Bullet Time

Decouple the mecha (player actions) from the world simulation.

Provide hotkey to pause the game and view the freeze in-game world.
Let user slow down game speed to reduce CPU workload, so FPS may improve if it is slowed down by UPS.
Run autosave in the background to make the game stay responsive.
Skip planet modeling for cover to speed up main menu loading.

Feature

Tactical pause mode

When pressing KeyPause key, the game will enter tactical pause mode (true pause). The following actions are allowed:

Freely move camera and inspect in-game objects.
Queue up mecha RTS order and mecha replicator.
Change settings of buildings.
Place down blueprints.

Mecha activity is disabled in this true pause mode. To enable, set EnableMechaFunc to true.

Game speed adjustment

Game speed adjustment
Reduce game speed to lower the calculation workload and improve FPS in the late game.
This adjustment affects everything except the mecha, which will continue at normal speed.
The control slider is available in the in-game performance statistics panel.
When speed is set to 0, the game will enter pause mode, and game ticks and factories will stop.

Background autosave

Run autosave on a background thread to prevent game freezes.
The game will enter pause mode during autosave to ensure factory data consistency.
Interaction with the factory is prohibited during local factory data export.

Configuration

Run the game one time to generate com.starfi5h.plugin.BulletTime.cfg file.
Key name can be found in Unity manual - InputManager.

KeyAutosave
Keyboard shortcut for auto-save. (Default:F10 + LeftShift)
KeyPause
Hotkey for toggling pause mode. (Default:Pause｜Break)
EnableMechaFunc
When enabled, mecha will be able to move in pause mode and projectiles will fly at normal speed. (Default:fasle)
EnableBackgroundAutosave
Run autosave in the background. This can also be toggled in the performance test panel. (Default:false)
StartingSpeed
Game speed when the game begins. range:0-100 (Default:100)
EnableFastLoading
Increase main menu loading speed. (Default:true)
RemoveGC
Remove force garbage collection of build tools. (Default:true)

Compatibility

[✅] GalacticScale
[✅] NebulaMultiplayer

Extra Functions in Nebula Multiplayer

When a player is joining or requesting factory data, unfreeze and enter pasue mode (the player can move).
When host is saving or manually entering pause mode, the client will enter pause mode too.
If clients disconnect during pausing, the host can manually resume the game by changing the slider.
Players can stop/resume dyson sphere rotation in the editor at top-left button.
Both host and client can stop the game using hotkey pause.

战术暂停

按下KeyPause键时，游戏将进入战术暂停模式。允许以下操作：

自由移动摄像头并检查游戏内物体。
队列机甲 RTS 动作指令和手搓。
更改建筑物设置。
放置蓝图。

在战术暂停模式下，机甲移动以及动作将被禁用。要启用，请将EnableMechaFunc设置为 true。

调整游戏速度

在性能测试面板可以调整游戏速度(0~100%)，只影响机甲以外的世界，机甲仍保持正常速度。
速度为0或启用热键时进入时停模式，gameTick会在离开时停模式后恢复。

背景自动保存

在背景自动保存的期间，游戏会进入时停模式。写入当地工厂時，玩家和唯读的工厂互动会被阻止。
使用这项功能时建议先测试。

设置

.cfg文件需要先运行过游戏一次才会出现，修改后要重启游戏才会生效。
管理器安装: 左边选项Config editor -> 找到starfi5h.plugin.BulletTime -> Edit Config
手动安装: 更改BepInEx\config\com.starfi5h.plugin.BulletTime.cfg文件

KeyAutosave
自动存档的热键组合 (默认为F10 + LeftShift)
KeyPause
暂停模式(世界停止+画面提示)的热键 (默认为Pause｜Break)
EnableMechaFunc
启用后，机甲能够在暂停模式中活动。弹射物将以正常速度飞行。 (默认为关闭false)
EnableBackgroundAutosave
在背景执行自动保存。可以在统计-性能测试面板中切换。 (默认为关闭false)
StartingSpeed
开始时的游戏速度，范围: 0-100 (默认为100)
EnableFastLoading
加快载入主选单 (默认为开启true)
RemoveGC
移除建筑工具的强制内存回收 (默认为开启true)

联机功能

当玩家加入、请求工厂数据、存檔時，进入时停模式。在载入完成后恢复。
如果游戏卡在时停模式，主机可以通过拖动滑块来恢复游戏运行。
玩家可以在编辑器左上角的按钮中停止/恢复戴森球旋转。

Acknowledgements

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