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==Introduction==

Pop-ups are sprites or text that appear on screen during a game.  They can be triggered by [[Add a Timer|Timers]], [[Add a Trigger|Triggers]] or as Player or NPC [[Actions Tab|Actions]].  They could be used to display information when the player reaches a trigger or collects a bonus, or to show a conversation by showing text pop-ups triggered by timers (these could include sound cues with spoken text).


==Creating a Pop-Up==
To create a pop-up, go to the [[HUD Editor|HUD Editor]] by selecting the [[File:ToolBarHUDEditor.png|link=]] icon on the [[Tool Bar|Tool Bar]].  Click the ''Pop-Up Event'' icon [[File:HUDToolsPopup.png|link=]] on the ''Tools'' menu to display the Pop-Ups menu:


[[File:PopUpMenu.png|link=]]


Select a pop-up to edit or ''Create New'' to create a new one.  The ''General'' window will open and the message ''Editing PopUp [name]'' will appear at the top left of the screen.


[[File:PopUpGeneral.png|link=]]


{|
|'''Name''' 	 	
|Name of the pop-up.
|-
|'''Audio'''	
|[[Sound Editor#Creating a Sound Cue|Sound Cue]] to play when pop-up opens.
|-
|'''Pop-Up Duration'''
|Time to display pop-up for (set to 0 to make ''Fire to Progress'' only).
|-
|'''Fire to Progress'''
|Check box to close pop-up when ''Fire'' button is pressed.
|}


==Adding Sprites, Text and Video==

[[File:HUDTools.png|link=]]


Use the ''Tools'' menu to add [[File:HUDToolsSprite.png|link=]] sprites, [[File:HUDToolsText.png|link=]] text and [[File:HUDToolsVideo.png|link=]] video to the pop-up in the same way as in the [[HUD Editor|HUD Editor]].


When the pop-up is complete, click ''Done'' on the ''Tools'' menu to return to the main [[HUD Editor|HUD Editor]] screen.


==Using Pop-Ups==

Pop-ups can be set to be displayed when a [[Create a Wave|Wave of NPCs]] is destroyed or in the [[Actions Tab|Actions Tab]] of a [[Add a Player | Player]], [[Add an Object | Object]], [[Add an NPC | NPC]], [[Add an NPC Generator | NPC Generator]], [[Add a Timer|Timer]], [[Add a Trigger|Trigger]] or [[Add a Formation|Formation]].

[[File:Pop-up.png|link=]]