The Popup 💬: Explained

[California_Love]

Thanks, already published it because I want to actually relax a bit.
Not finished with it yet–there’s a lot to go…

[TryEverything]

This is so weird, I was just thinking ab pop ups and using them for a game, and literally JUST checked how much memory it is,

can you…… read my mind?

[California_Love]

Nope, I can’t. Not done with it yet, though. I’ll guess I’ll edit a bit.

[VoidFluffy]

cute post!

[Gliddd]

Nice guide keep it up

[CringeKarlScott]

this is a completely pointless guide, it was already all covered in TUGTAD2 by @Im_Pretty_Cool:

@mysz

The popup device is used to open up a screen that can be used to display information, showcase options, and create an interactive screen.

Here are the settings:

1. Header Text: This is the text that is large and shown at the top of the popup, like a title.
2. Content Text: This is the smaller text that is used for the main information, like descriptions and explanations.
3. Open Popup When Receiving On: This is where you put the channel in which the popup will open when receiving on.
4. Icon Image: This is where you can put an icon image that will be shown above the header and content. The icons to choose from can be found here: Custom Images
5. Popup Style: This is where you can choose the style of your popup. There are two options: Modal, and banner. Modals take up the center of your screen, while banners are smaller and cover the bottom of your screen.
6. Call to Action Label: Call to Actions are buttons that can be clicked on in popups. There are a max of two call to action buttons per popup, and this is where you put the label to appear on your first call to action button. For no call to action button, leave this empty.
7. Call to Action Channel: This is where you put the channel that the call to action button will send on.
8. Secondary Call to Action Label: This is where you put the label to appear on your second call to action button.
9. Secondary Call to Action Channel: This is where you put the channel that your second call to action button will send on.
10. Content Scope: If you have the content of the popup change in blocks, this is where you choose who it will affect. Global (everyone), team (triggering player’s team), or player (just the triggering player).
11. Background Color: This is where you can change the background color of your popup.
12. Font: This is where you choose what font your popup will be displayed in.
13. Closable by Player: This is where you choose whether or not the player can close the popup once displayed.
14. Close Popup when Receiving on: This is where you put the channel in which the popup will close when receiving on.
15. When Popup Closed, Transmit on: This is where you put the channel that your popup will send on once closed.

[California_Love]

Yes, but that guide explains every device. This guide focuses on just one, and there will be other concepts I will be explaining that will be useful for this device. Such as, wiring options. If that was the case, many other explained or depth-in device guides would be taken down.

[CringeKarlScott]

this guide doesn’t have any more than TUGTAD2 does
and why post wip guides when the draft button exists

[Foxy]

you could also include sections on what popups are useful for and how to make them

[California_Love]

THAT’S what I will do. Eventually. I have to leave now. Sorry.

[CringeKarlScott]

how to make popups…?
wh…
what…
what…???

[Foxy]

mechanics you often use them in

[FersionSpeedy]

@CringeKarlScott

when the draft button exists

probably 1 reason:
they also have another draft, and discourse won’t let people have 2 drafts.

[GimSolver]

is this still a wip or should I remove the tag?

[CringeKarlScott]

if it isnt still a wip then its pointless
this is all already in tugtad2

[GimSolver]

fair enough. good point.

[Hikiko]

There’s not much distinction between the two; one explains just this specific topic while the other explains this topic and more. In this scenario, explaining more than just the popup doesn’t imply that they wouldn’t be very precise about the popup. In fact, the other resource does indeed include wiring options about the popup (channel options, albeit but the two are very similar in the sense of what they do, not efficiency, there are some scenarios when you would want to use one over the other, but I digress). If you are passionate about creating this guide though, then I’m not trying to discourage you, in fact, go ahead, the world’s your playground, it’s fun to see how people can expand on things, you could add many other details to this guide (most likely primarily examples), but the current state seems kinda… eh. As @CringeKarlScott stated, I’d probably suggest using the draft button even if you seem kind of unsure if you should post something or not since many people will feel more judgey and critical towards it, and unless you want help with a section or people’s current thoughts, you’d likely want to avoid that.

[California_Love]

Finally done, now!

[California_Love]

Oh shoot, I just noticed that there’s already a guide on checkpoint. Let m’ change the votes. Sorry.

Well—maybe I won’t. Idk.

[Foxy]

what do we need?

next explained guide

• teleporter
• crafting table
• property
• checker
• trigger
• button