Custom pop-up messages?

[Versepelles]

Is it possible to create custom pop-up messages in freeplay, like the intro and game-end messages? Player.set_ending_screen_data(...) provides a one-time message that fires when a rocket is launched, but I'd like to have multiple of these, if possible.

[DedlySpyder]

Like box with the arrow pointer to the player? I believe it uses this.

[Versepelles]

Like box with the arrow pointer to the player? I believe it uses this.

That's close; I think I actually meant the box with a grey background that triggers when the player launches a rocket. Is there a way to message the player in that style, aside from the initial win instance? The game.show_message_dialog(...) method only works for a single player, which isn't quite what I'm looking for.

[DedlySpyder]

I'm not really sure what you mean, unless you're talking about the game over (with kill stats) screen? If you want something like that you could just use a GUI frame with a button to close it.

[DaveMcW]

I actually meant the box with a grey background that triggers when the player launches a rocket. Is there a way to message the player in that style, aside from the initial win instance?

Just copy the player.gui code from Factorio\data\base\scenarios\freeplay\control.lua

[Versepelles]

I'm not really sure what you mean, unless you're talking about the game over (with kill stats) screen? If you want something like that you could just use a GUI frame with a button to close it.

Didn't even think of that! Been used to top and left for so long, never used center. Thanks!