How can I pause NPC dialogs or repeat subtitles?

[rost999]

I really like Skyrim, but I use it for language learning too.

 

Is there any possibility to pause NPC dialogs? I need some time to read & translate subtitles, but they so quick...

 

I tried press ~ , but I cant see subtitles then.

 

Is there any mod or console command to see last subtitles again after dialog end?

 

Thank you in advance

[djbell]

I'm resurrecting this ancient thread since I've been looking for an answer to this for as long as it's been up here. It's still the top search engine hit on the subject.

 

The best solution I've found for this is to use SetGlobalTimeMultiplier. For example:

 

# Immediately before dialog:

`

SGTM 0.1

`

 

# Back to normal:

`

SGTM 1

`

 

This gives you 10x as much time to punch "Sangue di Drago" into a translator as it waits for the speech animation before the dialog disappears. You still can't pause without hiding the dialog, but it's usually plenty of time to retype it, and once you get the phonemes down, plenty of time to voice transcribe it. My usual method is to configure my phone for the studied language, then speak the difficult sentences or phrases into the translator.

 

 

Note to fellow mod junkies, Unofficial Skyrim Patches break a lot of translations and unfortunately the author says it's not likely to be fixed. Bummer.

 

 

Note to fellow Bethesda junkies, most dialog in Fallout New Vegas can be paused by opening the console; the Doc Mitchell sequence at the beginning is atypical. In my experience however, Skyrim is superior since girlfriends are less likely to join a language learning session with numerous giblet showers.

 

djb

[hvezdosvit]

Please let me explain, I am not necromancer, I AM DOCTOR! :)

This did not let gamer in me sleep for past XY years, but finally there is solution for any game (some adventure or any other title or even program you want to stop but still let it stay displayed).

 

At first I googled uPause:

!!! Be warned: I DO NOT RECOMMEND TO USE iLivid Download Manager !!!

but download site (in description of 2nd video) is allowing only download through iLivid Download Manager, which install unpleasant addware

maybe you will be able to compile binary file from what seems to be source code in C or contact author (please post binary in that case somewhere)

https://github.com/Cotix/uPause

 

I gave up on uPause a tried to come with something myself:

1/ download pssuspend https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897540.aspx to some <DIRECTORY>

2/ create 4 files in <DIRECTORY>

pauseSkyrim.bat

echo %date% %time% Skyrim pause attempt >> log.txt
pssuspend.exe tesv.exe                                        

unpauseSkyrim.bat

@echo %date% %time% Skyrim resume attempt >> log.txt
pssuspend -r tesv.exe

pauseSkyrim.vbs

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run("<DIRECTORY>\pauseSkyrim.bat"), 0, True

unpauseSkyrim.vbs

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run("<DIRECTORY>\unpauseSkyrim.bat"), 0, True

eventually you can try to replace commands with following if you are NOT the administrator (not tested)

pssuspend.exe \\<PC_NAME> -u <ADMINISTRATOR_LOGIN> -p <ADMINISTRATOR_PASSWORD> tesv.exe
pssuspend.exe -r \\<PC_NAME> -u <ADMINISTRATOR_LOGIN> -p <ADMINISTRATOR_PASSWORD> tesv.exe

3/ Try to run bat and vbs files and see if they were processed in <DIRECTORY> log.txt file created by them

 

4/ The tricky part is how to run your scripts from the game. I personally have (among others dummy keyboards also) THE OFFICIALLY WORST GAMER KEYBOARD IN KNOWN UNIVERSE - Logitech G11, where I can run macros starting also executable files. If you do not posses such "programmable" keyboard/mouse, try to find a software running on the background (may be installed as service or run everytime you running skyrim) allowing you to fire shortcuts from any application running on OS - please share the name of such software here.

Do not forget, that user, under which is running "shortcut starting" service needs to have access to <DIRECTORY> (ie. I was not able to run from G11 pssuspend when it was in c:\windows\system32 even if I am admin with UAC disabled on my PC)

 

Enjoy while learning languages! :-)

[djbell]

Holy hell, it never occurred to me to just PAUSE THE WHOLE GAME. I'm traveling but can't wait to try all this stuff when I get home next week!