ThinkingTime! Time only moves when you do, just like in SUPERHOT. Call it AFK protection, accessibility, cheating, or just a better way to think before you act.

Version 2.0 is rewritten from scratch for Stardew Valley 1.6+ and SMAPI 4+. Time flow is now based on the player’s actual animations, not held keys. If your farmer is moving, using a tool, eating, emoting, charging, jumping, or otherwise animating, time flows. When the farmer is truly idle, the valley pauses.

Features

Animation-Based Time Control: Time pauses when your farmer is idle and resumes while the farmer is actively animating.
Configurable Pause Delay: Add a delay in milliseconds before time pauses again after an animation ends.
HUD Indicator: Shows a visual cue over the clock while time is paused.
Safety First: Prevents player damage while paused.
Frozen World Systems: Can freeze NPCs, monsters, farm animals, buff timers, and optional world animations.
Customizable: Configure settings in Generic Mod Config Menu or edit config.json manually.
Clock Mod Compatibility: No longer uses the old negative clock interval method, improving compatibility with mods like RealClock.

Configuration Options

Enable or disable the mod
Toggle key
Pause delay
Flow during menus
Flow during events and minigames
Freeze NPCs and monsters
Freeze farm animals
Freeze buff timers
Freeze world animations
Prevent damage while paused
Show paused clock indicator
Show debug reason

Installation
1. Install the latest version of SMAPI: https://smapi.io/
2. Optional: install Generic Mod Config Menu for in-game configuration.
3. Download and unzip the mod files.
4. Place the ThinkingTime folder into your Mods directory.
5. Run the game using SMAPI.

Notes
- Generic Mod Config Menu is optional.
- Mobile compatibility is not currently guaranteed for this rewrite.

CREDITS
Big thanks to jorgamun and their Pause Time in Multiplayer Mod for getting the time stop to actually stop everything.

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ThinkingTime - Auto Pause When Idle