Directing Overlay Help - Flashing Cell Phone

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Hi,

I have absolutely no idea what I am doing with this at all. Can anyone tell me how to make the cell phone flash as if someone was calling? I’ve been playing around with it, but I can’t seem to hack it.

Can anyone help?

Here is the script.

&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK moves to layer 2
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 0 in 0.8
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2

&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP moves to layer 2
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 1 in 0.2

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Do your overlays not appear at all or do you just want to understand how you can actually make it seem like it’s flashing using 2 different overlays?

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&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK moves to layer 2
@overlay CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 0 in 0

@overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2 THEN pause for 0.3 overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8 THEN overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2 THEN pause for 0.3 overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8

You can try something like this!

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Hey, thank you for replying.

I am using these overlays:

Phones

I want it to flash, then not flash, then flash as if like a siren if that makes sense?

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Unfortunately that didn’t work and is apparently an error.

I am using Limelight if that helps? :slight_smile:

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&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK moves to layer 2
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP moves to layer 2
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 1
@pause for 0.4
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8
@overlay 4777159825948672_CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 1 in 0.2

You can try it like that, that’s much more simple and easier to understand for future issues.

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That worked, thank you so much! :slight_smile:

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You have a tiny mistake in that script.
If vxndetta would like to use her version, which is a bit more advanced, this should work

&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK shifts to 258 187 in zone 2
&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK scales to 0.057 0.057
&overlay CELL FLAT BLANK moves to layer 2
@overlay CELL FLAT BLANK opacity 0 in 0

@overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2 THEN pause for 0.3 overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8 THEN overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 1 in 0.2 THEN pause for 0.3 overlay CELL FLAT LIGHT UP opacity 0 in 0.8

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Yeah, I saw that later :woman_facepalming:

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