Discord introduced on Tuesday that it rebuilt its Overlay characteristic from the bottom up.
The brand new Overlay makes streaming video games on Discord extra user-friendly on the streamer’s finish.
In its legacy kind, streamers may toggle the Overlay show to make use of Discord whereas taking part in video games, however this is able to deliver up the complete Discord consumer within the heart of the display, blocking the stream and making for a clunky consumer expertise.
Within the new model of Overlay, customers can add particular Discord widgets that may seem across the display for straightforward entry, making it doable to see messages and modify sound and video settings with out pulling up the complete Discord consumer. These widgets could be personalized for opacity, sizing, and placement on the display.
If one other good friend is streaming on the identical time, the picture-in-picture widget permits you to watch their feed from your personal Overlay, which may very well be useful for individuals taking part in on-line video games collaboratively. Customers also can see different customers’ webcam movies in the event that they’re in a stay chat.
Discord says that the Overlay characteristic shall be suitable with extra video games and can function with smoother efficiency.
Discord can be unveiling some updates to its Desktop app. Darkish mode fanatics shall be happy to study that the platform is getting extra free darkish themes, so you’ll be able to toggle between barely totally different shades of black and gray (Ash, Darkish, and Onyx to be particular). The brand new UI density choices will even let customers customise phrase spacing.
These updates are geared extra towards energy customers, particularly creators who might use in-server livestreams as methods to earn cash. However even for informal customers taking part in video games with some pals, these quality-of-life upgrades must be welcomed.
