Pause The Game
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #61 of 597 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds a hotkey to pause the game. Optionally lets others pause in multiplayer.
Overview
Pause The Game lets you pause Baldur's Gate 3 with a single keypress, even in multiplayer sessions.
Pressing ` (the key between ESC and Tab; configurable in MCM) will show a pause message to everyone in the session. Click "Unpause" to resume.
Can be installed or uninstalled at any time.
Features
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[]Allows pausing at basically any point in-game (even cutscenes, though if Narrator is speaking she'll finish the current line)
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]Works in singleplayer and multiplayer (can disallow clients from pausing/unpausing)[]Configurable via the Mod Configuration Menu (MCM)
[]Pausing state is visually indicated for all players. Everyone must click 'Unpause' at some point to close the pause message.
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Installation
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[]Download the .zip file and install using BG3MM.
Requirements
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- BG3 Script Extender (you can easily install it with BG3MM through its Tools tab or by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+T while its window is focused).
Waypoint Inside Emerald Grove - adds an actual waypoint inside Emerald Grove
Fix Stragglers - automatically boosts/teleports companions who get stuck or fall behind
Configurable Party Limit - allows decreasing/increasing the party size with MCM
Reduce NPC Banter Repetitiveness - adds delays before NPC banter repeats
Auto Send Read Books To Camp - automatically sends read books to camp chest
Auto Use Soap - automatically uses soap after combat/entering camp
Preemptively Label Containers - automatically tags nearby containers with 'Empty' or their item count
Smart Autosaving - creates conditional autosaves at set intervals
Short Rest Cooldown - enforces configurable cooldown after using short rest
Auto Send Food To Camp - sends food to camp chest automatically
Auto Lockpicking - initiates lockpicking automatically
Configurable Pickpocketing - configure pickpocketing difficulty parameters
Configurable Fall Damage - configure fall damage and prone parameters
Pause The Game - Allows pausing the game
Tools/Resources
Mod Uninstaller - allows uninstalling mods that add items/statuses
Mod Configuration Menu - offers a graphical interface for easy management of mod settings
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[]Download the .zip file and install using BG3MM.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldursgate3 Mods
- Author
- Volitio
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 17,521
- Endorsements
- 153
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 11/7/2025
- Updated
- 11/8/2025
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