

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answered Jan 18 '22 at 12:19

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score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 18 '22 at 12:10

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You can pause or resume the game by setting the timescale to 0 or back to 1.

void PauseGame()
    {
        Time.timeScale = 0;
    }

void ResumeGame()
    {
        Time.timeScale = 1;
    }

answered Jan 18 '22 at 12:10

Robert Westerveld

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This often has a lot of undesired side effects. Also note that OP already seems to have a mechanism that is supposed to do the trick `movement.enabled = false` – derHugo Jan 18 '22 at 14:45
There is a difference between a pause and a wait – Robert Westerveld Jan 18 '22 at 23:51
Exactly .. and if you look at OPs code it is pretty clear that we are not looking for a pause but a wait ;) – derHugo Jan 19 '22 at 08:44

How do I add a pause?

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