[pilger]

Hey guys,

I'm tryng to set an overlay here and I wish to display it simultaneously with stock overlay effects of the game itself (like ubercharge and jarate, for instance).

I've been told to use the env_screenoverlay entity, but I'm really not that good with entities:

env_screenoverlay code

public OnMapStart() 
{ 
    if(FindEntityByClassname(-1, "env_screenoverlay") != -1) // There already entity on map. 
        return; 

    new ent = CreateEntityByName("env_screenoverlay"); 
    if(ent != -1) 
    { 
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "OverlayName1", "overlay/combine_binocoverlay"); 
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "OverlayTime1", "1.0"); 
        DispatchSpawn(ent); 

        SetVariantString("OnUser1 !self,StartOverlays,,0,-1"); 
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "AddOutput"); 
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "FireUser1"); 
    } 
}

The problem is that my overlay disappears everytime the game sets an overlay effect on a specific client. That client can't see my overlay until map change.

How can I "refresh" the entity for specific clients!? Can it be done? Or is there another way around this that I can't see clearly?


Thanks in advance!

p.s.: I've already posted a similar question on another thread, but since it was on another section and I was kinda "hijacking" it, I figured it would be better to start a new one.

[Chdata]

PHP Code:

public TF2_OnConditionAdded(client, TFCond:cond)
{
    if (client == Hale)
    {
        if (Special == VSHSpecial_Banana)
        {
            switch (cond)
            {
                case TFCond_OnFire, TFCond_Jarated, TFCond_Bleeding:
                {
                    TF2_RemoveCondition(client, cond);
                    SetScreenOverlay(Hale, "effects/combine_binocoverlay");
                    RequestFrame(FixOverlay);
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
    }




public FixTankOverlay(any:Null)
{
    SetScreenOverlay(Hale, "effects/combine_binocoverlay");
}






// https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=72679
stock SetScreenOverlay(iClient, const String:szOverlay[] = "", const Float:flTime = -1.0)
{
    new iFlags = GetCommandFlags("r_screenoverlay");
    SetCommandFlags("r_screenoverlay", iFlags &~ FCVAR_CHEAT);

    ClientCommand(iClient, "r_screenoverlay \"%s\"", szOverlay);

    SetCommandFlags("r_screenoverlay", iFlags);

    if (flTime >= 0.0)
    {
        CreateTimer(flTime, Timer_RemoveOverlay, GetClientUserId(iClient), TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
    }
} 


[pilger]

This removes the game effect (e.g.: ubercharge overlay) completely. That's not what I intent to do.

I wisht to display both the game effect and my custom overlay simultaneously.

[Chdata]

Try destroying the old entity and remaking it.

If doing that removes other overlays, then it is apparent that we can't have two overlays at once.

...

Then again, can't you be on fire and bleeding (and jarate'd?) at the same time? (Yes I'm p sure bleed is an overlay and not just fade, considering it removes my r_screenoverlay's when the condition applies).

[pilger]

Isn't destroying the entity necessary? Doesn't this practice use much resource?

I was wondering if I could simply make it visible again. Like "refiring" it...

[Chdata]

Oh yeah try

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/..._screenoverlay

StopOverlays
StartOverlays

[pilger]

I've done some testing and doing the following:

TF2_AddCondition(client, 24); //adding Jarated condition
ent = CreateEntityByName("env_screenoverlay");
    if(ent != -1)
    {
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "OverlayName1", OVERLAY);
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "OverlayTime1", "1.0");
        DispatchSpawn(ent);

        SetVariantString("OnUser1 !self,StartOverlays,,0,-1");
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "AddOutput");
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "FireUser1");
    }

And found out that no custom overlay is displayed on top of the Jarate effect.

Am I doing something wrong here? Or can we assume it's just impossible to have both at the same time!?