Host Pause

Adds host-controlled pause/resume support to Super Battle Golf multiplayer matches.

Features

• Adds Pause Game / Resume Game to the in-game pause menu.
• Adds a host-only Back to Lobby button through the native course-end flow.
• Shows a direct Game Paused overlay on clients.
• Blocks player movement, jumping, item actions, swing charging, and golf hit entry points while paused.
• Freezes gameplay state without changing Unity Time.timeScale.
• Syncs pause state through Steam lobby metadata instead of custom Mirror network messages.
• Plays each active player's assigned victory dance while the game is paused.

Requirements

• BepInEx 5 x64.
• All multiplayer players should install the same Host Pause version.
• The host controls pausing, resuming, and return-to-lobby.

Installation

1. Install BepInEx 5 x64 for Super Battle Golf.
2. Extract this package into the folder that contains Super Battle Golf.exe.
3. Confirm the DLL exists at BepInEx/plugins/HostPauseMod.dll.
4. Launch the game through Steam.

Usage

1. Host or join a modded lobby.
2. Start a match.
3. Host opens the in-game pause menu.
4. Host clicks Pause Game.
5. To resume, host opens the pause menu again and clicks Resume Game.

Disable

Delete or rename BepInEx/plugins/HostPauseMod.dll, then restart the game.

Changelog

0.2.8

• Rebuilds the latest Host Pause multiplayer pause and lobby-flow fixes as a fresh Thunderstore release.

0.2.7

• Fixed a Harmony patch signature mismatch on the aiming-swing guard.
• Preserves the pause lockout behavior while avoiding startup patch errors.

0.2.6

• Fixed remote clients not always seeing host pause when their pause menu had not been created yet.
• Added a direct paused overlay so clients get a visible pause notification.
• Hardened pause blocking so players cannot keep moving, charging swings, using items, or sneak a golf hit through while paused.
• Kept the host-only Back to Lobby flow available through the pause menu for multiplayer matches.

0.2.5

• Improved pause-state stability and multiplayer behavior.