UE5-Modular-Game-Framework/docs/blueprints/06-ui/55_WBP_PauseMenu.md

WBP_PauseMenu — Widget (Pause Menu)

Parent: UUserWidget Used by: SS_UIManager.PushMenu("PauseMenu") Depends On: SS_UIManager, SS_SaveManager, GI_GameFramework

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Purpose

In-game pause overlay with Resume, Save, Load, Settings, Return to Main Menu.

Variables

Name	Type	Description
ResumeButton	Button	Closes menu, resumes game
SaveButton	Button	Manual save
LoadButton	Button	Load a different save
SettingsButton	Button	Opens settings
QuitToMenuButton	Button	Confirm quit to main menu

Functions

Name	Inputs	Outputs	Description
OnResume	—	—	SS_UIManager.CloseTopMenu, set game phase back to InGame
OnSave	—	—	SS_SaveManager.CreateManualSave, show notification
OnLoad	—	—	Push load slot selection via SS_UIManager
OnSettings	—	—	SS_UIManager.PushMenu "SettingsMenu"
OnQuitToMenu	—	—	Show confirmation, confirm calls OpenMainMenu

Blueprint Flow — Pause Menu Open

sequenceDiagram
    participant Player as Player
    participant UIMgr as SS_UIManager
    participant GM as GI_GameFramework
    participant HUD as WBP_HUDController

    Player->>UIMgr: Press ESC
    UIMgr->>GM: SetGamePhase Paused
    GM->>HUD: OnPhaseChanged Paused
    HUD->>HUD: Hide diegetic elements
    UIMgr->>UIMgr: PushMenu PauseMenu
    Note over UIMgr: Show mouse cursor
    Note over UIMgr: Input mode = UI Only

Communications With

Target System	Method	Why
SS_UIManager	Push/Pop/Close/Open	Menu lifecycle
GI_GameFramework	SetGamePhase, dispatchers	Phase transitions
SS_SaveManager	Save/Load functions	Save slots

Reuse Notes

• Split from original bundled 36_WBP_MenuWidgets.md per Clean Slate refactoring plan