¶ Online Overlay
The online overlay runs on ScreenSystemLayer, and its the second layer running just inbetween the overlay and error layers.
The full name for this file is called: ScreenSystemLayer ofonline.lua, and is present on the BGAnimations folder.
By default it sits dormant on each side of the screen for each player, and upon receiveing notifications, it runs a command to determine what to report back to the players.
The command received is a MessageCommand called MessageOFNetworkResponse. In this message, the following parameters are present:
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | String | The name of the command that it just receieved. |
| PlayerNumber | PlayerNumber | The player this command belongs to. |
| Status | String | Depending on the command, this variable can return a success or error based on the output of the response. |
| Message | String | An optional variable which outputs a reason, normally present alongside an error status. |
As it is a MessageCommand, other actors can be used outside of the overlay to report the same messages.
Feel free to modify this overlay for your theme, or even disable it completely and implement the same messages in different ways.
¶ Message Example
MessageOFNetworkResponseMessageCommand=function(self,params)
if params.PlayerNumber == plr then
local xPosSeparation = SAFE_WIDTH + 140
self:x( plr == PLAYER_1 and xPosSeparation or SCREEN_WIDTH - xPosSeparation)
if params.Name == "ScoreSave" then
if params.Status == "success" then
self:GetChild("Status"):settext("Score Submitted!")
else
self:GetChild("Status"):settext("Error: ".. params.Message )
end
self:playcommand("ActionPlay")
end
if params.Name == "ProfileSave" then
self:GetChild("Status"):settext("Profile Synced!")
self:playcommand("ActionPlay")
end
self:GetChild("RemainingTime"):diffusealpha(1):cropright(0):linear(2.8):cropright(1):sleep(0):diffusealpha(0)
end
if params.Name == "MachineLogin" then
self:x(SCREEN_CENTER_X)
self:GetChild("Status"):settext("Connected to OutFox Online.")
self:playcommand("ActionPlay")
end
end,