# Moving pauses after 5 minutes in game

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853 "2016-11-02T15:03:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![calcifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@calcifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/calcifer)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853/1 "2016-11-02T15:03:18Z")

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Hi all, I kind of remember this setting from long ago but can’t seem to track it down. When moving, my game keeps pausing/stopping after 5 minutes elapses on the in-game clock. Can someone remind me how to disable this please and what the name of this feature is?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![TheWumpus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thewumpus/32/263_2.png) [@TheWumpus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheWumpus)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853/2 "2016-11-03T02:13:08Z")

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You may have just entered a new chunk and the game needs to update the reality bubble.

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853/3 "2016-11-03T07:10:34Z")

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Could be map loading, mapgen or autosave.

Autosave can be disabled in options, but this is generally not a good idea since the game will keep eating more and more RAM until you save, which can be noticeable if you play with z-levels and travel a lot.  
It can be set to happen less often, which is safer.

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**Author:** ![calcifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@calcifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/calcifer)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moving-pauses-after-5-minutes-in-game/12853/4 "2016-11-04T15:52:09Z")

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So actually I tracked down the issue, although I’m still not really sure why it’s happening. It only happens when I use my NumPad and it’s on an old bluetooth keyboard I hadn’t used in awhile. If I run it on my laptop with a full keyboard, using the numpad to move works just fine. For some reason, it only happens with that specific keyboard - definitely not the map loading new regions.