# PAUSE key to read messeges that pop up

**URL:** <https://community.failbettergames.com/t/pause-key-to-read-messeges-that-pop-up/18999>\
**Category:** Sunless Skies\
**Created:** [January 21, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/pause-key-to-read-messeges-that-pop-up/18999 "2019-01-21T21:14:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![r0m41d3n](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/r0m41d3n/32/141_2.png) [@r0m41d3n](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/r0m41d3n)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/pause-key-to-read-messeges-that-pop-up/18999/1 "2019-01-21T21:14:00Z")

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It would be apreciated if you could add a pause key to pause the game, so we can take our time to read messeges that pop up in the screen while we travel. Right now the only way to pause the game is to open other menus that block part of the screen. Thank you :)

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**Author:** ![failbetter\_ali](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/failbetter_ali/32/1016_2.png) [@failbetter\_ali](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/failbetter_ali)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/pause-key-to-read-messeges-that-pop-up/18999/2 "2019-01-29T10:59:07Z")

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Hey there!

We’re going to be looking into solutions for this issue post-launch, as a number of players have brought it to our attention.