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Maniacal_Mikie 26 Mar, 2023 @ 1:34pm

To-Do List in Overlay

We already have a Web Browser and Music within the Steam Overlay. What about a minimal to-do list?

There are lots of games that are complex and you may forget what you're doing. Some of these have some sort of to-do list within the game, but many of them do not. Rather than needing to alt-tab out or use pen and paper, why not have this just included in the Overlay? It wouldn't need to be anything super fancy. Obviously it would be nice if it was persistent, but even if it wasn't it would still be helpful within a single play session.

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𝕎𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕫 26 Mar, 2023 @ 1:39pm

Or just take a screenshot from things you want to remember...¯\_

_/¯

Massic 26 Mar, 2023 @ 5:30pm

Great idea! I've seen some attempts at this on Github, not sure if they were completed as most look abandoned now but possibly you could fork and make your own. Something that would be useful is having a separate list to coincide with each day as your to-do list will change somewhat as different NPCs or events become available. I've also done the screenshot method but then that's just something else to manage outside of the game and really only works if you have multiple monitors or run the game in windowed mode. I would prefer to just deal in text on the screen like the to-do list in Satisfactory.

Maniacal_Mikie 26 Mar, 2023 @ 6:26pm

Originally posted by 𝕎𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕫:
Or just take a screenshot from things you want to remember...¯\_:smugcatsack:_/¯

I'm thinking of more detailed stuff than a screenshot would accomodate. A list of stuff to build in a factory game, etc

White_King 22 Jun @ 9:13am

I agree; I recall seeing something similar in a video that was ideal for streaming, where I could remember the list, keep track of the elements, and view them as an overlay.
But I don't remember what it was :(

cSg|mc-Hotsauce 22 Jun @ 9:20am

Originally posted by White_King:
I agree; I recall seeing something similar in a video that was ideal for streaming, where I could remember the list, keep track of the elements, and view them as an overlay.
But I don't remember what it was :(

There is a feature that was added called NOTES which was added June 14, 2023 in the mainline branch.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3687931965598906185