diff -r 14d12df0d363 -r 9d501dc22f71 hedgewars/hwengine.pas
--- a/hedgewars/hwengine.pas	Fri May 07 06:29:46 2010 +0000
+++ b/hedgewars/hwengine.pas	Fri May 07 09:57:12 2010 +0000
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                 DrawWorld(Lag); // never place between ProcessKbd and DoGameTick - bugs due to /put cmd and isCursorVisible
                 ProcessKbd;
                 DoGameTick(Lag);
-                ProcessVisualGears(Lag);
+                if not isPaused then ProcessVisualGears(Lag);
                 end;
         gsChat: begin
                 DrawWorld(Lag);