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Overlay & keys

Preview

Magnified, to read it. Frame from Riot’s VALORANT creator kit.

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GameCornerActions
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Replies

One press answers, without leaving the game. Keys only listen while a message is on your screen.

KeyWhat she seesLength
9/32
16/32
8/32

Other keys

F6Read a message that’s waiting for a quiet moment
CtrlShiftCHeads down for an hour

Footprint

CPU, idle0.03%budget under 0.5%
Memory31 MBbudget under 40 MB
GPU0%budget 0 when quiet
Network1 socketbudget no polling
Sample values for the concept, shown against their budgets.

CPU, last minute

Now 0.02%

CPU over the last minute: average 0.04%, peak 0.22%, against a budget of 0.5%. The peaks are messages arriving.

The dashed line is the 0.5% budget. The bumps are messages arriving. Sample values for the concept.

Processes

ProcessWhat it doesNow
Tray coreHolds the connection and the keysRunning
Overlay windowExists only while a message showsNot created
This windowEnds when you close itOpen