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Pause on F3 Hotkey Shortcut

The game's hotkey settings don't allow you to remap the pause / break key, but this mod does. It assigns the pause function to the F3 key. Normally in the campaign "Show Objectives" is mapped to this key, which is remapped to Ctrl+Shift+F3. Age of Empires 2 also has pause on F3 by default. The normal the pause key on the keyboard for pausing the game also still works. This mod should is marked as desync sensisitve, because a user.con is created, but it doesn't affect gameplay in any other way then the pause key.

If you want to use the key below escape as a hotkey instead, then subscribe to my other mod:
Pause on the Key Below Escape as Hotkey Shortcut
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2673807818

Why not use Esc as a hotkey?
Many RTS games and programs use Esc as a deselect key. It might be annoying pausing the game, when you press it accidently out of habit.
Why not use only the pause key?
Some keyboards don't have a pause key or F3 might be more convenient.

If you want to map pause to different key, just edit the user.con file in the startup folder of this mod. The default keybindings can be found in the game.con file located in the startup forlder of the game files.

A complete hotkey guide can be found here:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1127820001


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