Problem:
The window of the game appears to be paused, including animation effects. If playing in a world, physics calculations will also pause
Reproduce the process:
Open your game
Open a UI (whether it's a chat UI, inventory UI, or even the main menu)
Press the "Alt" key on the keyboard, and the game window will be frozen until a click or any other key is pressed
Expected behavior:
The game should continue to run, rather than showing a pause like when the program window loses focus
Supplement:
Pressing the alt key without opening the UI does not cause a pause (such as when playing in a world), and this issue does not occur in older versions of the game. If you change the button binding for opening the chat UI to "Alt", the first letter will not be entered, which is annoying :(
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