How To Create A Pause Menu - Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial

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☝️ How To Create A Pause Menu - Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial. In this UE5 tutorial we will create a widget blueprint, make a pause menu, add blueprint logic, create action events for pausing the game and call it upon the screen.
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[@dkns-indiegamedevjourneyso3113]

Excellent tutorial really clear and concise. Thank you :)

[@kazmack9968]

I am extremely grateful that I stumbled across this today! 😍I've been struggling for WEEKS trying to get a pause menu, map AND inventory widget working! 🤩🤩 Thank you so much for a very simple and straightfoward approach! 🥰

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Great ;)

[@PostalKnight]

Ive watched 3 other videos on how to do this. Each one was a little different and all 3 led to the same issue. Once I clicked resume, my mouse cursor would remain on screen no matter what I did. Your method has been the only one to work, thank you so much!

[@shaunelwood2200]

Just what I needed cheers!

[@evabond3429]

Thank you very much for explanations! Not everybody explains their steps and point of the nodes!

[@juanjosemendoza6846]

You are amazing, thank you for all your videos bro!!

[@jlawson1172]

Good video. However, there is an error condition. If you don't use P to resume the next time in game, it wont pause. the fix: Replace the flipflop with a branch node. connect true to "Remove from Parent" node connect false to "Create Pause Menu Widget". right click search "Is game paused" connect to condition of branch. @Buvesa Game Development Can you make a screen that shows the landscape that you can scroll around and zoom in and out?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Thx for the tips. look up Unreal Engine minimap, should be what you are looking for ;)

[@somdov]

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this if I don't want the game paused. I have a menu open but I don't set the game's state to pause as I don't want the player 'stopping time'. I would reeeeeeeally appreciate it if anyone could help me figure out how to check if the menu is open instead of if the game's paused!

[@toastcz8823]

@@somdov alt+f4

[@zeddash7764]

Thanks for the correct way to finish this off! Working for me now.

[@lucasrizzuto1015]

you are the boss

[@djsalis]

everything works! Thanks :)

[@HDbacon]

Massive thank you!

[@montagne69420]

Ty so much this really helped me a lot

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Nice ;)

[@ocbat]

thx very much, good tutorial

[@soldierofodin6769]

Top weer! Dank u!

[@bommyco4]

thank you!

[@firatkurt4082]

Thanks dude

[@leezhieng]

Any way to make certain things not pausing? For example I might have a 3D model showing on the pause menu (using render target) which has some animation.

[@CrySevastopol]

THX YOU!!!

[@regg4436]

Would this also pause other canvases such as a timer. If so that's great

[@musahussain1306]

ty buddy

[@ThePoePoee]

How do i make it so when I click the pause button again it unpauses the game? For example im using the ESC key, if I click it a second time I want the pause menu to go away, almost like an on and off button.

[@christopherfarrell-artist3557]

Thank you

[@juansebastianescobarcano9419]

Funciona muy bien...👌👌

[@Ftradorex-oficial]

God, thanks! Finally found to pause game. Can you do a video of enemies tracking player?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Yeps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3nRg4yoZZaZedk

[@sgtsalt2124]

Incredible tutorials, extremely easy to understand and follow. I have used other tutorials that seem overly complicated compared to yours. Extremely well done, thank you. With your permission I'd like to add you to my credits on my game once its finished :) nice little shoutout

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Wow thank you! Feel free to do so ;)

[@IndigoKidda]

thanks

[@landpractice]

Great video! Is there a way to add an image to the background of the pause menu? not just the game blurred in the background.

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Yup: drag in an image (where you find text, button, boxes, ...). Scale it full screen and drag it on top position of the canvas panel hierarchy.

[@landpractice]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment I'll give it a try - Thank you!

[@grandmasteryoda3187]

Flip flop doesn't seem to work everything else does but have to hit continue button to close pause menu any tips would be useful thanks

[@jizzwizard6939]

Why does the curser not disappear when continuing game in your video?

[@Someone-pg3rn]

this is a very good tutorial for ue5 early acces tho it dosnt work with 5.0.2

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

I will look into this one but if it's not that workable, i will create a new one

[@zeddash7764]

The flip flop is just wrong. I can hear you hitting that P key twice after you exit. Would be nice if this was a working tutorial without that major flaw.

[@remivincent4533]

I put a branch instead with PauseWB.IsInViewport() in condition

[@Eren_Yeager_is_the_GOAT]

i think you're confused with the purpose of the flip-flop node with the purpose of the sequence node

[@naenaewd]

im having an issue where it glitches in and out at start in my main menu or at start of opening the level glitching in and out. idk how to fix

[@TheChosenJuanLopez]

I followed this tutorial all the way through and have everything set up correctly, but the game will only pause. When I use the same button again the pause menu stays, this prompted me to create my own set up to integrate my settings close button into the same workflow but I am still forced to click the close button instead of being able to press the pause button again.

[@BrikPlace]

it works, although the game doesnt pause. I can still move my character, and this is in the packaged, version. The game is also firstperson

[@jayr_2043]

when you resume using the resume button it messes with the flip flop from the escape button

[@jlawson1172]

Replace the flipflop with a branch node. connect true to "Remove from Parent" node connect false to "Create Pause Menu Widget". right click search "Is game paused" connect to condition of branch.

[@LyubomirIko]

@@jlawson1172 Thank you!!!

[@nathanaelgazzard7989]

@@jlawson1172 I came here looking for just this info - thank you for saving me a some effort :D

[@kirill2525]

its telling me that axis and action mappings are depricated and to use enhansed mapping actions, but its totally different.

[@s3armoredyt849]

can I get help pls I have an main menu and how pressing the pause key works in main menu

[@fernandosouza0308]

you probably have a player controller set up in your main menu level.

[@15x0]

hey can u help me. I made a main menu and a pause menu but when I start the game the main menu doesn't work please help

[@The_Harsh_Truth]

you have to set the map as your default map in the project settings. and also it wont work if you have set any gamemode overrides in a specific level that you are currently in.

[@smashboiiiminecraft]

sir my cursor is not visible in pause menu help !! i did all the thing rght

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Check the checkbox 'show mouse cursor'

[@CGChris-]

Trying this tutorial on UE 5.0.1 and I'm unable to add a button nor does the anchor exist when adding the text content. No matter what is selected dragging the button into the designer window it just shows a red circular no symbol. Anyone have any ideas what's causing this?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Make sure you add a [Canvas Panel] first, hope that helps!

[@lieutenantblackdog9101]

So for anybody who has the issue of the pause key not working after you press continue and then you follow the branch node advice from jlawson1172 and then you had the issue of not being to hit pause key again while IN the menu add another InpuctActionPause node and connect the pressed link to the remove from parent link.

[@diontaeshuron3950]

The biggest issue I had with creating a pause menu was the "Set Input Mode to Game and UI". I kept using "Set Input Mode to UI Only".

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

yup small node switches can make a world of difference ;)

[@eduardvandijk3431]

wtf? In 5.1 this doesn't seem to be working. When I add a text block I can't seem to add anything else anymore, also no button. *Aha It seems in 5.1 you have to add a "Canvas Panel" first!

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Yup, canval panel is the small difference ;)

[@eduardvandijk3431]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment Thanks, it's working. But I do have something strange going on. I mapped the pause game to the Escape button, but I have to press it twice for it to show up. Any idea?