physics_pause_enable(flag)
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| flag | This can be set to true to pause the simulation, or false to start it again. |
Returns: N/A
Normally for a physics simulation to work, it must be continuous
and cannot be stopped and started, or have instances suddenly moved
from one place to another in the room. However, there are moments
when you need to pause the simulation as (for example) the
device os has paused, and so you would use this function. It pauses
the simulation if the flag is set to true and no further
physics calculations will be done until the flag is set to
false again.
NOTE: This is of particular use should you wish to
deactivate all the instances in a room as even when deactivated a
physical body will still continue being calculated and simulated in
the physics world.
if os_is_paused()
{
physics_pause_enable(true);
instance_deactivate_all(true);
instance_create(x, y, obj_PauseMenu);
}
The code above checks to see if the OS has been paused and if it has then it pauses the physics world, deactivates everything except itself, and then creates a pause menu instance.