Error: Overlay doesn't exist!?

I am using @Dara.Amarie guide to create multiple texts from overlays. Also, I am using non-existing overlay names.
When I first did this it worked perfectly, both in the app and on the web previewer. But now I came back to my script a few days later, without changing anything in the meantime, and it gives me the error ‘overlay doesn’t exist’ .
I tried just changing the name, but then it would tell me a different overlay doesn’t exist.

This is what my script looks like:

EXT. DUPRES PALACE CLOSE UP - NIGHT

volume music 0 0
music music_sadpianoprogression
volume music 50 4000

&cut to zone 3
&zoom on 853 72 to 204% in 0

&overlay PALACE NIGHT create
&overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 1
&overlay 6614091499307008_PALACE NIGHT shifts to -2 -2 in zone 1
&overlay 6614091499307008_PALACE NIGHT scales to 2.962 2.962
&overlay 6614091499307008_PALACE NIGHT moves to layer 3

#Content Warning
&overlay CERO create
&overlay CERO create text | italic , color:white | This story contains
&overlay CERO opacity 1
&overlay CERO shifts to 151 187 in zone 3
&overlay CERO scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay CERO moves to layer 1

&overlay UNO create
&overlay UNO create text | italic , color:white | mature themes and strong language
&overlay UNO opacity 1
&overlay UNO shifts to 124 176 in zone 3
&overlay UNO scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay UNO moves to layer 1

&overlay DOS create
&overlay DOS create text | italic , color:white | Reader discretion is advised
&overlay DOS opacity 1
&overlay DOS shifts to 137 164 in zone 3
&overlay DOS scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay DOS moves to layer 1

#Sound Warning
&overlay TRES create
&overlay TRES create text | italic , color:white | This story uses
&overlay TRES opacity 1
&overlay TRES shifts to 249 213 in zone 2
&overlay TRES scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay TRES moves to layer 1

&overlay CUATRO create
&overlay CUATRO create text | italic , color:white | sound and music
&overlay CUATRO opacity 1
&overlay CUATRO shifts to 245 204 in zone 2
&overlay CUATRO scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay CUATRO moves to layer 1

&overlay CINCO create
&overlay CINCO create text | italic , color:white | Turn your volume up
&overlay CINCO opacity 1
&overlay CINCO shifts to 240 193 in zone 2
&overlay CINCO scales to 0.910 0.910
&overlay CINCO moves to layer 1

#Tap slowly
&overlay SEIS create
&overlay SEIS create text | italic , color:white | This story uses
&overlay SEIS opacity 1
&overlay SEIS shifts to 132 401 in zone 2
&overlay SEIS scales to 0.874 0.874
&overlay SEIS moves to layer 1

&overlay SIETE create
&overlay SIETE create text | italic , color:white | multiple point systems and advanced directing
&overlay SIETE opacity 1
&overlay SIETE shifts to 112 392 in zone 2
&overlay SIETE scales to 0.550 0.550
&overlay SIETE moves to layer 1

&overlay OCHO create
&overlay OCHO create text | italic , color:white | Tap slowly
&overlay OCHO opacity 1
&overlay OCHO shifts to 139 381 in zone 2
&overlay OCHO scales to 0.838 0.838
&overlay OCHO moves to layer 1

@pause for a beat

@overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 0.1 in 3
@pause for 3

&overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 1 in 2
&zoom on 640 205 to 312% in 5
@pan to zone 2 in 4

@pause for a beat

@overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 0.1 in 3
@pause for 3

&overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 1 in 2
@zoom on 473 491 to 312% in 6

@pause for a beat

@overlay PALACE NIGHT opacity 0.1 in 3
@pause for 3

volume music 0 4000

&zoom on 611 568 to 337% in 5
@transition fade out black 7

music off

I hope someone can help me!

The “create text” command is the overlay create command. So delete all of the regular “create” commands that you added for the text overlays.

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That worked!
I could have thought of that myself :woman_facepalming:t3:
Thank you so much!

@episode.florence
I noticed you found a solution, but when i checked i wondered if you had saved them?