diff --git a/data/Memory-ng.xml b/data/Memory-ng.xml
index a8576e88f..3cf4be3e7 100644
--- a/data/Memory-ng.xml
+++ b/data/Memory-ng.xml
@@ -2226,8 +2226,17 @@
         </Offsets>
         
     </Version>
-    <Version name="v0.31.16 linux" os="linux" base="DF2010">
+    <Version name="v0.31.16 linux" os="linux" base="v0.31.14 linux" rebase="0x1b40">
         <MD5 value="9cca2fa5da509e2f9a1042ddd1f9669c" />
+        <Offsets>
+            <Group name="Position">
+                <Address name="cursor_xyz" value="0x8b33550 0x8b311f8" />
+                <Address name="screen_tiles_pointer" invalid = "true" />
+            </Group>
+            <Group name="GUI">
+                <Address name="pause_state" value="0x92e5cb0"/>
+            </Group>
+        </Offsets>
     </Version>
 </DFHack>
 
diff --git a/tools/supported/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/supported/CMakeLists.txt
index 22482f5ea..bc080448a 100644
--- a/tools/supported/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/supported/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ ENDIF(UNIX)
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfreveal reveal.cpp)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfreveal dfhack)
 
+# force pause!
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfpause forcepause.cpp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfpause dfhack)
+
 # prospector - produces a list of available materials and their quantities
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfprospector prospector.cpp)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfprospector dfhack)
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ dfvdig
 dfcleanmap
 dfunstuck
 dfprobe
+dfpause
 dfdoffsets
 dfattachtest
 dfcleartask
diff --git a/tools/supported/forcepause.cpp b/tools/supported/forcepause.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..521859078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/supported/forcepause.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// This forces the game to pause.
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+using namespace std;
+
+#include <DFHack.h>
+#include <dfhack/modules/Gui.h>
+
+int main (void)
+{
+    DFHack::ContextManager DFMgr("Memory.xml");
+    DFHack::Context *DF;
+    try
+    {
+        DF = DFMgr.getSingleContext();
+        DF->Attach();
+    }
+    catch (exception& e)
+    {
+        cerr << e.what() << endl;
+        #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
+            cin.ignore();
+        #endif
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    DFHack::Gui *Gui =DF->getGui();
+    cout << "Pausing..." << endl;
+
+    Gui->SetPauseState(true);
+    DF->Resume();
+    #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
+    cout << "Done. The current game frame will have to finish first. This can take some time on bugged maps." << endl;
+    cin.ignore();
+    #endif
+    return 0;
+}