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Old 11-07-2004, 03:16 PM   #16
slicer15
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Join Date: November 12, 2002
Location: Banstead, Southeast England
Age: 37
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Erm...when you say stupid pausing, did you mean the auto-pausing or the choice to pause at will? O.o

The auto-pausing can be removed, but the pausing feature itself was necessary because of the way the game was made...and it was introduced in the concept of how you instantly react to an enemy, or whatever. With the game set out the way it is, it's nearly impossible not to pause at some point.

For example, if a bandit attacked you in real life, you would instantly react, but with BG pausing is necessary for that kind of reacting. Without it, your character is still fumbling around with his weapon or choosing a spell while the bandit pokes him with a dagger.

Grojlach: Thanks! [img]smile.gif[/img] I searched eBay after my post, and realised it was available there...I never tried that, d'oh! But it's not as cheap as the $10 from Amazon.
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