Is it possible to display object's sprite when the game is paused?

[tommyleug1991]

Hello everyone, I would like to create the game with pause the game function
My code in step tag:

key_P = keyboard_check_pressed(ord("P"));
if(key_P){
  paused = !paused;
}

if(paused){
    instance_deactivate_all(true); // 1
}else{
    instance_activate_all();
}

but I find when I pause the game, the sprite is disappeared
Is it possible to show object's sprite when the game is paused?

 

[FoxyOfJungle]

You must save the screen before pausing the game like this:

var _screenshot = sprite_create_from_surface(application_surface,0,0,surface_get_width(application_surface),surface_get_height(application_surface),0,0,0,0);

Then just draw the sprite:

draw_sprite(0,0,_screenshot);

You must do this on the object that has not been disabled, usually the object on which you have disabled all instances. (Remember to prevent the current object from being disabled in the instance_deactivate_all() function itself).

When you unpause, you must delete the _screenshot sprite to not cause memory leaks.

 

[Evanski]

Where ever you call your pause event

 ids_list = ds_list_create();
 var list = ids_list;
 with (all)
 {
     ds_list_add(list, id);
 }

In the draw event of your pause object

script_execute(scr_pauseDraw);

in scr_pausedraw

function scr_pauseDraw() {

    var size = ds_list_size(ids_list);
        for (var i = 0; i < size; ++i)
        {
            var inst = ids_list[| i];
            if !(inst.sprite_index = -1)&& (inst.sprite_index != spr_collisonbox)
            {
                draw_sprite_ext(inst.sprite_index, inst.image_index, inst.x, inst.y, inst.image_xscale, inst.image_yscale, inst.image_angle, c_white, inst.image_alpha);
        
            }
        }
}